Area of Focus: Birds

April 14, 2025

DOGE may threaten sustainability of FWS waterfowl limits

Annual waterfowl survey typically informs hunting quotas

April 10, 2025

Wild birds like pelicans, falcons help spread avian flu

Culling domesticated birds hasn’t stopped the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza

April 8, 2025

Saw-whet owls make stopovers to refuel on migration

One of North America’s smallest owls is difficult to track

April 4, 2025

American kestrel fledglings have high survival rate

But the small falcon continues to face declines in North America

April 2, 2025

Bonelli’s eagles recover in Catalonia

Despite problems in other regions, some parts of Spain are seeing a rebound in eagle numbers

April 1, 2025

Study recommends IUCN uplist emperor penguin

A new research method accounting for uncertainty leads scientists to suggest the IUCN change the species’ status to endangered

March 27, 2025

JWM: Invasive foxes disturb imperiled Aussie shorebirds

Nighttime intruders may affect curlews and other species at their high tide roosts

March 24, 2025

‘State of the Birds’ reports trouble in U.S. species

One-third of birds in the nation are of conservation concern

March 21, 2025

Hummingbird chicks mimic poisonous caterpillar

White-necked Jacobin hatchlings look and move like poisonous caterpillars, potentially warding off predators

March 19, 2025

Bird strategies connected to different climate challenges

Whether long or short lived, birds face different obstacles when it comes to a warming climate