在缅因州发现一种因寒冷而受伤的稀有热带鸟类,并使用安乐剂;附近发现另外3只热带鸟类。 A rare tropical bird, injured by cold, was found in Maine and euthanized; three others were spotted nearby.

在缅因州胡尔顿(Houlton)发现了一种紫色的,一种通常在加勒比和美国南部发现的热带鸟类,可能是在迁徙时强风造成的,该鸟位于其正常射程以北1 000多英里处的缅因州胡尔顿。 A purple gallinule, a tropical bird normally found in the Caribbean and southern U.S., was discovered in Houlton, Maine, over 1,000 miles north of its usual range, likely due to strong winds during migration. 这只被冻伤的鸟在12月20日或21日被安乐死。 The bird, injured by frostbite, was euthanized on December 20 or 21. 大约在同一时间在新英格兰发现了三只类似的鸟类,另外两只鸟类正在恢复,预计一旦天气好转,将被释放。 Three similar birds were found in New England around the same time, with two others now recovering and expected to be released once weather improves. 专家说,这种流浪事件虽然少见,但并非史无前例,并可能受到天气模式或气候变化的影响,尽管没有任何一个原因得到证实。 Experts say such vagrancy events, while rare, are not unprecedented and may be influenced by weather patterns or climate change, though no single cause is confirmed. 近年来，缅因州还见过其他稀有鸟类，包括一只大黑鹰和一只斯特勒海雕，这两只鸟都因寒冷暴露而死亡。 Maine has seen other rare bird sightings in recent years, including a great black hawk and a Steller’s sea eagle, both of which died from cold exposure.