I have never seen or heard a Swainson's Thrush before this year and I'm
finding them everywhere: North Cottonwood at Marion Reservoir, Marion City
tree dump, platform at the Marion City park and my back yard. Was out
grilling last night and again heard them. More Northern Parula's than in
past years too.
Anyway, I know I've missed them in past years but it seems the Swainson's
are flooding the zone enough to finally tell me "Hey, we're right here."
Lol
Lloyd Davies
Marion, Kansas
On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM Ted Cable <tcable...> wrote:
> Abundant in Morton County too. I believe we counted 16 coming out of one
> tree in the shelterbelt. They became a running joke throughout the day. Ted
>
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> Ted T. Cable, Ph.D.
> Professor Emeritus
> Park Management and Conservation
> Kansas State University
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> Those on the KOS field trips in Western Kansas have noticed a significant
> movement of Swainsons thrushes. Yesterday, Jim Nickel, and I probably saw
> up to 50 of these birds. Pretty amazing. Most of these were in Stanton
> County, but I suspect the neighboring counties had equal numbers.
> Gregg Friesen
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