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Re: The dreaded kinglet thread...
- To: Joshua Stuart Rose <jsr6@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: The dreaded kinglet thread...
- From: Florida Nature Tours <fnt@gdi.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 12:06:28 -0500
- CC: Carolinabirds@duke.edu
- References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.1000302000508.1805A-100000@bio2.acpub.duke.edu>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
> 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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