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May 16, 2017 — The mystery of how Brown-headed Cowbirds—which are raised by members of other species—learn to see themselves as cowbirds has finally been solved. The answer lies deep in the brain.

May 16, 2017 — As ÃÛèÖAPP change makes the seasons less predictable, one in five studied species are struggling to time their migrations with the greenery.

May 10, 2017 — Research shows that geolocators might prevent some migratory warblers from returning home, but those that do provide valuable conservation data.

May 08, 2017 — Scientists have long thought that a murre egg's shape kept it from rolling off the ledges where the birds nest, but the truth might not be that simple.

April 27, 2017 — By expanding its breeding range in an unprecedented way, the adaptable swallow continues its spread—while baffling bird experts along the way.

April 21, 2017 — Males are often the default sex for studies, but new research showing sexes are more genetically different than previously thought could change that.

April 14, 2017 — A pilot program called Climate Watch aims to use on-the-ground observations to validate ÃÛèÖAPP’s ÃÛèÖAPP modeling, which predicts how birds’ territory ranges will shift in response to a changing ÃÛèÖAPP.

April 12, 2017 — When Antarctic researchers found bones in an unusually smelly sediment core, they stumbled on evidence of how volcano eruptions shape ecology.

April 05, 2017 — In an unprecedented study, scientists used high-tech geolocators to track the paths and stopover sites of the globe-trotting shorebirds.

March 31, 2017 — The Smithsonian scientist combined her eye for microscopic detail with a lifelong interest in engines to found the field of forensic ornithology.