Migration Madness 2022

Nature Talk
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This is my 7th year doing Migration Madness. It’s the little stress-reliving game to vote for your favorite bird throughout March. This thread is primarily for users that don’t have a facebook account, which is would a bulk of the voting will talk place. Starting TOMORROW MARCH 15th, you can start voting for the First Four. Here’s the schedule and bracket below:

Schedule

March 15: First Four (4 matchups)
March 16-19: Round of 64 (8 matchups per day)
March 20-23: Round of 32 (4 matchups per day)
March 24-27: Sweet Sixteen (2 matchups per day)
March 28-31: Elite Eight (1 matchup per day)
April 1-2: Final Four (1 match per day)
April 3: Championship

East

1. American Kestrel
16. American Robin
8. Double-crested Cormorant
9. Eastern Bluebird
5. Red-breasted Nuthatch
12. Northern Cardinal
4. Great Blue Heron
13. Tufted Titmouse
6. Downy Woodpecker
11. White Ibis/Trumpeter Swan
3. Blue Jay
14. Red-bellied Woodpecker
7. Cedar Waxwing
10. Mallard
2. Pileated Woodpecker
15. Yellow-throated Warbler

West

1. Sandhill Crane
16. Common Redpoll/Black-billed Magpie
8. American Goldfinch
9. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Black-capped Chickadee
12. Common Nighthawk
4. Northern Flicker
13. Short-billed Gull
6. Snow Goose
11. Osprey
3. Western Tanager
14. Pacific-slope Flycatcher
7. California Scrub-Jay
10. Spotted Towhee
2. Mountain Bluebird
15. Pacific Wren

North

1. Snowy Owl
16. Canada Jay
8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9. Violet-green Swallow
5. Harlequin Duck
12. Common Tern
4. Bald Eagle
13. Glaucous Gull
6. Pied-billed Grebe
11. Palm Warbler/Horned Lark
3. Canvasback
14. White-throated Sparrow
7. Carolina Wren
10. Lewis’s Woodpecker
2. Northern Saw-whet Owl
15. White-winged Crossbill

South

1. Lazuli Bunting
16. Pine Warbler/American Wigeon
8. Ring-necked Pheasant
9. Red-shouldered Hawk
5. Anna’s Hummingbird
12. Northern Mockingbird
4. Vermilion Flycatcher
13. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
6. Ferruginous Hawk
11. Yellow Warbler
3. Burrowing Owl
14. Scott’s Oriole
7. Black Phoebe
10. Greater Sage-Grouse
2. Red-tailed Hawk
15. Common Gallinule

Previous Winners:

2021: American Kestrel
2020: Harlequin Duck
2019: Anna’s Hummingbird
2018: Mountain Bluebird
2017: Mountain Bluebird
2016: Mountain Bluebird
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How can I vote?

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Sorry, forgot to mention that. I will post the daily matchups (24 hours to vote) and you’ll just comment your picks.

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Ok, I’ll wait for it.

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Nice! Thanks for doing this again.

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THE FIRST FOUR

White Ibis
Trumpeter Swan

Common Redpoll
Black-billed Magpie

Palm Warbler
Horned Lark

Pine Warbler
American Wigeon

Vote you favorite out of the four pairs.

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Swan, Magpie, Lark, Warbler

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Trumpeter Swan
Common Redpoll
Horned Lark
American Wigeon

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White ibis, redpoll, palm warbler, pine warbler.

Although I actually love them all.

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Ibis, Magpie, Lark, Wigeon

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Trumpter swan
Common redpoll
Horned lark
American wigeon

oops, hit the wrong ‘reply’ button.

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Trumpeter Swan

Black-billed Magpie

Horned Lark

Pine Warbler

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White Ibis
Black-billed Magpie
Horned Lark
American Wigeon

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They are all unique, but I think I will choose the white ibis, black-billed magpie, palm warbler, and pine warbler

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White Ibis
Common Redpoll
Horned Lark
Pine Warbler

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White Ibis, Common Redpoll, Horned Lark, American Wigeon.

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Not on Facebook so thanks!

White Ibis, Black-billed Magpie, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler

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Trumpeter Swan
Common Redpoll
Horned Lark
Pine Warbler

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START OF THE ROUND OF 64 – March 16th face-offs

American Kestrel
American Robin

American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco

Harlequin Duck
Common Tern

Vermilion Flycatcher
Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker
Trumpeter Swan

Western Tanager
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Carolina Wren
Lewis’s Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk
Common Gallinule

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American Kestrel, Dark-eyed Junco, Harlequin Duck, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Trumpeter Swan, Western Tanager, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk