Area of Focus: Birds

Bird observation can help researchers learn about wild bees that use similar habitat features

Platforms like eBird and iNaturalist showed low evidence of observation bias

Lesser goldfinches are showing up more in Washington, Idaho and Oregon

Annual waterfowl survey typically informs hunting quotas

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

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

But the small falcon continues to face declines in North America

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

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

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