Discoveries about birds, behaviors, migration, and more. Plus, Eldon Greij’s popular column, “Amazing Birds.”
The newly recognized species Chihuahuan Meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae) at San Raphael Grasslands in Arizona. Photo by Dominic Sherony (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Study finds that species richness is a better predictor of smaller elevational ranges in birds than temperature seasonality. Read More “Competition, not climate, limits bird species’ ranges in tropical mountains”
The charismatic bird once numbered at least 150,000 on Oregon State campus; recent one-day high count was fewer than 1,500. Read More “Evening Grosbeak decline apparent on college campus”
Study uncovers how Harris’s Hawks optimize their landing maneuvers for an accurate descent, prioritizing safety over energy or speed. Read More “Understanding how hawks land on perches”
A new study about how heat impacts the behavior and physiology of Zebra Finches has implications for how the warming planet affects a wide variety … Read More “Zebra Finch study: Heat waves could lead to bird population declines”
Birds cover equivalent of 30 soccer fields daily, study shows. Read More “Tracking study of Darwin’s finches finds large nightly roosts”
‘A lot of birds in Chicago are doing better than the rest of the state and elsewhere in the nation.’ Read More “Chicago region is critical to dozens of breeding bird species”
Manx Shearwater is a small black-and-white seabird that probably flies under the radar of most birdwatchers. But bird biologists know it as one of the … Read More “Study: Small seabird can soar like huge albatrosses”
In 2021, about 41 percent of the rufa subspecies of Red Knot stopped over during their spring migration on two islands south of Charleston, researchers say. Read More “New ‘critical sites’ for Red Knots in South Carolina”
A new study from researchers at Tufts University details which species are super spreaders. Read More “Current bird flu strain likely ‘here to stay’”
