Tag: Birds

Warmer temperatures and food resources — from bird feeders to trash cans — in urban areas change the migratory behaviors of bird species, even resulting in more resident populations, according...

Barbados bullfinches (Loxigilla barbadensis) steal sugar packets off café tables. Carrion crows (Corvus corone) use cars to crack nuts or seashells. Green herons (Butorides virescens) use bread or insects as...

Detecting wildlife deaths at wind turbines isn’t an easy job. Researcher Shawn Smallwood had been at it for 20 years, and he felt humans missed so many carcasses, detection dogs...

To keep their nests safe, blackbirds are homing in on warbler warning signals about dangerous brood parasitic cowbirds. But the exchange is not one-sided — previous research has found that...

Birds that thrive in urban environments either have larger brains or the ability to reproduce multiple times throughout their lifespan, researchers found. Past research showed that birds with larger brains...

Pet cats don’t stray too far from their homes, but in the areas they travel, they can have a greater impact on wildlife than their wild counterparts roaming the jungles...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program has released 500 animated maps showing bird occupation and movement across the western hemisphere. The maps merge millions of observations from bird watchers...

Across the circumpolar north, some Arctic tundra birds, such as waterfowl, seem to be flourishing while others, like most shorebirds, are seeing their populations fall, according to new research spanning...

Over just the past 15 years, migratory passerine songbirds that breed in California have already shifted their range to higher elevations in response to a warming climate, researchers found. “Working...

Wildlife managers may be able to use fake falcon robot drones and lasers to reduce bird collisions with aircraft. Aircraft strikes are often fatal for birds and can cause damage...