Category: Conservation

• March 26, 2024

Conserving the Tricolored Blackbird through monitoring

The tricolored blackbird is very vulnerable to drought because it has historically depended on freshwater wetlands for breeding and relied on large populations of rainfall-dependent insects as prey to feed...

• February 29, 2024

The Importance of Bird Conservation: Why Birds Matter in Ecosystems

Birds improve our quality of life. Watching them flutter around a backyard feeder or jump in the grass can be entertaining, lightening the mood and providing insight into animal behavior....

• January 09, 2024

New Migration Maps Help Birders and Scientists Find Their Sister Cities

Kristen Heath-Acre lives in Columbia, Missouri, which officially has a sister-city relationship with Hakusan City, Japan. But Heath-Acre, the state ornithologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation, says she feels increasingly...

• January 09, 2024

Endangered Willow Flycatchers in San Diego Are Adapting to Climate Change

Recent research has uncovered an endangered Willow Flycatcher population’s worthiness to undergo genetic transpiration in order to transmute to climate change. More From Living Bird In a study published in the periodical...

• January 09, 2024

Tinder for Akikiki

A study model that’s stuff tabbed an avian version of the dating app Tinder is showing that giving females a bit of nomination between prospective mates can drastically modernize the output...

• January 09, 2024

A Third of American Adults Are Birdwatchers, According to Nationwide Survey

Around 96 million people in the U.S. closely observed, fed, or photographed birds; visited public parks to view birds; or maintained plantings and natural areas virtually the home for the...

• January 09, 2024

An Eye for Beauty: Remembering Tom Johnson

In July 2023, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology polity lost a dear friend and colleague when Tom Johnson passed yonder unexpectedly at the age of 35. Tom’s no-go skills in photography,...

• June 09, 2023

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• June 09, 2023

Against a Backdrop of Bird Declines, Complex Problems Meet Creative Solutions

This Perspective essay will towards in the Autumn 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Over the past century, declines in populations of iconic birds—beautifully feathered waders in Florida, California...

• June 09, 2023

A bird keeps flying into my window or car mirror, on purpose. What should I do?

A California Towhee attacks its reflection in a car mirror. Photo by hawk person via Birdshare. The policies you mention often occurs in spring and early summer. This...

• June 09, 2023

Team Sapsucker Finds 279 Species in Chile and California for Big Day 2023

Morning birding in inside California with Team Sapsucker members Brian Sullivan and Brooke Keeney. Photo by Lizzy Chouinard. ​For Big Day 2023, Team Sapsucker split into two groups and headed to...

• June 09, 2023

June 2023 eBirder of the Month Challenge

By Team eBird May 31, 2023 Olrog’s Gull Larus atlanticus© Federico RubioMacaulay LibraryeBird This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, can help you create lasting memories through written notes....

• March 27, 2023

Why Birds Hit Windowsand How You Can Help Prevent It

Photo by Susan Spear/Cornell Lab. For birds, glass windows are worse than invisible. By reflecting foliage or sky, they squint like inviting places to fly into. And considering the sheer number of...

• March 27, 2023

I often see birds on telephone wires while Im drivinghow do I figure out what they are from such a short glimpse?

How can you identify these birds when you are driving by? Photo by Lewis Ulrey/Macaulay Library. Quickly identifying a mystery bird requires a familiarity with size & shape, verisimilitude pattern, policies...

• March 27, 2023

Im getting a little tired of winterWhat are some of the first spring birds to arrive, and when will they get here?

The wordplay depends a lot on where you live, of course. But several worldwide species, such as Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows, and Killdeer, are among the first returning migrants wideness...

• March 27, 2023

How Can I Share My Bird Photos With the Cornell Lab?

We’re constantly thankful that people share so many wonderful images with us. If you’ve taken some photos and want other bird enthusiasts to see them, there are several ways to...