Yellow warblers are found throughout North America and fly to Central and South America for winter. Rachael Bay, assistant professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, and colleagues have found ...
Birds rely on natural timing patterns for survival and breeding. Climate change and urbanization disrupt these rhythms.
ROGERS --Hummingbirds and swallows might migrate thousands of miles in a year. Other birds stick closer to home. Tiny metal bands on the legs of birds large and small help wildlife professionals track ...
WASHINGTON — A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada ...
Spoor's computer vision software can help wind farms, and other industries, track bird populations and migration patterns.
MAKANDA — Cathie Hutcheson hung up three mesh nets over hummingbird feeders in her backyard, then went to sit near the swimming pool to await the re-emergence of the little flighty birds she said had ...
Now, there’s a proposal to site a 30-foot radio tower at the top of Washington Mountain Road — in one of that town’s scenic vistas. Siting a tower there would help fill in a piece of a grid that is ...
A study of pigeons in New York City showed that levels of lead in the birds track with neighborhoods where children show high levels of lead exposure. The results were published July 18 in the journal ...
Heading down the path, suddenly two bright blue birds the size of turkeys appear, all aquamarine plumage and bright red beaks. These are two Takahēs, and, nodding like chickens, they creep around, ...
As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get hotter and drier. A new study of the yellow warbler, a widespread migratory songbird, shows that ...