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"Long-Banned Toxics Are Still Accumulating In Great Lakes Birds"

"Decades ago several bird species in the Great Lakes—including the iconic bald eagle—faced an uncertain future because toxic chemicals were threatening their populations. While several bans and policies have offered some protection, the same chemicals threatening these birds 60 years ago continue to accumulate in their bodies—and new chemical threats are adding to their toxic burdens, according to two new studies."

Source: EHN, 10/15/2020

"'Jet Fighter' Godwit Breaks World Record For Non-Stop Bird Flight"

"A bird said to have the aerodynamic build of a “jet fighter” has been tracked flying more than 12,000km (7,500 miles) from Alaska to New Zealand, setting a new world record for avian non-stop flight."

Source: Guardian, 10/13/2020

"Elusive Eastern Black Rail Threatened By Rising Sea Levels"

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Eastern black rail a threatened species on Wednesday, but stopped short of the stronger protections some environmentalists were seeking for the elusive bird, now imperiled by habitat destruction, sea level rise, and the increasing frequency and intensity of storms with climate change."

Source: AP, 10/08/2020

New Mexico Sees Massive Migratory Bird Deaths

"Biologists from New Mexico State University and White Sands Missile Range examined nearly 300 dead migratory birds Saturday at Knox Hall on the university's main campus."

Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, 09/16/2020

"Bering Sea Ice Hasn't Been This Low in at Least 5,500 Years"

"The Arctic has seen some weird happenings as the climate crisis reshapes the region, but among the most dramatic was what happened in winter 2018 in the Bering Sea. Despite the inky black days, ice began to peel back from the coast in February. By May, the sea ice cover was basically completely gone a month ahead of schedule."

Source: Earther, 09/03/2020

"Study: Black Turbine Blades Reduced Bird Mortality by 72%"

"Painting one of a wind turbine's three blades black led to a dramatic decline in bird mortality along the Norwegian coast, new research shows."

Source: E&E News, 08/26/2020

Interior Memo Scaling Back Bird Protections Is Illegal, Court Rules

"A U.S. district court struck down the legal opinion used to justify the Trump administration’s coming rollback of protections for migratory birds late Monday, writing that the Department of the Interior memo was “contrary to law.”"

Source: The Hill, 08/12/2020

"Alarm As Pesticides Spur Rapid Decline Of US Bird Species"

"Popular pesticides are causing bird species to decline at an alarming rate in the US, adding fuel to a 50-year downward trend in bird biodiversity, a new report has found."

Source: Guardian, 08/11/2020

Endangered Calif. Condors In Sequoia Natl Park For 1st Time In 50 Years

"For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors have been spotted at Sequoia National Park, wildlife officials announced."

Source: LA Times, 07/09/2020

Lake Erie Wind Project Faces Big Bird Problems

"The nation's first wind energy project on fresh water has big ambitions. It also has big bird problems. Known as Icebreaker Wind, it aspires to position as many as several hundred turbines on Lake Erie, where strong winds, shallow depths and the proximity of power stations would seem to be a winning trifecta."

Source: Washington Post, 06/22/2020

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