Could some birds benefit from climate change?
When researchers looked at the effects of recent extreme drought in the Sierra Nevada, they expected to find the large-scale death of trees would cause bird numbers ...
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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 ...
For woodpeckers, the right tree can be hard to find
Woodpeckers and other cavity-excavating birds worldwide are keystone species. These birds excavate their nests out of solid wood, and because their nests are often ...