That is VERY interesting, Bob. Hope you and Lucy and family are doing well. We missed our annual fall trip to DI and AOS meeting due to a planned trip that got cancelled. Hope to see you all in the Spring. Stay safe through Isaias!
Katherine
On Thu, Oct 8, 2026, 10:34 PM Lucy & Bob Email via groups.io <RobertADuncan= <bellsouth.net...> wrote:
> Hi all, > > This morning Jeff Madsen, an experienced birder who lives about 10 miles > east of the tip of our 20 mile long peninsula of Gulf Breze watched about > 100 - 200 warblers fly EAST against a moderate ENE wind. Normally, birds in > Fall migration are seen moving west in a circum-Gulf movement or a later > trans-Gulf migration. The exception would be those headed for the West > Indies. I rather doubt that a movement that large would be West > Indian-bound birds this late in the season. Is it possible these birds > "sensed" future worsening conditions to the west of their intended > movement and it caused them to avoid further movement west? The hurricane > at that point in time was still in the S. Gulf. That's mind boggling! > > This phenomenon occurred years ago when a hurricane was headed for > landfall to our west but was still well to the south of the coast. Lucy and > I witnessed a steady progression of Black Terns from our home as they flew > east most of the day against a stiff east wind. That's what's great about > birding. Questions, questions, questions. > > Bob Duncan > Gulf Breeze, Fl > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-6287489669628355109_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > Lucy and Bob Duncan > Gulf Breeze, Florida > >
