1st Rufous 2009

[Chris D]

2:20 pm Feb 19th ------ here in ol' Chico, California.

[Chris D]

Just had another.

[Lisa W]

Is this about the same time as normal, Chris?
I'm putting out my feeder tomorrow.

[Chris D]

Yeah ------ kinda. Always some early (birds) and a later main group. I think the blast north to Alaska and other places are all separate ---- and perhaps separate populations and migrations. The JOURNEY NORTH website is doing some science on this. My ideas mean nothing and are anecdotal ---- but this (to me) is quite a frontier and worthy of a Master's or PHD.............

[Lisa W]

Thanks, I'll have a look at that website, sounds interesting.