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Rock crevices help relocated woodrats succeed

July 7, 2022

The best predictor for relocated eastern woodrats to succeed in Illinois is the presence of plenty of rocky crevices for them to nest in. Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) populations began declining in most of their …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Spy gear reveals spotted owl habits

August 17, 2021

Climbing trees to spy on owls, researchers are gaining some insight into the birds’ nocturnal lives. California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) have been declining by about 2% per year, according to previous research. As …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Raptors have high prevalence of cat parasite

June 14, 2021

Raptors in the U.S. have a high prevalence of a parasite found widely in cats that can also cause disease in infected humans. According to new research, carnivorous birds might act as indicators of environmental …

Dana Kobilinsky

Yosemite spotted owl numbers stable after 2013 wildfire

October 6, 2020

California spotted owls remain in Yosemite National Park even after a massive wildfire burned through, which researchers say points to the effectiveness of the park’s efforts to re-create historic conditions that encourage less intensive blazes. …

Dana Kobilinsky

Microplastics detected in birds of prey for first time

June 12, 2020

For the first time, researchers have detected microplastics in the guts of birds of prey. These tiny particles, which may come from clothes, cosmetics or the breakdown of larger plastics — have turned up in …

Dana Kobilinsky

Listening in to help monitor northern spotted owls

June 1, 2020

By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with monitoring and conservation efforts for the former. Federally threatened northern …

Dana Kobilinsky

Student Research: Counting the same bird more than once?

March 13, 2019

When Gavin Jones and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were studying spotted owls (Strix occidentalis) in the central Sierra Nevada in California, they noticed something interesting — the owls they banded with colored …

Dana Kobilinsky

Students confirm northern saw-whet owl in Newfoundland

August 11, 2017

Brendan Kelly, a student of the fish and wildlife technical program at the College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland, has been birdwatching and setting up nest boxes since he was in elementary school. So …

FYI News

Project SNOWstorm celebrates third anniversary

December 22, 2016

Project SNOWstorm, a study aimed at tagging and tracking snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) to learn more about the species and its movement, recently celebrated its third anniversary. The project, which was featured as part of …

Dana Kobilinsky

JWM study: Where do California spotted owls forage?

September 23, 2016

California spotted owls have been declining for two decades — largely due to habitat loss from logging. In addition, a warming climate has brought with it more severe droughts and fires across the owls’ range, …

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