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As spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, many birds make long-distance journeys, some traveling tens of thousands of miles between their wintering and breeding grounds. What’s more impressive—many of these journeys occur entirely at night.
When birdwatchers head out to find their favorite species, they don’t go to just any spot, they head to specific habitat types such as grasslands or evergreen forests where the species is frequently found. Information on where to expect certain species has often been generalized across a species’ entire range or a broad period in […]
According to a recent study conducted by scientists at Cornell and the University of Oregon, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S. pollution regulations meant to protect people from dirty air are also saving North America’s birds.