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Climate change poses a serious challenge to the world’s flora and fauna, and many of us are wondering what will happen to our native species.…

Carry-over effects from passage regions are more important than breeding climate in determining the breeding phenology and performance of three avian migrants of conservation concern…

Check out this new paper by Paxton et al. on carry-over effects from winter to the migratory period. “We use a long-term dataset and provide…

The serial residency hypothesis: evidence for large-scale stochastic juvenile site selection followed by adult site fidelity Check out this new review and theoretical paper. “Cresswell…

Most of us don’t think of polar bears as being migratory, but a new study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology looks closely at…

Check out the Smithsonian Magazine to learn how citizen scientists are collecting data on butterflies and helping to shed light on the effects of climate…

Thank You Citizen Scientists!   A new study published in The Auk finds that ruby-throated hummingbirds are arriving in North America 12-18 days earlier than…

A news story just out today in Climate Central discusses the challenges associated with conserving migratory animals in a changing climate:           In general, governments have…

“Population-level responses to climate change depend on many factors, including unexpected interactions among life history attributes; however, few studies examine climate change impacts over complete…

Though most migrating birds are equipped to handle large storms and hurricanes, there are exceptions. This story from CBS News gives the perspective of several…