In case this hasn’t been mentioned yet, BirdCast has a short but well-written news article on the mass mortality, with links to further reading. It was published a few days ago on Sept. 18: https://birdcast.info/news/mass-mortality-in-the-southern-rockies-smoke-climate-change-and-bird-migration/
-- Leo Sack Public Programs Assistant Visitor Center & Adelson Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology birds.cornell.edu/home/visit<https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/> From: bounce-124972305-83239...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-124972305-83239...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Tom Schulenberg Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:20 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Mexico mass mortality I just learned of the mass mortality of migrating birds in New Mexico. I read a CNN report. Is there any new information on the cause? They’re talking hundreds of thousands, even millions. here's one well-researched suggestion: https://www.aba.org/the-data-behind-mysterious-bird-deaths-in-new-mexico/ tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: [moot now: working from home during covid lockdown] email: ts...@cornell.edu<mailto:ts...@cornell.edu>, tschulenb...@gmail.com<mailto:tschulenb...@gmail.com> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
