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Think of how it works in a noisy bar: people raise their voices to be heard. Same for birds. With less background noise outside these days, it's likely that birds are actually singing more quietly.
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Every year between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, thousands of birders fan out across the country for an annual bird census.The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 as…
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White sand beneath your feet. Clear water lapping at the shore. Cool shade under the buttonwood trees. You’ve landed on Bird Key, Biscayne Bay’s oldest…
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Sometimes the best science comes from an idle, casual observation. Take Isaac Newton. Or Josh Diamond.Diamond was finishing his doctoral degree in…
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Nearly two-thirds of all bird species in North America are at risk of extinction due to climate change according to a new report, released Thursday by...
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is gearing up to enforce a new rule to help discourage the trapping of native songbirds.
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Songbirds are known for their beautiful bright-colored feathered coats and for their melodious and upbeat songs, which South Floridians can hear on most…
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By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.
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The first report came in on Monday. An Antillean Palm-Swift was spotted soaring above Grassy Key.In the world of serious birders, that's big news."It's…
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The state wildlife agency is taking the next step toward establishing — or re-establishing — the American Flamingo as a Floridian bird.Flamingos had been…
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State wildlife officials are drafting a rule to protect Florida’s native songbirds from illegal trapping. Officers are seeing an increase in bird...
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It's the time of year when residents from the Florida Keys can catch a glimpse of thousands of Peregrine Falcons on their way to South America.The falcons…