Date: 4/15/24 8:11 am From: Loralee Richter via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Chickadee question and Nesting Phoebes
Hi everyone!
As I sit on the deck on a beautiful spring day, I have the Merlin app open. It oddly just picked up the sound of a Carolina Chickadee. I would like to preface this by saying that I absolutely know the limitations of Merlin sound ID and AI in general. I would never consider reporting a Carolina chickadee, and I highly doubt the ID, but it did bring up a bigger question for me. With our climate changing, is there any knowledge of whether the Carolinas chickadee range may be shifting? I know that Carolina/black-capped hybrids are possible as well. Are there any reports of these in Connecticut?
On a fun note, I also found a new construction above our front door this morning. Our Eastern Phoebes are busy building a beautiful nest of moss!
Loralee Richter Danbury, CT
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