Tag: bird

Are the bird feeders your putting in your backyards causing birds to develop an unhealthy reliance on it for food? Researchers say no. In a study published in the Journal...

A population of critically endangered Bahama orioles is at least 10 times larger than scientists previously thought. Past research suggested there were fewer than 300 of the orioles on Andros...

In the final year of Thomas Martin’s songbird study in Venezuela, he noticed some birds just weren’t breeding. In fact, one species — the gray-breasted wood-wren (Henicorhina leucophrys) — went...

After placing geolocators on prothonotary warblers (Protonotaria citrea) in a number of states, researchers found that wherever the birds depart from, most travel to northern Colombia for the winter. “This...

Common nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) have declined about 80 percent since 1968, but researchers hadn’t yet known where they go for the winter — information that could be important in understanding...

By sequencing the genome of yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia), researchers with the Bird Genoscape Project at UCLA found some subpopulations’ genes make them more vulnerable to climate change than others....

Fewer storms that bring wind and rain may be causing North American tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) to lay their eggs earlier in the spring, according to new research. The impacts...

Helping piping plover conservation might now be as easy as buying something on Amazon, according to Rob Theiler, a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A mobile application made...

The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) may be tiny, but its journey during migration is quite extensive. The species has long fascinated biologists interested in migration. A recent tracking study confirmed the...