I remember reading an interesting set piece (I believe it was in Rising by Elizabeth Rush & it's been a second, so, grain of salt, etc.) about trophic cascade among 35A, where warmer climate caused the birds to be born with shorter beaks, making it impossible for them to reach the horseshoe crabs in their wintering grounds, and thus forcing them to rely on roots, etc. for sustenance, which contributed to coastal erosion in those areas.
We don't have any 22D/31A where I live, but I did see a killdeer a couple days ago apparently running(?) drills with his/her 2 chicks, which was also very adorable.
The only African fly that most Americans have ever heard of
11A
Thing that you think of with your mind
12A
Heavenly messenger, in italiano
13A
The only British boarding school that most Americans have ever heard of
14A
Much-maligned urban 1A that comes in an amazing array of colors
15A
Rural homes to many 1A nests
17A
Gives someone free tickets
18A
Yellow blobs that provide nutrients for embryonic 1As
20A
Feed initials
21A
Enemy
22A
Poet who wrote about a large black 1A
25A
Common NYC 1A whose ancestors, according to urban legend, were brought here by a guy who wanted all of the 1As mentioned by Shakespeare to come live in America
27A
Halls, en español
30A
Market, hero, or nova
31A
See 22D
33A
Annoy
34A
Grandmother, en español
35A
Red ____, 1A that needs horseshoe crabs to survive; what can make it hard to brush hair
36A
Burden, weigh down (with)
37A
Mil. people who run drills (is "run" the correct verb?)
Verticali
1D
The other Justin, the one who wasn't just arrested in the Hamptons
2D
Bearers of important information for many pets, but usually not pet 1As
3D
Changes in the way a company is set up
4D
Nickname for Daniel
5D
Pat backwards
6D
Laughs meanly
7D
The most famous toaster waffles of them all
8D
Homophone of the word that famously has no I
9D
What some inhabitants of 15A eat
10D
Bright gassy lights, minus the first letter
16D
Gentle way of getting someone to buy something
19D
Mauna that's not Kea
22D
Very hot; with 31A, adorable 1A whose nests are protected by closing certain NYC beaches
23D
Land unit, usually for a single building
24D
1As that can be little, great, or snowy
25D
Didn't throw away
26D
Hangs out in the shadows
27D
Places where people relax
28D
Of the Jessicas who are always in puzzles, this one is first alphabetically
29D
How you should not be, if you're trying to see lots of 1As