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Birding Reports => Migration Movements => Topic started by: thouc on April 02, 2014, 04:29:09 PM

Title: First of season
Post by: thouc on April 02, 2014, 04:29:09 PM

I had a couple of first of season birds for me today at Riverwood, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Brown Creeper.

Title: Re: First of season
Post by: Bird Brain on April 05, 2014, 11:37:07 AM

Cool.   8)  Looking forward to visiting Riverwood when the weather gets a bit warmer.

Title: Re: First of season
Post by: Rotarran on April 05, 2014, 12:18:11 PM

That's interesting.  I have been seeing Creepers all winter long in and around my area (parks near Eglinton & DVP) and usually with mixed flocks lead by a number of Chickadees and also accompanied by a couple Nuthatches of one kind or another and the odd Downy or even Hairy woodpecker.  Is it normal for Creepers to overwinter, or is it just a local effect in these parts?

Title: Re: First of season
Post by: thouc on April 05, 2014, 02:03:09 PM

Brown Creepers are regular winter birds, but in fairly low numbers. Much larger numbers are passing through during migration, mainly in April and October.

See this graph from e-Bird (http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=counties&parentState=CA-ON&speciesCodes=brncre&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2014&reportType=species&counties=CA-ON-DR&counties=CA-ON-HT&counties=CA-ON-PL&counties=CA-ON-TO&counties=CA-ON-YO&continue.x=66&continue.y=9&continue=Continue).

/Thomas