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Jason Gregg
Reporter, Audubon MagazineArticles by Jason Gregg
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How Birding Lists of the Deceased Are Finding New Life on eBird
May 14, 2020 — To salvage invaluable insights from moldering notebooks, scientists are painstakingly compiling and digitizing decades-old data.
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10 New Birds Described in Biggest Avian Discovery in More Than a Century
January 9, 2020 — A six-week 2013 expedition to remote islands in the Indonesian archipelago turned up a treasure trove of unidentified songbirds.
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These ‘Goth Cardinals’ Don't Breed Like All the Other Birds
October 15, 2019 — Scientists are finally unraveling a 100-year-old mystery about the Phainopepla's unusual nesting behaviors.
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Do You Know the Other Way Birds Migrate?
May 9, 2019 — Some species change locales by merely moving between higher and lower elevations. Here are four examples of altitudinal migrants in the U.S.
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Making Window Collisions a Priority in Canada's Capital
March 29, 2019 — Safe Wings Ottawa recently held its annual display to raise awareness about the dangers birds face and encourage action.
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Likely Rollback of Roadless Rule Threatens Remaining Old Growth in Alaska’s Tongass
March 8, 2019 — Despite public outcry, the Forest Service is writing a special rule for Alaska that could open the ancient woods to logging.
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Migrating Birds May Be Spreading an Invasive Pest That Decimates Forests
February 20, 2019 — The hemlock woolly adelgid is moving north, and feathers could be providing the perfect ride, experiments show.
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An Avian Cholera Outbreak at the Salton Sea Has Killed Thousands of Birds
February 5, 2019 — Officials are working hard to contain the disease, but they worry that future outbreaks could be worsened by the sea’s continued deterioration.
Behind The Shot
How a Photographer Snuck Under the Wing of a Loon Parent
January 30, 2019 — To capture this image of a concealed loon chick, teenager Carolina Fraser focused on a split-second moment.