Date: 1/5/26 11:11 am From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Recent paper on the origin of 'vagrant' birds--or are they really pioneers?
Dear San Diego region birders, I ran across an interesting paper on vagrancy in birds, which may have already changed the way we use the tern "vagrant bird." They also used a fascinating method to determine the origin of 'vagrant' birds found on the Farallon Islands, which is described.
A shortened summary of the paper is at Lost or leading the way? Rare birds may signal shifting migration routes | College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences | Illinois
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Lost or leading the way? Rare birds may signal shifting migration routes...
On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethe...
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May the pioneer birds flock to your bins in 2026, Sue
Susan Smith Seiurus Biological Consulting
Del Mar, CA
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