April 8th Lone Rock Point

Monday April 6th, the computer in my pocket says it's 50 degrees out, but I don't believe it. The morning is chilly and without comfort, Lone Rock Point is cold with wind coming from the lake. As I approach my favorite spot of lone rock point, near the shale and cliffs I begin to think about the prompt concerning migration.
The Blue Jay I saw not 10 minutes ago is a VT resident, perhaps it stays because it likes the local take out. Or perhaps it has built a nest that it calls home for many seasons and does not want to leave it behind. Either way it seems that the jay is here to stay. The jay's must have more down, or the ability to find comfortable temperatures in conifers or other plants. There was talk of pigeons staying in breeding condition all winter long because of the exhaust of buildings keeping their nests warm and feeding off anthropogenic sources. There might be birds that show signs of adaptation to exist in harsher climates based on humans.

Considering some of the migrant species, American Robin, Common Grackle, and Tree Swallows. The traveled somewhere in the range of 2,000 or more miles to get here. The robins don't have to migrate but some do come to Vermont for the summer. Common Grackle don't have to go far from their wintering grounds but it is still a couple hundred miles. Tree Swallows spend their winter south of Georgia so their travel is quite extensive to get all the way up here.

Publicado el 15 de abril de 2020 por tomdemouth