Bird Migration

April 19, 2022 — The drive for birds to migrate is at least partially genetic. How those genes developed—and how they function in modern birds—isn't fully known.

April 04, 2022 — Here’s everything you need to join a growing DIY community where the action heats up when the sun goes down.

March 28, 2022 — Long considered a harbinger of warmer weather, the robin's seasonal movements are surprisingly complex, writes bird expert Kenn Kaufman.

March 11, 2022 — Some of the continent’s most important wetland habitat is drying up. Without urgent action, we may be witnessing the death of a flyway.

January 27, 2022 — Nearly eight decades of banding data help dissect how songbirds return to the same breeding territory year after year.

November 30, 2021 — The Sayisi Dene and their Cree, Dene, and Inuit neighbors are surveying the remote avian habitats of the Seal River Watershed to help support their case for permanent protection.

November 18, 2021 — Building strikes are an unfortunately common occurrence, especially during migration season. Here’s what to do if you find a collision victim.

September 16, 2021 — Grisly visuals from New York City show mass bird death, but they're just a glimpse of what happens in cities nationwide.

August 23, 2021 — Less sandpiper, more grasspiper.

July 30, 2021 — Turn off your lights to give birds safe passage.