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Identifying waterbird hotspots in the Great Lakes is important for birds’ survival, a study shows
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A recent study done in the Great Lakes highlights the importance of waterbird hotspot conservation.
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Chicago a bird death trap of glass and light
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People might think that a larger city like New York would be guilty of more bird-window collisions than Chicago, but an unfortunate combination of building structures and geographical placement proves to be deadlier than size.
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Your coffee choice could save a blackpoll warbler
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They’ll soon be here in the Great Lakes basin, a crucial stop on a 12,400 flight from Canada to the Amazon.
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Keep your eye out for snowy owls
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A crew of scientists, bird banders and wildlife veterinarians needs your sightings for research on the Arctic raptor’s mysterious migration patterns.
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Recording lures endangered bird to Wisconsin woods
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Playback project helps diversify population of endangered Kirtland’s warblers.
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Conservationists toast comeback of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan
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Environmentalists are celebrating the return of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.
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People can once again kill cormorants
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The controversial waterfowl can destroy habitats and property, but researchers say cormorant culls can hurt the other bird species they’re meant to protect.
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Piping plovers return to Lake Erie
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A single pair of the shorebirds nested along the lake last summer for the first time in 60 years. They’re an encouragement to the wildlife managers who are reclaiming the plover’s old habitat.
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Black tern numbers plummet, invasives largely to blame
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The once-abundant black tern is far less abundant in Great Lakes wetlands.
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Kestrels thrive in cherry orchards–and return favor
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New homes may help save a declining bird species and, at the same time, protect economically vital cherry crops from orchard-damaging enemies.