Date: 4/16/25 6:19 pm From: Katherine Clemo via groups.io <kclemo54...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] A primer for beginning birders - today's fallout analysis
Amen!
On Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 7:39 PM Lucy & Bob Email via groups.io <RobertADuncan= <bellsouth.net...> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Finally birds, lots of birds. From Ft. Morgan, Ft. Pickens and here in our > yard in Gulf Breeze birds were seen in the best numbers of the season. Why? > This can be considered a moderate fallout, a dry one, no rain involved. > Last night winds were N to NE from the northern Gulf all the way down to > Panama. Headwinds were not strong, gentle to moderate, but enough to offer > some resistance to birds out over the Gulf. These birds were not here > yesterday and came in overnight delaying their arrival unlike most fallouts > which occur in mid-day to afternoon. Why would birds take off in the first > place against headwinds? Panic. This late in the season birds are "anxious" > to hurry to their breeding areas and establish a territory claim, so light > to moderate winds do not present a hindrance to migrate northward for some > birds. > > The most plentiful birds today were tanagers, vireos and grosbeaks. Some > of these birds winter as far south as Bolivia. Birds don't always leave > from northern Yucatan, beginning their flight from as far south as Central > America. This would account for arrivals at night rather than in daytime. > Warblers were in low numbers compared to the larger birds, perhaps > headwinds were at bit too much for them to leave the tropics. > > But whatever the reason, they arrived, and there are a lot of happy > birders at this end of the Gulf Coast tonight! > > Bob Duncan > Gulf Breeze, FL > > > > -- > Lucy and Bob Duncan > Gulf Breeze, Florida > >
