Research Article

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 1

Migration timing changes and significant environmental temperature changes experienced by species showing a one-stopover migration strategy through Madison County. Migration patterns were determined using data from the Cornell lab of ornithology and Zuckerberg et al. [23].

CorrelationSpecies common name valuePatternType of birdMigration pattern

Year versus arrival dateStilt Sandpiper0.002EarlierShorebirdLong distance
Year versus departure dateOrchard Oriole0.003LaterPasserineLong distance
Departure date versus temperature on day of departureWood Thrush0.006ColderPasserineLong distance
Number of days in Madison County versus maximum temperature for time in Madison CountyAmerican Woodcock0.003WarmerShorebirdShort distance
Cackling Goose0.006WarmerWaterfowlLong distance
Number of days in Madison County versus minimum temperature for time in Madison CountyBank Swallow0.004ColderPasserineLong distance
Double-Crested Cormorant0.007ColderWaterfowlMedium distance
Peregrine Falcon0.004ColderRaptorLong distance
Red-Shouldered Hawk0.003ColderRaptorShort distance
Number of days in Madison County versus mean temperature for time in Madison CountyCommon Redpoll0.005WarmerPasserineLong distance
Double-Crested Cormorant<0.0001ColderWaterfowlMedium distance
Glaucous Gull0.004WarmerShorebirdLong distance
Iceland Gull0.006WarmerShorebirdLong distance
Northern Shrike0.002WarmerPasserineLong distance
Red-Winged Blackbird0.003ColderPasserineShort distance
Snow Bunting0.001WarmerPasserineLong distance
Turkey Vulture<0.0001ColderVultureShort distance
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker0.001ColderWoodpeckerShort distance
Year versus number of days in Madison CountyOrchard Oriole0.002More days herePasserineLong distance
Arrival date versus maximum temperature for time in Madison CountyBlack-Billed Cuckoo0.004ColderCuckooLong distance
Pine Warbler0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Arrival date versus minimum temperature for time in Madison CountyBlackburnian Warbler0.007ColderPasserineLong distance
Magnolia Warbler<0.0001ColderPasserineLong distance
Semipalmated Sandpiper0.004ColderShorebirdLong distance
Veery0.003ColderPasserineLong distance
Willow Flycatcher0.006ColderPasserineLong distance
Arrival date versus mean temperature for time in Madison CountyWillow Flycatcher0.007ColderPasserineLong distance
Departure date versus maximum temperature for time in Madison CountyBlack-Billed Cuckoo0.004ColderCuckooLong distance
Pine Warbler0.001ColderPasserineShort distance
Departure date versus minimum temperature for time in Madison CountyMagnolia Warbler<0.001ColderPasserineLong distance
Semipalmated Sandpiper0.002ColderShorebirdLong distance
Veery0.003ColderPasserineLong distance
Willow Flycatcher0.007ColderPasserineLong distance
Departure date versus mean temperature for time in Madison CountyWillow Flycatcher0.006ColderPasserineLong distance