Big Ass Year - Staying Ahead of the Calendar

The days dawn inexorably.   Yet so far, Crumby's furious efforts have kept the count ahead of the calendar.  This without much cooperation from Class Aves. 

That's right.  With dozens of migrants pouring through these parts every week,  seems like an average ornithologer like Crumby might espy one or two of each of the various kinds.  And that's what's happening. or happened.  Plus, seems like most of Class Aves we are espying are more like summer resident species than genuine gypsies. 

So.  To sum up.  We are espying few birds (other than hawks and seagulls) and most of those are summer residents.  Here they are (Stinky Valley only) since April 10th by first of season date:   ruby-throated hummingbird - 4-10; eastern kingbird, Swainson's thrush, Nashville warbler - 4-13;  summer tanager - 4-15;  chuck-will's widow, great crested flycatcher, yellow-breasted chat - 4-18; black-chinned hummingbird, green heron - 4-19; indigo bunting, western kingbird - 4-20.

Mercy!  Where ae the warbler's?  Actually, all the warblers now look like orange-crowned warblers.  It's like a transformational thing. 

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