Analysis of 50 years' bird droppings inside a large decommissioned chimney on a university campus, provided evidence that DDT and bird diet may have played a role, in a long-term decline for ...

By the time she figured out that it came from a white-throated sparrow, her future had been mapped. Today, she investigates the relationship between the worldwide decline in insects and a worldwide ...

In a new study that upends the way ornithologists think about a young bird's diet -- but won't shock parents used to scanning the nutritional profile of their children's food -- researchers have found ...

Is the Secret to Saving Migratory Birds in the Meal Prep? The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has many beaks to feed, including 23 species of migratory birds. Find out how keepers and nutritionists help ...