Avian ecology and behavior

Playback-aided surveys and acoustic monitoring in the detection of the Endangered Forest Owlet Athene blewitti

The paper evaluates playback-aided surveys and acoustic monitoring to detect the Forest Owlet in the Dang region, finding increased detections with new techniques but uncertainty about population trends.

Strengths and limitations of using participatory science data to characterize a wildlife mass mortality event

This study evaluates how well iNaturalist data captures waterbird mortality patterns during a mass mortality event caused by avian influenza, finding it effective for species and location but lacking in magnitude and taxonomic accuracy.

Is the population of the Critically Endangered White-bellied Heron in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, India, declining?

The study found no White-bellied Heron sightings in Namdapha Tiger Reserve in 2023-24, compared to 0.55 herons per km in 2017, suggesting a possible decline or local extinction.

Modeling American Kestrel Decline Using Spatiotemporal Subsampling to Improve eBird Data Reliability

The paper models American Kestrel decline using spatiotemporal subsampling of eBird data to improve reliability and forecasts a continued decline.

Birds migrate longitudinally in response to the resultant Asian monsoons of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift

The paper examines how the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau altered avian migration patterns by shifting directions from latitudinal to longitudinal due to monsoon systems.

Avifauna composition in Rice plantations: effects of Harvesting Stage and Surrounding Vegetation. Insights from Weppa Farm, Agenebode.

This study examines bird species composition in rice plantations at different harvesting stages and evaluates the impact of surrounding vegetation on avian abundance in Weppa Farm, Nigeria.

Competitive exclusion, experience-based learning, and human fishing, influence activity patterns in Juvenile and Adult Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis)

The paper examines age-related differences in activity patterns of Brown Pelicans, testing competitive exclusion and experience-based adaptation hypotheses, and assesses human fishing impacts on their behavior.

Exploring the use of environment-agent-based models for risk assessment of Great Lakes piping plovers

This paper develops an environmental agent-based model to simulate the effects of human presence on Piping Plover hatchling growth and finds that human exclosures mitigate these negative effects.

Assessing Aquatic Avian Biodiversity along Hydropower Dam Gradient: Understanding Impacts of Kurichhu Dam-Induced River Fragmentation in Kurrichu River Basin

This study assesses the impact of the Kurichhu Dam on aquatic avian biodiversity, finding reduced diversity and richness downstream and highlighting the need for conservation strategies.

Athene cunicularia hypugaea wintering in a central California urban setting arrive later, leave earlier, prefer sheltered micro-habitat, tolerate rain, and contend with diverse predators

The study tracks Western Burrowing Owls in an urban park, finding they arrive later, leave earlier, prefer sheltered habitats, tolerate rain, and face predator threats.

Declining juvenile survival of Adelie penguins in Antarctica

This study finds that juvenile Adelie penguin survival in Antarctica declined by 32% from 2007 to 2020, linked to lower sea ice concentrations near natal colonies post-fledging.

Dogs density drives the reproductive effort of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in disturbed habitats of the Maule Region, central Chile

The study finds that dog density negatively affects the reproductive success of American Oystercatchers in the Maule Region, Chile, but current regulations limit management options.

Local climate variability, phenology and morphological traits of the long distance migrants Savis warbler Locustella luscinioides and Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus in reedbeds of a man-made wetland in SE Iberia.

This study examines the relationship between climate variability, phenology, and morphology in two migratory warbler species in a man-made wetland over 12 years, finding no significant morphological adaptation to climate trends.

The dynamic climate adaptation of indicator warbler species complex in the Pacific Rainforest

This study analyzes climate adaptation in hybridizing warbler species using citizen science and climate data, finding differential responses and recovery patterns.

Birds affected by a 2021 avian mortality event are strongly associated with supplemental feeding and ground foraging behaviors

The paper investigates factors associated with a 2021 avian mortality event, finding that birds consuming supplemental feed and ground foragers were significantly represented in affected samples.

Urbanization Affects Nest Material Composition and Use of Anthropogenic Materials in Blue Tit Nests

This study examines how urbanization affects blue tit nest material composition and reproductive success, finding increased use of anthropogenic materials in urban nests.

Flood-irrigated agriculture mediates climate-induced wetland scarcity for summering sandhill cranes in western North America

The paper uses GPS data and machine learning to model the summering range of sandhill cranes, showing flood-irrigated agriculture and wetlands are critical for their distribution despite covering only 1.2% of the landscape.

Contrasting impacts of environmental variability on the breeding biology of two sympatric small procellariiform seabirds in south-eastern Australia

This study examines how environmental variability, particularly marine heatwaves, affects breeding biology in two sympatric seabird species in south-eastern Australia, finding differential impacts on their reproductive success and phenology.

Budgerigars adopt robust, but idiosyncratic flight paths

This study shows Budgerigars maintain consistent, individual flight paths despite obstacles, avoiding collisions by limiting optic flow, with implications for bird-friendly infrastructure design.

Availability of Insects as Feed for Meadow Bird Chicks Assessed Across Years by Batched Image Analysis of Sticky Traps

The paper assesses insect availability for meadow bird chicks using image analysis of sticky traps across two years, finding increased insect counts in 2018 but no correlation with management practices.