
Why are red knots getting shorter?
Scientists point to a lack of their favorite prey resource due to climate change

Brains, ranges and climate change adaptation
Bird species with big ranges and big brains may not be as adaptable to climate change as previously thought

How can waterbids coexist with floating solar projects?
Researchers make recommendations to help waterbirds live with “floatavaltaics”


The pretty bird bias is real for researchers
Researchers find that charisma, a wide range and proximity to university campuses result in more peer-reviewed articles on birds

Using bird data to help bees
Bird observation can help researchers learn about wild bees that use similar habitat features

Citizen science is ecologically accurate
Platforms like eBird and iNaturalist showed low evidence of observation bias
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Wild birds like pelicans, falcons help spread avian flu
Culling domesticated birds hasn’t stopped the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza

JWM: Invasive foxes disturb imperiled Aussie shorebirds
Nighttime intruders may affect curlews and other species at their high tide roosts

‘State of the Birds’ reports trouble in U.S. species
One-third of birds in the nation are of conservation concern
