Bill,

No hermit thrushes in Coyote Hollow or black-throated green warblers either. The bitterns are back and a male red-bellied wdpker has been yodeling for a month. I think birds are still bottlenecked south of NE, waiting for a change in weather patterns. (At least, I hope that that is the story.)

Ted


On May 2, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Bill Shepard wrote:

> At home in Thetford today.  (that was black and white warbler, just one)
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> Are the woods quiet this year ?  Are they quieter than usual ?  Or am I just sensitive ?
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> I have yet to hear a Hermit Thrush or a Bl-thr Green.  And it is May 2.
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> I do go out every day for at least a half hour.
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