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- The tails of male Costa's Hummingbirds whistle during their courtship flights, but the sound may be more about subjective aesthetics than an honest signal of breeding fitness.
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the Kirtland's Warbler from the Endangered Species List due the to establishment of a second population in Wisconsin. See here for instructions on how to submit a public comment on the rule. Comments are due by July 11.
- Puffin bills glow under UV light.
- Restoration of indigo snakes can help protect bird populations since indigo snakes prey on snakes that raid bird nests.
- A project is trying to boost the fertility of the endangered Hihi in New Zealand to stop its population decline.
- Here is an explanation for why a captive eagle tried to land on a Mariners pitcher at the start of a baseball game.
- Planting native plants can boost native insect populations and in turn help birds find appropriate foods.
- ABA Blog: Caribbean Hurricanes and Birds: Interview with Dr. Joseph Wunderle
- The Meadowlands Nature Blog: Don Torino’s Life in the Meadowlands: Not Just a Red-winged Blackbird
- Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography: Horned Lark With Redstem Filaree – Birds & Wildflowers
- Avian Hybrids: Are Wagtail subspecies supported by genetic data?
- Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Microlocalzonoweirdness
- Feathered Photography: The Euphoric Rush Of Discovering Mountain Plovers In Northern Utah
- Bird Ecology Study Group: What you can do to your garden to bring in more birds – updated
- Union Bay Watch: Sanctuary
- Wild View: Brown Skua, A Gladiator of Birds
- Cool Green Science: Birding For People Who Do Not Like Lists
- A climatic boundary between the arid western plains and more humid eastern North America has shifted eastward over the past century thanks to climate change.
- Moths are more abundant and diverse than butterflies and deserve more attention than they currently receive.
- A new study supports the idea that biodiversity serves as a buffer against extinction.
- Satellite imagery shows the decline of two glaciers in northwestern Greenland.
- Here is a look at the worst-case scenario for sea level rise in New Jersey.
