List: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
From: kmueller@ntplx.net
Re: [CT Birds] Massive seabird die off on the west coast
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 11:26 PM
lankton like krill, etc. BUT....researchers say it "could" be the
result of a successful breeding season, leading to too many young
birds competing for food. Unusually violent storms might be pushing
the birds into areas they're not used to or preventing them from
foraging.
I am sure there are many reasons that birds suffer this awful fate,
but we can't always jump on the global warming train. Nothing has been
proved yet, just speculated.
Keith Muieller
Quoting Paul Desjardins via CTBirds :
> Approximately 50,000 to 100,000 seabirds have died off the west
> coast. The cause appears to be related to warming ocean temperatures
> and consequently the birds appear to be starving. And this could
> just be the beginning.
>
> Paul Desjardins
> Windsor Locks
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