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

Bird Cams Chat Guidelines

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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...

• January 24, 2023

Chick-A-Dee-Dee-Dee Alarm Calls Are a Lingua Franca of the Bird World

Tropical bird species like the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (top right) and Bananaquit (bottom right) don’t overlap in range with the Black-capped Chickadee (left) but they still respond to chickadee watchtower calls....

• January 24, 2023

Bird Profile: American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow. Illustration by Bartels Science Illustrator Charlotte Holden. From the Winter 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Winter 2023—Table Of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Though they...

• January 24, 2023

Meet the Tanabeak, an Extremely Rare TanagerGrosbeak  Hybrid

Meet the “tanabeak”—a hybrid between a Scarlet Tanager and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Photo by Steve Gosser. From the Winter 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird...

• January 24, 2023

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• January 24, 2023

Whats That Bird Song? Merlin Bird ID Can Tell You

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• October 14, 2022

New BirdCast Dashboard Spotlights the Hottest States and Counties for Bird Migration

A BirdCast data compilation depicts the top states for bird migration during storing 2021. The heaviest traffic was through the middle of the continent, though states in the northeastern and...

• October 14, 2022

Among Alaska Tourists, Birders Are the Biggest Spenders

Birders flocked to the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival in Alaska. Photo by Design Pics Inc/Alamy Stock Photo. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living...

• October 14, 2022

Despite Development, the Chicago Area Is a Haven for Birds in Illinois

Henslow’s Sparrow by Woody Goss/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Breeding...

• October 14, 2022

Meet the Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Chihuahuan Meadowlark by Jack Parlapiano/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives According...

• October 14, 2022

In a Hopeful First, American Crows Survive West Nile Virus

American Crow by Bryan Calk/Macaulay Library. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving Bird Autumn 2022—Table of ContentsLiving Bird Magazine—Latest IssueLiving Bird Magazine Archives Cornell...

• October 14, 2022

Gallery: Embroidered Birds for the Eye and Ear

Clockwise from top left: Three-wattled Bellbird, Sandhill Crane, Nocturnal Curassow, Musician Wren. Embroidery by Ana Luiza Catalano. From the Autumn 2022 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. More From Living BirdLiving...

• October 14, 2022

Advances in Window Safety Come to the Cornell Lab and Cornell Campus

Every year, up to one billion birds die from window strikes in the U.S, species of all sizes brought lanugo by the invisible tragedy of glass. A growing soul of...

• October 14, 2022

State of the Birds Report 2022

We Can Bend the Curve to Bring Birds Back The United States and Canada have lost 3 billion tastefulness birds since 1970—a loss of 1 in 4 birds, equal to research...

• October 03, 2022

How do we know an animal is Endangered?

Over 40,000 unprepossessing species are currently threatened with extinction, and it is believed that up to 338 vertebrate species have been lost to extinction in the past 500 years. Photo by...

• October 03, 2022

Why are Vultures so important to Humans and the Environment?

Vultures provide vital ecosystem services in our natural, agricultural, and rural environments. The important role they play in the cycling of nutrients through the highly-efficient disposal of organic waste from...

• October 03, 2022

Be a Part of the Wildlife ACTive Pack

Join Wildlife ACT’s Wonderful Network of Humans that make our VITAL CONSERVATION WORK possible! If you haven’t once – Donate $10 (R150) per month or increasingly to join and KEEP WILDLIFE...