Avian vagrant is a term that describes birds that wing their way well beyond their species's normal range of movement—humans have long marveled at such exotic stragglers
Bird-watchers love to see vagrants, or birds that have traveled far outside their range — but scientists say they have a lot to teach us in a world facing ecological change. (The New York Times)
From what we can tell, the Steller’s sea eagle trekking across North America does not appear homesick.
The bird has strayed thousands of miles from its native range in East Asia over the past two years, roving from the Denali Highway in Alaska down to a potential sighting South Texas before moving eastward and back north to Canada and New England. Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools’ Day in Nova Scotia.
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