Bird wing study reveals different flight development paths
Different flight preferences and the size of the avian vessel are responsible for the vastly different shapes of bird wings. Spread wings from (top to bottom) a ...
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New Jersey town combats gull problem with raptors
How does a seaside tourist town keep gulls from pestering its patrons? Ocean City, New Jersey, has been using raptors to tackle the problem. The city has been ...
Golden eagles avoid humans, favor sagebrush
Researchers keen on mapping golden eagle habitat beyond just nesting preferences have taken a bird’s-eye view to the landscape the raptors use when not attending ...
For birds, the trail less travelled makes all the difference
The presence of humans on trails — not the trails themselves — cause the most disturbance to forest birds, according to recent research. In a study published in ...
Utah desert wetlands abundant with migrating birds
As the water in Utah’s Pariette Wetlands evaporates in the June heat, manager Darren Williams wonders what its future holds. Encompassing 9,204 acres, including ...
Humans likely behind most Ontario raptor deaths
Birds face increasing hazards as cars hurtle down highways and skyscrapers rise against the horizon. In Ontario, researchers found human development was probably ...
WSB: Seeking bullets lethal to small mammals, not scavengers
At MPG Ranch, a conservation ranch in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, most of the golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) wintering on the property have elevated ...
Close encounters of a raptor kind
In mid-November, the Wildlife Services-Missouri program gave Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club an up-close and personal experience with common raptors. With ...
Health checks for continent’s condors
Twice a year biologists, staff and volunteers at the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge live-capture California condors, part of a remarkable effort to ...
Video: DC bald eagle cam draws national attention
An eagle family has become Washington D.C.’s favorite new reality TV stars thanks to a live webcam feed. Watch as a pair of adult bald eagles watches over two ...