Tag: migratory birds

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has signed an agreement to move forward with a land swap in order to build a gravel road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, including portions...

As birds head south for their fall migration, bright city lights are luring them into busy cities, according to recent research. While smaller-scale studies and anecdotes have shown that birds...

It’s not only farmers who benefit from using cover crops. A new study finds birds might benefit as well. As a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Cassandra Wilcoxen...

To feed their young, many species of birds hunt for insects in people’s yards, which comprise much of the American landscape. A new chickadee study from the Washington metropolitan area...

The timing of key life events (phenology) is a critical part of nearly every important ecological relationship. Nowhere is this more evident than in the annual cycle of migratory birds:...

Researchers recently discovered some differences between the DNA of migratory and resident birds that can provide insight into the stresses that migratory birds face from their journey. As part of...

Street lamps may be disrupting a migratory bird’s eye view, according to new research. “Even simple lights in our backyard are changing the flights of birds overhead,” said Daniel Mennill,...

Three panel discussions will be featured among the more than 500 educational opportunities at The Wildlife Society 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, this October. We recently revealed the...

Tiny hummingbirds can travel around 1,200 miles during their migrations between eastern North America and Central America, according to a new modeling study. “The most interesting thing, in my opinion,...

Rehabilitation may be a potential form of mitigation for the threats wind farms pose to migratory birds, according to research presented at The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference in Winnipeg. “Wind farms...