The conservation of Afro-Palaearctic migrants: What we are learning and what we need to know?

Authors: JULIET A. VICKERY, JOHN W. MALLORD, WILLIAM M. ADAMS, ALISON E. BERESFORD,CHRISTIAAN BOTH, WILL CRESSWELL, NGONE DIOP, STEVEN R. EWING, RICHARD D. GREGORY, CATRIONA A. MORRISON, FIONA J. SANDERSON, KASPER THORUP, RIEN E. VAN WIJK, & CHRIS M. HEWSON Year: 2023

Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada

Authors: Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, and Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor Year: 2023 Publication: Ornithology Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukac056 Keywords: Calidris pusilla, Motus wildlife tracking system, nanotags, Semipalmated Sandpiper, shorebird conservation, staging ecology Abstract: Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) are Arctic-breeding shorebirds that

Genomic architecture of migration timing in a long‑distance migratory songbird

Authors: Evelien de Greef, Alexander Suh, Matt J. Thorstensen, Kira E. Delmore, & Kevin C. Fraser Year: 2023 Publication: Scientific Reports Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29470-7 Abstract: The impact of climate change on spring phenology poses risks to migratory birds, as migration timing is

BirdFlow: Learning seasonal bird movements from eBird data

Authors: Miguel Fuentes, Benjamin M. Van Doren, Daniel Fin, and Daniel Sheldon Year: 2023 Publication: Methods in Ecology and Evolution Publication Link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.14052 Keywords: big data, bird migration, forecasting, graphical models, movement ecology, species distributions Abstract: 1. Large-scale monitoring of seasonal animal

First description of Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) migration using GPS telemetry

Authors: Tyler C. Christensen and Dane C. Ward Year: 2022 Publication: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology Publication Link: https://meridian.allenpress.com/wjo/article-abstract/134/4/708/488103/First-description-of-Long-eared-Owl-Asio-otus Keywords: Argos, connectivity, satellite, tracking, transmitter. Abstract: GPS has revolutionized the study of bird migration by revealing details of migration routes, timing, and

When Clean Energy Gets Soiled – The Case of the Wedgeport Wind Farm

By John Kearney Dr. Kearney is an environmental anthropologist. From 2008-2018, he worked for the Nova Scotia wind industry as an independent consultant assessing the impact of wind energy facilities on birds. For the last four years, he has been the lead

Geomagnetic disturbance associated with increased vagrancy in migratory landbirds

Authors: Benjamin A. Tonelli, Casey Youngflesh, & Morgan W. Tingley Year: 2023 Publication: Scientific Reports Publication Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26586-0 Abstract: Rare birds known as “accidentals” or “vagrants” have long captivated birdwatchers and puzzled biologists, but the drivers of these rare occurrences remain elusive.

Automated acoustic monitoring captures timing and intensity of bird migration

Authors: Benjamin M. Van Doren, Vincent Lostanlen, Aurora Cramer, Justin Salamon, Adriaan Dokter, Steve Kelling, Juan Pablo Bello, Andrew Farnsworth Year: 2023 Publication: Journal of Applied Ecology Publication Link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14342 Keywords: acoustic monitoring, bird migration, ecology, machine learning, remote sensing Abstract: 1.

Migration direction in a songbird explained by two loci

Authors: Kristaps Sokolovskis, Max Lundberg, Susanne Åkesson, Mikkel Willemoes, Tianhao Zhao, Violeta Caballero-Lopez1 & Staffan Bensch Year: 2023 Publication: Nature Communications Publication Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-35788-7 Abstract: Migratory routes and remote wintering quarters in birds are often species and even population specific. It has