Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: utumn 2004 was characterized by near-normal temperatures but quite variable rainfall in New England.'[he remnants of seven of the named storms of the very active 2004 hurricane season affected the Region, giving August and September well-above-average rainfall amounts.Few hurricane-borne seabirds were detected, but southbound waterbirds put down in numbers in mid-August and mid-September.In northwestern Vermont and central Massachusetts, Erarices-associated rainfall on 9 September caused major shorebird fallouts and shifted kittiwake and jaeger migration down kake Champlain the next day.Three periods of southerly air flow in November once again brought Cave Swallows to the Region, and strong north winds associated with a storm on 28 November brought impressive alcid flights to the Massachusetts coast.The undisputed star of the season was the Red-looted Falcon, which delighted thousands of observers on Marthas Vineyard during its prolonged stay.Other rarities included state-first Snowy Plover and kirtle Stint in Connecticut.An Ash-throated Flycatcher and a Hermit Warbler in Massachusetts and two Black-throated Gray Warblers in southern New England may have arrived with the same weather systems that brought Cave Swallows to the coast as far north as New Hampshire.
Authors: Ellison, Walter G., Martin, Nancy L.
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7149228218