Tiny blackpoll warblers fly 12,500 miles in yearly migrations
Half-ounce songbirds, blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) redefine the meaning of endurance in their epic trip from the northwestern edge of Alaska to the East ...
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Opening conference plenary recognizes conservation successes
Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging ...
Hooded warbler males ditch nestlings to molt
Hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) moms must do double duty when the fathers tend to their feathers rather than their chicks. When nesting male hooded warblers ...
Similar response to climate change in European and US birds
Common birds in the United States and Europe have responded in similar ways to climate change in the last 30 years. “There are a lot of things that drive ...
Expanding Virginia’s warblers retain uniform gene flow
It’s not easy to find Virginia’s warblers (Oreothlypis virginiae) — especially given their shy, elusive behavior. Researcher Christine Bubac learned this ...
Warbler Species Adjusts to Early Springs
Many wildlife species are feeling the impact of climate change, but one bird species seems to be having somewhat of an easier time adjusting. In a recent ...
Green Roofs Offer a Taste of Home for Birds in Cities
Apart from the usual green spaces, it appears that city birds also appreciate landscaped roofs. A recent study published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin shows how ...
The Call of the Last Golden-Winged Warbler in Georgia
It had been over two years since the last golden-winged warbler was seen in Georgia, but Nathan Klaus and Jim Wentworth hadn’t given up hope when they set out to ...
Luck Connects Research Bird from Illinois to Nicaragua
Nobody knew precisely where it came from, and it didn’t have a particularly remarkable name when researchers first discovered it in September 2014 in the Seversen ...