In January of 2023, researchers put GPS tags on eight Arctic-breeding gray plovers (Pluvialis squatarola). Their hope was to monitor the breeding migration of the birds to learn more about them.

Birds are on the move as their annual spring migration begins. Radar tracking allows you to follow along to see what birds are flying overhead as the birds move to their summer feeding grounds. "The ...

Birders at the Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary got a rare treat last week: the appearance of a Great Lakes Piping Plover (PIPL), a threatened bird not often seen on the Texas coast. Her distinct leg ...

CU Boulder researchers challenge long-held assumptions about the relationship between bird migration and the process by which new species arise Every year, billions of birds take to the skies, riding ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds that ...

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These mysterious birds live in shortgrass prairies and have a two-nest rule. The female splits her clutch between two nests, with the male incubating one nest and the female the ...

The Western Snowy Plover, a threatened shorebird species, has begun its breeding season on Monterey Bay beaches. Beachgoers are urged to be cautious as the plovers nest on the ground and are easily ...