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Re: The dreaded kinglet thread...



> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Florida Nature Tours wrote:
> >
> >   The numbers of R c Kinglets seemed to be normal this winter
> >   throughout the state of Florida. The numbers of G c Kinglets
> >   this winter has been unprecedented, with many, many times the
> >   usual numbers of birds in North Florida, & many much farther
> >   south in the state than I can remember. In fact we had 2 of
> >   them on the Zellwood Xmas Count near Orlando.
> 

   And Joshua Stuart Rose Wrote:

> Again, out of the range of the unusual winter weather that nailed us
> here. Interesting that Golden-crowneds irrupted into Florida this winter;
> supposedly the winter finch irruption was driven by a poor seed crop in
> Canada, and the hawk and owl irruption by either snow cover or a lemming
> population crash. And Bohemian Waxwings are irrupting too, driven by a
> poor berry crop up north, so they say. But why kinglets in the same
> winter?

  Guess What! The hawks are down here too!! The first confirmed
   Rough-legged Hawks in Florida are at Zellwood right now, a light
   morph & 2 dark morphs!
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