Vagrant Birds Seen in Maine

Speaker – Herb Wilson

Finding a bird out of its normal range is always an exciting event. Birds’ ability
to fly sometimes produces jaw-dropping occurrences well beyond the normal
range of a species. I will explore some of the research that has been done to
explain vagrancy in birds. Some explanations rely on intentional movements
to explore outside the normal ange and others involve the effects of storms and
faulty navigation. We will consider some of the more amazing vagrants that
have occurred in Maine.

Herb Wilson is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at Colby College where he taught
Ornithology, Evolution and Diversity, Marine Ecology and Marine Invertebrate
Zoology. His primary ornithological interests are the impacts of global climate change
on bird migration and the foraging behavior of winter birds in Main