Tag: willow flycatcher

August 5, 2019

Intentionally introduced beetles impact songbird habitat

Beetles introduced to the United States from Asia have done their job in eating up invasive tamarisks in the Southwest. The problem is, the tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda carinulata) are doing...

February 15, 2019

Could more private land conservation reverse bird declines?

Throughout rural Illinois, more than 140,000 acres of farmland have been conserved for wildlife. That’s about as much as one-third the acreage of public land in the state. Like similar...

July 2, 2018

Birds breed better when they ‘float’ through bad times

Many bird populations include perplexing young males who choose not to settle down and breed.  Instead, they “float” through the breeding season without a territory. But this unattached approach may...