Discoveries about birds, behaviors, migration, and more. Plus, Eldon Greij’s popular column, “Amazing Birds.”
A Bald Eagle in a forest in British Columbia. Photo by Tony Joyce
Some Snowies are nomadic in winter while others stay in one place, tracking study shows. Read More “Study: Wintering Snowy Owls vary movements depending on habitat”
Collision risk appears to be small, but turbine presence may affect stopover habitat. Read More “Study: Whooping Cranes steer clear of wind turbines”
Climate change likely to impact Peregrines’ future migratory behaviors, researchers say. Read More “Evidence found for a ‘migration gene’ in birds”
Its sky dancing courtship display is just one of the incredible behaviors of this shorebird that’s found in the woods. Read More “The amazing American Woodcock”
The species was known only from a specimen collected more than 170 years ago. Read More “Long-lost Black-browed Babbler rediscovered on Borneo”
Researchers looked at brains of pigeons and owls and behaviors of crows. Read More “Studies suggest some birds exhibit consciousness”
Birds in the Adirondacks were more sensitive to sprawl than those in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Read More “Rural sprawl affects birds differently in different locations”
Physical and physiological adaptations enable birds to endure extremely low temperatures and the worst of winter weather. Read More “How birds stay warm when the weather turns cold”
Research shows for the first time that birds that fly off course can find their way back to their migratory route using the magnetic field. Read More “Birds can use Earth’s magnetic field to get back on course”
