A glossy ibis, which normally only flies as north as Maine, drifted off course and drew a crowd in Nova Scotia
Michael Tutton, The Canadian PressBROOKFIELD, N.S. -- Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign -- but nourishing -- location.
David Currie, the president of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, said the bird is among the growing number of nomadic species being noted outside their usual range by birdwatchers, though he cautioned these are anecdotal observations. "They've been disoriented ... and the other part of this is the major storms we're having, especially in the fall, when we're finding birds are swept away out to the ocean and only a fraction of them are making it back to shore."
Currie said gull-billed terns and black skimmers, also a kind of tern, are two other species normally not seen in the Maritimes that are being spotted in the region. Blair Greenan, a federal oceanographer who oversaw portions of a recent national report on climate change, said there is a slight northward shift in storm tracks being observed.
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