Smith: Nest boxes help put wind beneath birds' wings
Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection ...
The Scientist1mon
Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought
The broken-wing display, in which birds fake being wounded to protect their nests from predators, is found across the avian phylogenetic tree, a study finds. Now that it had an audience, the killdeer ...
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Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
In fact, this has already begun: Researchers revealed the history of bird nests in The Netherlands by scrutinizing plastic litter used in the nests’ construction. Many different birds ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
These Bird Nests Are Full of Trash, Including Some That’s 30 Years Old
Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in cities, they often supplement these natural, biodegradable materials with man ...
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Bird egg and nest collections
The preservation of eggshell for study and display has been part of ... By the mid-1970s, only about 50 nests remained. Loss of nesting sites and food contamination by pesticides (eg DDT) caused the ...