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| Kirtland's Warbler / Photo by Vince Cavalieri/USFWS |
- A new look at historical data on the Carolina Parakeet shows that its range was probably smaller than generally depicted and that at least part of its population was migratory. The cause of its extinction is still unclear, however.
- New research involving Kirtland's Warblers is showing how conditions on the birds' wintering grounds affect their nesting success the following summer.
- A citizen science project found that American Woodcocks have declined significantly in Ontario since 1968.
- Hybrids of Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees have difficulty with learning and memory.
- Here are photos from the Sandhill Crane migratory stopover on the Platte River.
- Scientists stopped a research project in South Africa to prevent the spread of bird flu among endangered African Penguins.
- Great Tits exposed to heavy metals became less active and less curious.
- A western Harlequin Duck was documented on Long Island.
- The dairy industry in the Netherlands is trying to become more bird-friendly.
- The numbers are in from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, and it appears that finches and tits benefited greatly from feeders and a mild start to the winter.
- Poaching of migratory birds is being reduced around British military bases on Cyprus.
- Food sources for migratory waterbirds decline in lakes when salinity increases.
- The South Florida Water Management District released its annual report (pdf) on waterbird breeding populations in the Everglades. Wood Stork, White Ibis, Great Egret, and Little Blue Heron increased, while Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, and Roseate Spoonbill decreased.
- Laura's Birding Blog: Of Architects and Windows
- Vermont Center for Ecostudies: Mountain Birdwatch Brings a Mountain of Data to eBird
- Edge Effects: The Swiftness of Glaciers: Language in a Time of Climate Change
- Plant Love Stories: The time a bird named a flower for me
- Matt Boone: How many birds can you see in each U.S. county?
- Woodcock Watch NJ: Watch the Woodcock!
- Bug Eric: Pinyon Problems? Maybe, Maybe Not
- Arctic Sea Ice: The 2018 melting season has started
- Shorebird Science: Supporting Shorebirds at Their Summer Home in the Southern Hemisphere
- Feathered Photography: The Burrowing Owl That Changed The Way I Photograph Birds
- Thanks to changes in agricultural practices, Britain and France have lost half of their biodiversity in the past half-century.
- Allowing mining on the sites designated as Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments could cause serious damage to the paleontological resources on those lands.
- The Trump Organization has a long record of dragging its feet when faced with environmental regulations it found inconvenient at its real estate properties.
- A treaty negotiated in the 1980s could conceivably give Canada the ability to prevent or reduce drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
