One of the best tools for hummingbird tracking is through banding, which involves placing a numbered metal ring on a bird’s ...

The Klamath Bird Observatory, along with partners at USFS, USGS, Cape Arago Audubon and Avifauna Northwest, is using these GPS tags to track the migratory routes and overwintering locations of both… ...

That silvery band around a bird’s leg is much more than a simple ring of aluminum. “There’s almost an entire history in each band,” said bird bander Meredith McBurney of the Rocky Mountain ...

With similar flight habits in their migratory paths all over the world, the osprey is the ideal bird for GPS tracking on a collaborative level, international experts agreed during a birding tour ...

Doppler radars are capable of tracking more than just meteorological targets. The radar beam can pick up on non-meteorological targets as well, such as birds. Skip to content ...

The sanctuary is upgrading its banding practice for the 21st century, to keep better tabs on ducks and geese. It's launching a program to study waterfowl using GPS transmitters.

Researchers tried to attach tracking devices to magpies for a study. But the magpies helped each other to remove them — a possible sign, the scientists say, of altruism in the birds.

“Birds do some amazing things,” says NH Audubon raptor biologist Chris Martin, co-host of Something Wild, “and migration is at the top of that list.” Scott Weidensaul is a naturalist and ...

Birds banded with GPS tracking at Jack Miner sanctuary in Kingsville, Ont., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Rylee Wallace) Social Sharing. Windsor Morning 8:41 21st-century bird banding incorporates GPS ...