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Northward Migrations of Nonbreeding Bald Eagles from Arizona, USA | doi.org/10.3356/jrr2450 | Journal of Raptor Research | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

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Multi-modal, interrelated navigation in migratory birds: A data mining study | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Informatics | #ornithology 🪶

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Modeling Individual-level and Population-level Nest Success of California Condors from Movement Data | doi.org/10.3356/jrr2464 | Journal of Raptor Research | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

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Hidden in plain sight: DNA sequencing of museum specimens confirms the occurrence of MacGillivray's Prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi) in Australia and New Zealand | www.tandfonline.com/... | Emu | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶

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Why do some birds fledge late in the day? | www.sciencedirect.co... | Animal Behaviour | #ornithology 🪶

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Foraging of wading birds on a patchy landscape: Simulating effects of social information, interference competition, and patch selection on prey intake and individual distribution | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Modelling | #ornithology 🪶

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The Effect of Urbanisation on the Reproductive Performance and Development of Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Nestlings | doi.org/10.13157/arl... | Ardeola | #ornithology 🪶

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Anthropogenic Nest Cavities Used by Snow Buntings in an Urban Arctic Landscape | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Keeping a watch on neighbors: social vigilance in Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) nesting colonies | journal.afonet.org/v... | Journal of Field Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Hummingbird flower visitation rates vary with species traits, floral abundance and phenology across bioregions | doi.org/10.1002/oik.... | Oikos | #ornithology

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Trends and population size of White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus within the Nyamibe Bepo Forest Reserve in Ghana | www.tandfonline.com/... | Ostrich | #ornithology

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Contrasting patterns of land use by resident and migratory bird assemblages in a tropical working landscape | doi.org/10.1002/oik.... | Oikos | #ornithology

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Continental-scale behavioral response of birds to a total solar eclipse | www.nature.com/artic... | Scientific Reports | #ornithology

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⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING Woodland birds symposium | 18 August 2025 | Bangor University | #BOUatEOU Submit your abstract now! Deadline: 30 May bou.org.uk/event/woo... #ornithology 🪶 SPC: Stuart Sharp @piedflynet.bsky.social Daria Dadam & @parusradious.bsky.social

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Diverse relationships between amplitude and frequency in bird vocalizations | royalsocietypublishi... | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | #ornithology

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Well-being of park users in a tropical city may be more influenced by their nature connectedness and exposure than bird diversity | www.sciencedirect.co... | Urban Forestry and Urban Greening | #ornithology

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Same-sex partnerships in birds: a review of the current literature and a call for more data | doi.org/10.1002/jav.... | Journal of Avian Biology | #ornithology 🪶

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Factors associated with breeding site fidelity in a nomadic shorebird with extremely low local return rates | www.sciencedirect.co... | Animal Behaviour | #ornithology

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Nest location and architecture as primary drivers of variation in UV reflectance in avian eggs | royalsocietypublishi... | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | #ornithology

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The agricultural landscapes of Nepal have high potential for bird conservation: An analysis of research, threats and policy gaps | www.sciencedirect.co... | Biological Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

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Assessing urban environmental quality and citizen science data quality: Identifying indicator bird species in cities of China | www.sciencedirect.co... | Global Ecology and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

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Social and spatial structure of wintering Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) flocks in grasslands of Oklahoma, USA | doi.org/10.1080/1559... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Pinpointing bird species vulnerability to free-ranging domestic cats using trait-based predictive models | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Indicators | #ornithology 🪶

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Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change | www.nature.com/artic... | @natcomms.nature.com | #ornithology 🪶

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Population Monitoring of the Red Junglefowl Based on Acoustic Signal Recognition Technology | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Mitonuclear incompatibility as an alternative hypothesis for male-biased offspring sex ratios arising from extra-pair matings | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Seasonal densities of released Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus and Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa on land used for shooting and on nearby non-release land in southern England | www.tandfonline.com/... | Bird Study | #ornithology 🪶

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Temperature and stopover duration carry-over to affect Arctic arrival timing and breeding success in the cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) | doi.org/10.3389/fevo... | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Role of deep brain photoreceptors in regulation of daily and seasonal responses in birds | www.sciencedirect.co... | Hormones and Behavior | #ornithology 🪶

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Prey and prejudice: predation by the European bee-eater Merops apiaster has species-specific effects on the ecology and genetics of bumblebees | doi.org/10.1002/oik.... | Oikos | #ornithology 🪶

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Transcontinental evolutionary dynamics and phylogeography of Alectoris (Aves: Galliformes): Identifying refugia, dispersal corridors, and cryptic diversity in the Palearctic region | www.sciencedirect.co... | Avian Research | #ornithology 🪶

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Renaming a bill type for Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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The adaptive function of multiple nests building by male chestnut-capped blackbirds Chrysomus ruficapillus (Aves, Icteridae) | link.springer.com/ar... | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | #ornithology 🪶

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Frugivory in the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus elegans) | doi.org/10.1080/1559... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

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Weather conditions influence breeding initiation of an intra-tropical migrant bird, Sporophila lineola (Lined Seedeater) | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Forest birds maintain body condition in Alder-leaf Birch (Betula alnoides) plantations in subtropical Asia | www.sciencedirect.co... | Basic and Applied Ecology | #ornithology 🪶

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Cross-border shifts in the potential habitat of the great Indian bustard under climate and land-use change | link.springer.com/ar... | Ornithology Research | #ornithology 🪶

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Observations of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) and a Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) consuming charred wood | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Satellite Tracking Likely Reveals a New Subpopulation of Bar-Headed Geese Anser indicus in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

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Insights from a decade of using the Motus network to track boreal bird species from Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac, Québec to temperate and tropical wintering grounds | journal.afonet.org/v... | Journal of Field Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Inter-annual roost site fidelity of a White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) on the non-breeding grounds | doi.org/10.1080/1559... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Mercury and Selenium Concentrations in Phalaropes on Great Salt Lake, Utah, and Implications for Populations Trends | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

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Environmental conditions and individual characteristics influence movement patterns of juvenile Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah sparrow) throughout the post-fledging period | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Ingested Solid Pollutants in White Stork Ciconia ciconia in Aragón, Spain | doi.org/10.13157/arl... | Ardeola | #ornithology 🪶

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Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) nesting ecology: behavior of nesting adults and chick growth | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Climatic, topographic, and local-scale variables differently shape bird communities in urban streets and parks | www.sciencedirect.co... | Avian Research | #ornithology 🪶

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Fatal Traps in Western Barn Owls' (Tyto alba) Nesting Sites: The Consequence of Improper Building Modification | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Discordancy of two common methods of measuring feather hydrophobicity | doi.org/10.1002/jav.... | @avianbiology.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶

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Crosswinds During Spring Migration Carryover and Influence the Time Interval Between Arrival and Laying in a Neotropical Migrant | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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