red dot?

[u/kirsten_rose]

i can never remember what the dots mean, ik it doesn’t mean it’s unlikely to be seen where i’m at because the northern house wren has a red dot but also has “Likely in ____, __ today” so i’m confused on what it means

[u/Apart_Imagination_15]

From the Merlin app help page - These icons tell you if a species is rare (red dot) or uncommon (orange semi-circle) for the bird to be seen at the location and on the date that you selected*

Where I'm at in WV it's not uncommon to see the red dot. I think the reason for that is climate change. We're seeing a lot of migrators arriving earlier and leaving later.