> I had a similar problem on Wednesday, 2 July with a Yellow-bellied > Flycatcher in a forest south of Mt. Albert. It was singing vigorously, but > clearly too far south and in habitat not suitable for breeding. Again, > was this a very early migrant or a non-breeding male who never made it > to where it ought to have been? > > Theo > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Theo Hofmann e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 199 Arnold Avenue > Thornhill Ontario Phone: 905 889-1554 > Canada L4J 1C1 Fax: 416 978-8548 > > On Fri, 4 Jul 2003, Mark Cranford wrote: > > > >From the technically challenged Paul Prior > > > > --part1_1cd.d14932c.2c372e25_boundary > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > What was presumeably an early returning Tennessee warbler was in full song at > > about 8am this morning at the Toronto and Region Conservation office at > > Shoreham Drive (east edge of the Black Creek ravine, just south of the > > road). I > > recall hearing singing Tennessees in the Toronto region in mid-July last > > year ... > > but 4th of July seems a little too early!!! Perhaps this individual came > > through so late in June (heading north) that it simply gave up and decided > > to get > > an early start on a leisurely trip south. A similar reasoning may explain the > > seeming glut of American redstarts that are hanging out in locations all over > > Toronto! > > > > Paul Prior > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Mark Cranford > > ONTBIRDS Coordinator > > Mississauga, Ontario > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 905 279 9576 > > Mark Cranford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving > > and joining the list. As well as general information and content > > guidelines. > > > > >
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