Speaking of Greg...another great resource for these sorts of questions are the monthly seasonal abundance charts that Greg compiled a couple of years back for the Connecticut Warbler. There had been extra copies available from COA, but I am not sure if they are still available. Patrick Comins, Meriden. -----Original Message----- From: ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org [mailto:ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org]On Behalf Of greg hanisek Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:09 PM To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: Re: [CT Birds] CT birds- annual estimated arrival date list? >From Greg Hanisek Regarding Red-winged Blackbird specifically, it's part of a group of early migrants that all have the capacity to overwinter, so the arrival dates become blurry. Generally the expected arrivals of various species get more precise as spring progresses and birds from more distant wintering ground begin to show up. Basically though, once you hit late February the icterids can be on the move. Problem is it's impossible to tell if an individual bird is a newly arrived migrant or maybe one that got pushed around a bit by the weather from somewhere nearby. Usually shortly after you start speculating about the first couple you see, they start to pour in in flocks and leave little doubt. Since they're short-distance migrants it doesn't take long for them make a big push. Steve Ballentine <list@ballentine-capital.com> wrote: Hi all, I have seen lists for other states that show typical arrival (and departure) dates, but am not aware of one for CT. Can anyone point me to one if it exists? It would be very helpful to me (and I suspect others) in knowing what to look for when. This question was triggered by the arrival of my first red-winged blackbird under my feeders today and I was curious if this is typically early, late or right on time for them in CT (particularly in the Farmington Valley)? Steve Ballentine Simsbury, CT _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org