Planet of Birds

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 3 abstract the course of identifying Ohio Veeries the writer recently discovered further evidence supporting the suspicions of Howe (Auk, 17: 20, 1900) and Bangs (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 70: 331, 1930) that the form described by Ridgway from Fort Garland, Colorado, as Hylocichla fuscescen salicicola, commonly called the Willow […]

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 4 abstract Low pressure waves that contributed to the formation of Hurricane Wilma in the westernCaribbean produced westerly winds in the central Caribbean and Puerto Rico during the second week of October, 2005. On October 12 and for the following two weeks Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus, six locations) and Veery […]

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 6 abstract The ability of prey to find and use predator-free space has far-reaching consequences for their persistence and interactions with their predators. We tested whether nest survivorship of the ground-nesting veery (Catharus fuscescens) and shrub-nesting wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) was related to the local absence of a major nest […]

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 1 abstract The Veery (Catharus fuscescens) is little known in Peru. We present the first photographic evidence of Veery in Peru during October 2004. The date of our observation and of other sight-records suggests that Veery is a rare migrant in extreme eastern Peru. Michael J. Andersen et al, Boletin […]

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 2 abstract Most recent references describe the winter range of the Veery (Catharus fuscescens) as including an extensive area from northern Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to south-central Brazil. Analysis of seasonal distribution of specimen records in SouthAmerica, however, shows that 91 of 105 specimens were taken during spring and […]

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Science Article 5 abstract In the course of a nesting study of the Veery (Hylocichla fuscescens) made at the University of Michigan Biological Station, at Douglas Lake, Cheboygan County, Michigan, in July, 1956, I banded a young Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). At that time, the nest contained two Cowbirds, which had hatched […]