All:
Back in 1999 some of the local birders who were doing the David Cup held
a survey amongst themselves to determine which birds were predicted to
show up for the first time in the basin. The top ten predictions were
the following:
10. Boreal Owl
9. Pacific Loon
8. Pomarine Jaeger
7. California Gull
6. Eurasian Collared-Dove
5. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
4. Mississippi Kite
3. Cave Swallow
2. Great Cormorant
1. Tufted Duck
If I recall correctly, as of about this time last year 7 of the 10 had
been found. At that time neither Great Cormorant nor Tufted Duck had yet
been seen. How cool is it that both of these just showed up within a few
weeks of each other? And how cool is it that those predictions were so
spot on?
I don't remember what the one remaining species is, but I think it must
be either Boreal Owl or Pomarine Jaeger.
The newsletter that the David Cuppers maintained at that time is
archived at the CBC web site. The issue that showed the top ten is here:
http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/the-david-cup/year-5-issue-8.
There's plenty of other good stuff in there too. Enjoy!
Paul
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