Tag: Swainson’s thrush

December 28, 2015

Competition and Climate Change Threaten Bicknell’s Thrushes

Benjamin Freeman had never seen or heard a Bicknell’s thrush (Catharus bicknelli) before he began studying the songbirds in the Adirondacks. He woke up at 3:30 a.m. one morning to...

August 13, 2015

The High Speed Chase to Find Why Birds Change Altitudes

It was generally around 4 a.m. when the car chase would start to get old. Melissa Bowlin would be thinking, “Please just land, bird — that spot looks great over...