News tagged with winter bird

Bird ranges shift north, but not as fast as climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- As warmer winter temperatures become more common, one way for some animals to adjust is to shift their ranges northward. But a new study of 59 North American bird species indicates that doing ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Winter sports threaten indigenous mountain birds

In the winter months, the mountain ranges of central Europe attract thousands of tourists for skiing, snowboarding and other outdoor sports, but conservationists fear this annual invasion may threaten indigenous bird species, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Weedy' bird species may win as temperatures rise

Climate change is altering North American winter bird communities in ways that models currently favored by ecologists fail to predict.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Warming brings more birds north in winter

Long-term global warming is prompting North American birds to winter farther north -- a trend more noticeable in Alaska than anywhere else in the nation, according to a new study by the National Audubon Society.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0