Lazuli Bunting - a western bird on the east coast

[NightOwls]

When I took this pic, I was one of 40 birders watching it.

Always feel like re-watching The Big Year after I run into other birders.

 

[April]

Ooh what a little beauty! I've never heard of this species.

 

[Lady Jane]

Wow, the weather is all mixed up so the birds may be also.

 

[Pixiebeak]

Awesome. I saw one last year in Florida shared with i naturalist. Some thoughts, are global warming, and pesticides or other toxin disruptive to their migration.

Migrating birds attracted by light pollution face higher toxic chemical exposure

The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger. Light pollution adds yet another hazard beyond the increased risk of collisions with buildings or communication towers. According to a new study, birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas...

www.sciencedaily.com

Not the one I originally read , but another , sadly more migrating birds are ending up in the wrong spot and staying missing that breeding season

 

[NightOwls]

Awesome. I saw one last year in Florida shared with i naturalist. Some thoughts, are global warming, and pesticides or other toxin disruptive to their migration.

Migrating birds attracted by light pollution face higher toxic chemical exposure

The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger. Light pollution adds yet another hazard beyond the increased risk of collisions with buildings or communication towers. According to a new study, birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas...

www.sciencedaily.com

Not the one I originally read , but another , sadly more migrating birds are ending up in the wrong spot and staying missing that breeding season

I liked this read on vagrants These Birds Aren’t Lost. They’re Adapting. (Published 2022)

 

[Pixiebeak]

I liked this read on vagrants These Birds Aren’t Lost. They’re Adapting. (Published 2022)

I will give that a read. I'm sure there is some adaptive behavior and changing ranges . But changing coasts and continent I think there are enough other studies looking into it finding manmade chemical affects on theire brains and migration