Black Rosy-Finch
Latin: Leucosticte atrata

Researchers use feathers and blood samples to better understand how migratory birds are connected across their ranges.
While many programs received increases, more funding is needed to address climate change and prolonged drought.
Pooling research from numerous international partners, Audubon's Migratory Bird Initiative promises to paint the fullest picture yet of the awe-inspiring phenomenon.
Recent breakthroughs have allowed researchers from across the Western Hemisphere to begin building a library of avian DNA filled with insights about where birds migrate and their resilience to mounting pressures.
Audubon’s Migratory Bird Initiative has already started to find out.
There’s much to celebrate, and still much we need to understand.
Species journeying over the Atlantic Ocean will soon have to navigate wind farms. But without clean energy, their futures are more imperiled.
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