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High mercury levels in tropical birds in Americas blamed on gold mining

Exotic birds are the canary in the gold mine when it comes to mercury pollution and provide warning that other animals, including humans, affected.

Birds that build nests with domes may be doomed

Birds that build nests with domes may be doomed

A nest with a roof may provide some birds with more protection. But bird species that build simpler nests may be more adaptable to changing conditions.
forestry practices create shifting songbird habitat

In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds

Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they're back.
Study: Songbird that needs clean streams threatened by fracking
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Study: Songbird that needs clean streams threatened by fracking

We’ve known almost nothing about how the fracking boom is affecting our region’s songbird populations — until now.
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