Garden birds are struggling: four ways to help
More than a quarter of Britain's birds are now on the RSPB's red list, meaning that their numbers are in severe decline.
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2022
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News tagged with bird feeders
Jackdaws learn from each other about 'dangerous' humans
Jackdaws can learn from each other to identify "dangerous" humans, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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Should you feed wild birds in winter?
Nothing brightens a yard like a flock of twittering birds, and nothing draws them like a free meal—but it's an open question whether bird feeders are good for them or not, says a University of Alberta expert.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2019
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When managing birdfeeders, think bird health and safety
Feeding birds in winter is one of the nation's most popular wildlife-watching activities, yet many ornithologists say it's often more rewarding for people than for birds. And it might even put wild birds at risk.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2019
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Bird feeding may give humans something to chirp about
Associate professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech, Ashley Dayer is the lead author of an article published in People and Nature that argues not only for the acknowledgment of the activity's ...
Ecology
Dec 5, 2023
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Birds don't become dependent on human feeding, study suggests
Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit the feeders seem unlikely to develop an unhealthy reliance on them.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2021
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Colorado parks officials monitoring birds for lethal 'mysterious disease'
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are monitoring the state's bird population after a "mysterious disease" has killed many in the mid-Atlantic region.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2021
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I used facial recognition technology on birds
As a birder, I had heard that if you paid careful attention to the head feathers on the downy woodpeckers that visited your bird feeders, you could begin to recognize individual birds. This intrigued me. I even went so far ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2018
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Social distancing for birds? Kentucky takes steps, investigates after bird mortality event
Social distancing is now for the birds, too.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2021
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For rufous hummingbirds, migration looks different depending on age and sex
Plucky, beautiful and declining in numbers at about a 2% annual rate, the rufous hummingbird makes its long annual migration in different timing and route patterns based the birds' age and sex, new research by Oregon State ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2020
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