Oil on Panel - 4 x 4 inches
I subscribe to a small number of birding magazines and keep a record of articles about bird species. The most recent one in my collection about this bird, the Blackpoll Warbler, is from
Living Bird’s 2024 winter issue. In one single night, 954 birds died after flying into the McCormick Place building in Chicago during a massive migration event on the night of October 4, 2023. Blackpolls were among the dead.
Fall migration is now in full swing, and it is dangerous, no doubt.
Blackpoll Warblers carry the distinction of traveling further than any other warbler during migration – a whopping 1,800 miles from the Atlantic Coast to Columbia’s northern coast. And when they get to South America, they are greeted with the rainy season and large numbers of caterpillars to feast upon.
Sadly, these birds are in steep decline, losing approximately 71-90% of their population in the last 50-60 years. If trends continue, they are predicted to lose an additional 50% of their population in as little as 16 years.
Stay wild, my friends.
References
All about Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2025). Blackpoll warbler, life history. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blackpoll_Warbler/lifehistory#conservation
Axelson, G. (2021, Winter). Where are they now? Living Bird, 40(1), 24.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2025). Seven simple actions to help birds. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/seven-simple-actions-to-help-birds/
Cosier, S. (2024, Spring). After the Storm. Living Bird, 43(2), 52–59.
Devokaitis, M. (2021, Spring). Is bird migration getting more dangerous? Living Bird, 40(2), 48-53.
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