SPRING MIGRATION FIELD TECHNICIANS NEEDED
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is seeking two independent and hard working research technicians to band spring migrants. This is an…
A new paper previewed in the journal Interactive Zoology shows that giant pandas migrate seasonally between high and low elevations. The researchers say that their…
Seabirds are often well protected at their breeding sites, yet have little protection at sea during the majority of their life cycle. Understanding seabird…
New research is tracking movements of the northern saw-whet owl in Pennsylvania. The NY Times talks to Scott Wiedensaul and discusses owl research and…
Last month, the American Bird Conservancy held a roundtable meeting on migratory bird conservation. Plenary speakers addressed a variety of topics, including full life-cycle…
A new paper in PloS ONE looks at compatibility among telemetry data that were gathered using different methods with different sampling frequency and spatial…
Birds have a natural ability to survive storms
Though observers feared the worst after Hurricane Sandy, biologists say that there is remarkably little evidence that…