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
Table 3
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].
Correlation
Species common name
value
Pattern
Type of bird
Migration pattern
Arrival date versus temperature on day of arrival
Black-Throated Green Warbler
0.007
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Year versus departure date
Eastern Phoebe
0.007
Later
Passerine
Short distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus maximum temperature for time here
Common Grackle
0.001
Warmer
Passerine
Short distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus minimum temperature for time here
Bank Swallow
<0.001
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
American Kestrel
0.003
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
0.005
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Brown Thrasher
0.007
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Chipping Sparrow
0.005
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Double-Crested Cormorant
<0.001
Colder
Waterfowl
Medium distance
Hermit Thrush
0.002
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Indigo Bunting
0.007
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
0.002
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Sanderling
0.007
Colder
Shorebird
Long distance
Savannah Sparrow
0.001
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
<0.001
Colder
Woodpecker
Short distance
Number of days in Essex and Franklin counties versus mean temperature for time here
Double-Crested Cormorant
<0.001
Colder
Waterfowl
Medium distance
American Kestrel
0.007
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Belted Kingfisher
0.001
Colder
Kingfisher
Short distance
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
0.002
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Brown-Headed Cowbird
0.007
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Great Blue Heron
0.001
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Green Heron
0.002
Colder
Shorebird
Long distance
Hermit Thrush
<0.001
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Lincoln’s Sparrow
0.004
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Marsh Wren
0.003
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Merlin
0.003
Colder
Raptor
Long distance
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
<0.001
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
0.003
Colder
Hummingbird
Long distance
Savannah Sparrow
<0.001
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Winter Wren
0.006
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Wood Duck
0.007
Colder
Waterfowl
Short distance
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
<0.001
Colder
Woodpecker
Short distance
Year versus number of days in Essex and Franklin counties
Red-Eyed Vireo
0.001
More days here
Passerine
Long distance
Arrival date versus maximum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin counties
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
0.006
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Warbling Vireo
0.005
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Arrival date versus minimum temp for time in Essex and Franklin counties
Eastern Phoebe
0.007
Colder
Passerine
Short distance
Arrival date versus mean temperature for time in Essex and Franklin counties
Cliff Swallow
0.002
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Departure date versus maximum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin counties
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
0.005
Colder
Shorebird
Short distance
Warbling Vireo
0.006
Colder
Passerine
Long distance
Departure date versus minimum temperature for time in Essex and Franklin counties