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Central America's 'five great forests' are lifelines for North America's migratory birds

Every spring, the familiar songs of Wood Thrushes and warblers return to the parks and backyards of eastern North America. But their journey begins far to the south—in the lush, remote forests of ...
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The first sounds of spring: These songbirds start flooding back in March

March is a great time of year for people across the United States. The snow begins to melt, temperatures rise, and many birds ...
The Washington Post

North American birds are dying off faster. It signals a human crisis, too.

With every passing year, the springtime chorus grows quieter. There are fewer song sparrows cheeping amid the shrubs and grasses. The high-pitched trill of the indigo bunting is muted. Even the ...
Scientific American

Birds Went Silent during the Great North American Eclipse—Here’s What Researchers Discovered

When a total solar eclipse plunged North America into darkness on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, the songbirds in Bloomington, Ind., suddenly fell silent. In the middle of the forest, the only sounds ...
The Washington Post

75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says

Great egrets and little blue herons. Blue-winged warblers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, ...
Beyond Pesticides

North American Birds’ Decline Associated with Agriculture

(Beyond Pesticides, March 6, 2026) Does humanity want to live in a world without birds? This may seem like an extreme question, but a new study in Science concludes that, without changes in human ...
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New study reveals central America’s “five great forests” are lifelines for North America’s migratory birds

Ithaca, NY—Every spring, the familiar songs of Wood Thrushes and warblers return to the parks and backyards of eastern North America. But their journey begins far to the south—in the lush, remote ...