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Community Science => Eclipse Findings

Community Science => Eclipse Findings

Thanks to Haikubox users, we were able to study bird behavior during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

Community Science => Eclipse Findings

Thanks to Haikubox users, we were able to study bird behavior during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

Yellow Warbler

Migration Physiology

Scientists have been trying to understand how birds’ bodies handle the demands of long-distance migration.

Migration Physiology

Scientists have been trying to understand how birds’ bodies handle the demands of long-distance migration.

Migration of Birds manuscript 1950

Bird Banding

This manuscript sold for $0.35 when it was published in 1950 and was a summary the hot technology of the day: bird banding.

Bird Banding

This manuscript sold for $0.35 when it was published in 1950 and was a summary the hot technology of the day: bird banding.

Canada Geese flying

Flyways

An enduring concept resulting from bird banding programs is the migration flyway, common north-south flight corridors used for seasonal migration.

Flyways

An enduring concept resulting from bird banding programs is the migration flyway, common north-south flight corridors used for seasonal migration.

American Redstart

Males First

Ladies first? Not in the bird world where males migrate first.

Males First

Ladies first? Not in the bird world where males migrate first.

American Goldfinch in spring

Migration Timing

With no weather forecast and hundreds of miles to fly, how do birds decide when to initiate migration?

Migration Timing

With no weather forecast and hundreds of miles to fly, how do birds decide when to initiate migration?