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Sky at dusk

Nocturnal Migration

Every spring, songbirds flip their internal clocks and lauch themselves into the sky to migrate under cover of darkness. 

Nocturnal Migration

Every spring, songbirds flip their internal clocks and lauch themselves into the sky to migrate under cover of darkness. 

Image from the animated map of Dark-eyed Junco and Great-crested Flycatcher migration using Haikubox data

Sound Story

Haikubox used bioacoustic bird identification data to map migration of Dark-eyed Juncos and Great Crested Flycatchers.

Sound Story

Haikubox used bioacoustic bird identification data to map migration of Dark-eyed Juncos and Great Crested Flycatchers.

Lesser Prairie-chicken displaying during breeding season

Prairie-chickens

Lesser and Greater Prairie-chickens' habitat is diminishing and these special birds are under threat.

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

Haikubox Network

Haikuboxes continue to gather millions of birdsong and call recordings every day.

Haikubox Network

Haikuboxes continue to gather millions of birdsong and call recordings every day.

Migrating Snow Geese

Migration Readiness

Daylight changes are detected by photoreceptors in birds' brains, triggering physical changes that prep them for the rigors of migration.

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

Migration Push-Pull

Are birds "pulled" into migrating by physical changes to their own bodies or "pushed" into action by external factors?

Migration Push-Pull

Are birds "pulled" into migrating by physical changes to their own bodies or "pushed" into action by external factors?