Military bases can help protect marsh birds
A handful of military bases around the United States could play an outsized role in marsh bird conservation. “Our models provide some tangible predictions for ...
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Fences keep predators from grasshopper sparrow nests
Small fences are keeping predators away from endangered songbird nests in Florida, buying the birds precious time while wildlife managers organize a larger ...
Christmas Bird Count marks 120th season
Concerned that Americans were overharvesting birds, New York ornithologist Frank Chapman started the Christmas Bird Count in 1900 as an alternative to a Christmas ...
Artificial intelligence helps researchers tune into island soundscapes
Algorithms can help researchers tune into massive soundscapes involving a huge number of species and background noise to determine the level of seabird recovery on ...
Climate change leads birds to migrate earlier
Climate change is prompting migratory birds to take flight earlier, raising questions about how these shifts will affect their ability to persist in a warming ...
Wind turbines don’t out-boom prairie-chicken lek potential
The sound of wind turbines doesn’t put a damper on the nearby mating rituals of greater prairie-chickens in Nebraska. “In terms of what’s happening in that ...
Climate change is making birds smaller
When birds strike buildings in Chicago, they sometimes end up in the Field Museum of Natural History, where they’re kept as specimens. This unique collection has ...
What messages are bird bacteria sending?
To communicate with each other, birds use songs, calls and plumage. But they also use scent, thanks to oil glands above the tail — and maybe also, according to ...
Network connects data across borders for bird conservation
Birds don’t pay much attention to state lines and national borders. Many have a tendency to fly right over them. And since bird surveys are time consuming and ...
Bluebird cares for another species’ offspring
Researchers captured footage of a male eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeding young tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) while studying the effects of gas ...