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Christopher Heckscher, a professor and ornothologist at Delaware State University, and graduate student Tahira Mohyuddin pull a Veery from the nets at White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware on May 22, 2023. Heckscher is studying the Veery as well as other native birds and their migration patterns. Heckscher has discovered a correlation between the Veery migration timing and the severity of hurricane season.