Area of Focus: Birds

December 6, 2024

Hawaiian crow released in Maui 

The bird went extinct in the wild in 2002

December 4, 2024

Rodenticides found in turkey vultures despite bans 

Researchers found anticoagulant rodenticides in 11% of the vultures they tested

December 2, 2024

Florida scrub-jays suffer effects of warming change 

Warmer winters are causing earlier nesting in the species—and fewer offspring

November 27, 2024

JWM: Bison, burns and birds  

Reintroducing bison and prescribing fires can benefit grassland bird species

November 19, 2024

Migrating birds bring ticks

Climate change may be allowing the ticks and their pathogens to persist

November 8, 2024

Wildlife Vocalizations: Sara Schweitzer 

Schweitzer studied birds and developed long-term monitoring programs in Bulgaria

November 7, 2024

Wildlife Vocalizations: Jessi Tapp

TWS member Tapp discusses the reward of difficult bird-banding work in western Canada

November 7, 2024

How Canadian are they? 

A new study shows which animal species is the “most Canadian” by looking at evolutionary distinctness

November 5, 2024

JWM: With too many free-roaming horses, sage-grouse suffer 

Sage-grouse survival declines when free-roaming horse populations get too large

November 5, 2024

Weather radar can help track Australia’s birds 

Scientists can monitor bird migration in Australia through weather data