Brant (Branta bernicla)
It has been a slow season for the Brant (Branta bernicla) of Long Island Sound. From prolonged observations in Stratford, Connecticut I have seen low numbers of the species throughout the winter, if I have seen them at all. However, despite the ongoing well below-average temperatures and repeated days of more snow, the counts are increasing as northbound migration has started now that the calendar has turned to March. This photo of a spring Brant is one of thousands that will push through the area in mere weeks when we finally break the polar stranglehold on the region. Scott Kruitbosch...
Read MoreSpring avian migration continues
Hard to believe we’re in what should be the last week of heavy avian migration in the northeast. It is ON again tonight with birds moving around the storms continually being triggered in Western New York by a warm front. We’ll be out surveying across the area tomorrow.
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