A monarch butterfly wafted its way up the hill and out of the yard this afternoon. Of course, it appeared shortly after I thought, Wonder when the monarchs will arrive? Not saying I’m the blogging Patricia Arquette or anything; it’s just weird how that happens. Anyone else seeing monarchs yet?
*FOTY = First of the year; one of many goofy acronyms used among us bird dorks.
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1 jan m // May 2, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I had two FOTYs today - a white-crowned sparrow and a white-throated sparrow. No butterflies up north here yet that I have seen.
2 Iris // May 3, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Jan, I just realized today that the white-throated sparrows are suddenly gone. Thursday was the last day I saw any. Must be all up your way now.
3 Mary // May 3, 2008 at 11:24 pm
No, not yet. Just a lot of swallowtails.
White throated sparrows left here this week. I heard one singing on Wednesday morning but not since. They were abundant here and I’ll miss them until next time….
4 Birdscapes // May 9, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Must be the regional variations …. in St Louis, it’s FOY. But I do not wish to mince letters.
My FOTY white-crowned sparrows showed up last week and now I’m seeing more than I’ve ever seen in past years. I had a brief glimpse of a white-throat this morning, but they are extremely rare these days. And had my first ever Tennessee Warbler over the past couple of days ….. actually first 12 *at least* ever. They are all over the trees and keep coming back!
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