Reducing reproduction helps some birds survive drought
In the final year of Thomas Martin’s songbird study in Venezuela, he noticed some birds just weren’t breeding. In fact, one species — the gray-breasted ...
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For declining warblers, winter brings most to same spot
After placing geolocators on prothonotary warblers (Protonotaria citrea) in a number of states, researchers found that wherever the birds depart from, most travel ...
New Discoveries About Farthest Migrating Warbler
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) may be tiny, but its journey during migration is quite extensive. The species has long fascinated biologists interested in ...
Red Squirrels Hinder Rusty Blackbird Recovery
Shannon Luepold had to cross rickety old bridges, endure flat tires and fight off black flies and other biting insects in order to conduct her research on rusty ...
Where Do You Go, Little Warbler, When It Snows?
It was Christmas in late March for Erik Johnson and Jared Wolfe. The two researchers had just received news that a Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) that ...