Texas drought twists migrations of many birds
Drought Migratory Birds
Credit: AP
A young male Vermillion Flycatcher perches on a branch Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Anahuac, Texas. In a typical winter, the Texas Gulf Coast is packed with tens of thousands of birds _ songbirds, waterfowl, catbirds, gnatcatchers, warblers and other migrants. But this year, an annual count done just before Christmas found the population had dropped steeply. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
