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Donkees

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12. The Audubon site mentions that ''strays wander widely, including to northeast''

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #9)

Sun May 5, 2024, 08:24 AM

May 2024

While it's common for them to winter along the Gulf Coast, this one needs to head towards the migration route near the Great Lakes. The Atlantic Flyway was extremely windy in early spring. This bird might have started out from Florida.

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