Kirtland's Warbler, setophaga kirtlandii, Endangered, Bird Photography, North Carolina 2
by Eric Abernethy
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Kirtland's Warbler, setophaga kirtlandii, Endangered, Bird Photography, North Carolina 2
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Eric Abernethy
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Endangered. Always known as a scarce bird with a limited range, Kirtland's Warbler apparently began to decline seriously in the 1960s; census numbers dropped from 502 singing males in 1961 to only 201 in 1971. Through most of the 1970s and 1980s, the annual counts hovered around 200 males, twice dropping as low as 167. Since 1990 the numbers have gradually increased. The tally of singing males topped 1,000 for the first time in 2001, increased to 1,700 by 2007, and hit 2,000 in 2012. Although these are still dangerously low numbers for a songbird, the trend is encouraging. Conservationists are helping the bird by providing more habitat (controlled burning creates the stands of young jack pines needed by the warbler) and by controlling the numbers of parasitic cowbirds in the nesting areas.
This amazing experience took place at Jordan Lake, North Carolina during fall migration 2020. Ive been birding for five years now, every spring and fall migration becomes so much more appreciative to me as I learn more bird songs and the who's who out there in the tree tops. The world of warblers is a special place.
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October 8th, 2020
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