Research Article

Birds in New York State Have Altered Their Migration Timing and Are Experiencing Different Thermal Regimes While Breeding or on Stopover from 2010 to 2015

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Migration timing changes and significant environmental temperature changes experienced by species showing a one-stopover migration strategy through Essex and Franklin counties in the Adirondack region. Migration patterns were determined using data from the Cornell lab of ornithology and Zuckerberg et al. [23].

CorrelationSpecies common name valuePatternType of birdMigration pattern

Arrival date versus temperature on day of arrivalBlack-Throated Green Warbler0.007ColderPasserineLong distance
Year versus departure dateEastern Phoebe0.007LaterPasserineShort distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus maximum temperature for time hereCommon Grackle0.001WarmerPasserineShort distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus minimum temperature for time hereBank Swallow<0.001ColderPasserineLong distance
American Kestrel0.003ColderShorebirdShort distance
Black-Crowned Night-Heron0.005ColderShorebirdShort distance
Brown Thrasher0.007ColderPasserineShort distance
Chipping Sparrow0.005ColderPasserineLong distance
Double-Crested Cormorant<0.001ColderWaterfowlMedium distance
Hermit Thrush0.002ColderPasserineShort distance
Indigo Bunting0.007ColderPasserineLong distance
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet0.002ColderPasserineShort distance
Sanderling0.007ColderShorebirdLong distance
Savannah Sparrow0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker<0.001ColderWoodpeckerShort distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus mean temperature for time hereDouble-Crested Cormorant<0.001ColderWaterfowlMedium distance
American Kestrel0.007ColderShorebirdShort distance
Belted Kingfisher0.001ColderKingfisherShort distance
Black-Crowned Night-Heron0.002ColderShorebirdShort distance
Brown-Headed Cowbird0.007ColderPasserineShort distance
Great Blue Heron0.001ColderShorebirdShort distance
Green Heron0.002ColderShorebirdLong distance
Hermit Thrush<0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Lincoln’s Sparrow0.004ColderPasserineLong distance
Marsh Wren0.003ColderPasserineShort distance
Merlin0.003ColderRaptorLong distance
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet<0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird0.003ColderHummingbirdLong distance
Savannah Sparrow<0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Winter Wren0.006ColderPasserineShort distance
Wood Duck0.007ColderWaterfowlShort distance
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker<0.001ColderWoodpeckerShort distance
Year versus number of days in Essex and Franklin countiesRed-Eyed Vireo0.001More days herePasserineLong distance
Arrival date versus maximum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin countiesBlack-Crowned Night-Heron0.006ColderShorebirdShort distance
Warbling Vireo0.005ColderPasserineLong distance
Arrival date versus minimum temp for time in Essex and Franklin countiesEastern Phoebe0.007ColderPasserineShort distance
Arrival date versus mean temperature for time in Essex and Franklin countiesCliff Swallow0.002ColderPasserineLong distance
Departure date versus maximum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin countiesBlack-Crowned Night-Heron0.005ColderShorebirdShort distance
Warbling Vireo0.006ColderPasserineLong distance
Departure date versus minimum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin countiesEastern Phoebe0.007ColderPasserineShort distance