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Lesser Prairie-chicken displaying during breeding season Read more

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Prairie-chickens
Lesser and Greater Prairie-chickens' habitat is diminishing and these special birds are under threat.
Graph showing Haikubox identifications and peak bird activity 2023-26 Read more

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Haikubox Network
Haikuboxes continue to gather millions of birdsong and call recordings every day.
Migrating Snow Geese Read more

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Migration Readiness
Daylight changes are detected by photoreceptors in birds' brains, triggering physical changes that prep them for the rigors of migration.
Migration Push-Pull Read more

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Migration Push-Pull
Are birds "pulled" into migrating by physical changes to their own bodies or "pushed" into action by external factors?
Shifting Migration Read more

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Shifting Migration
The timing of bird migration is changing and new research is using community science observations to make predictions about its timing in the future. 
Peaceful park with nature trail Read more

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Parks & Birds
Your local park plays an important role in protecting birds and fostering biodiversity.
Florida wetland Read more

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Special Spring Spaces
Spring migration is one of nature's most amazing events, and stopover sites are critically important in helping birds thrive along the way.
Hummingbird sipping nectar Read more

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Bend it like Beakham
Birds have evolved to gain better food access and avoid direct competition from other species, including bendy beaks.
Graphic depicting birds mobbing an owl Read more

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Bird Mobbing
Birds can recruit a team of small but mighty defenders capable of scaring off predators with aggressive vocal and physical pestering, a behavior called mobbing.