Search results for swamp sparrow

Plants & Animals Jan 24, 2024

Sparrows uniquely adapted to Bay Area marshes are losing their uniqueness

The temperate climate of the San Francisco Bay Area has always attracted immigrants—animals and humans—that have had unpredictable impacts on those already living in the area.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 12, 2023

Fossils reveal prehistoric Patagonian dinosaurs

A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.

Plants & Animals Sep 14, 2022

Study tracks waterbird use of Chicago-area wetlands

A three-year study in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana found that—even at small scales—emergent wetlands or ponds support many wetland bird species. The study also found that, at least in the years surveyed, ...

Plants & Animals Aug 19, 2020

Songbirds, like people, sing better after warming up

If you've ever been woken up before sunrise by the trilling and chirping of birds outside your window, you may have wondered: why do birds sing so loud, so early in the morning?

Plants & Animals Jan 18, 2020

Male sparrows are less intimidated by the songs of aging rivals

Few singers reach their sunset years with the same voice they had in younger days. Singing sparrows are no different. Duke University-led research reveals that elderly swamp sparrows don't sound quite like they used to—nor ...

Ecology Jul 17, 2019

Salt regulation among saltmarsh sparrows evolved in 4 unique ways

In nature, as in life, there's often more than one way to solve a problem. That includes the evolutionary process. A new study in Evolution Letters finds that different bird species in the same challenging environment—the ...

Plants & Animals Nov 14, 2018

Stress in early life has a lasting impact on male birds' song

Male songbirds that had better early life conditions as nestlings sing more often and produce more complex songs as adults, according to a study by Lucy Magoolagan from Lancaster University, publishing November 14 in the ...

Plants & Animals Jun 20, 2018

Birds have time-honored traditions, too

What makes human cultural traditions unique? One common answer is that we are better copycats than other species, which allows us to pass our habits and ways of life down through the generations without losing or forgetting ...

Ecology Nov 30, 2016

The black rail—a bird that's been flying under the radar since Audubon's day

The eastern black rail is small, secretive, mysterious and in trouble.

Ecology May 17, 2016

Citizen science reveals large-scale effects of cities on bird diversity

In any city, several common characteristics catch the eye: high-rise buildings, endless pavement, and expansive human infrastructure like bridges and billboards. But cities are also home to green spaces such as large urban ...

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