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The Orchid That Opened a Door for Threatened Woodpeckers
The Orchid That Opened a Door for Threatened Woodpeckers
The Orchid That Opened a Door for Threatened Woodpeckers
In Tennessee, habitat restoration for the endangered white fringeless orchid has created new potential homes for reintroducing endangered Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.
In Australia, Fairywrens Are Adding Plastic to Their Mating Displays
In Australia, Fairywrens Are Adding Plastic to Their Mating Displays
In Australia, Fairywrens Are Adding Plastic to Their Mating Displays
Cornell University researchers in Australia discovered a male Red-backed Fairywren (left) using a bit of orange plastic flagging (middle) during its breeding display for a fairywren female (right). Photo courtesy of Jordan Boersma. From the Summer 2026 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now
Living Bird Summer 2026—Table of Contents
Living Bird Summer 2026—Table of Contents
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Dark-eyed Junco Beaks Changed During COVID Shutdown in Los Angeles
Dark-eyed Junco Beaks Changed During COVID Shutdown in Los Angeles
Dark-eyed Junco by Phil Kahler / Macaulay Library. From the Spring 2026 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Dark-eyed Juncos are known to scavenge across the University of California, Los Angeles, campus year-round, thriving on food and scraps left behind by students and staff. But
Cornell Protects Big Red, Star of Red-tailed Hawk Cam, During Construction
Cornell Protects Big Red, Star of Red-tailed Hawk Cam, During Construction
Study reveals new technique to identify individual night-flying birds for the first time | Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Study reveals new technique to identify individual night-flying birds for the first time | Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Using thermal imaging and digital photography, researchers can now spot and identify birds that migrate silently through the night sky—a method that could reveal new insights into nocturnal migration and bird behavior.
Purple Sandpipers Feast on Barnacles along Maine's Coast
Purple Sandpipers Feast on Barnacles along Maine's Coast
New evidence suggests there may have been a recent shift in the diet of one of North America's hardiest shorebirds.
Record Breaking Night of Bird Migration Detected with Radar
Record Breaking Night of Bird Migration Detected with Radar
Millions of birds rely on this northern Utah refuge’s dark skies. New rules aim to keep them dark.
Millions of birds rely on this northern Utah refuge’s dark skies. New rules aim to keep them dark.
How LED lights can help birds avoid fatal run-ins with windows
How LED lights can help birds avoid fatal run-ins with windows
Shining ultraviolet lights on windows can substantially decrease the number of birds that fly into them and die, new research at Utah State University shows.
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The Great Salt Lake From a Bird's Eye View
The Great Salt Lake From a Bird's Eye View
Year-round, North American migrating birds follow the sun, the stars and the planet’s magnetic field to find their way to the Great Salt Lake.
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