November in Southern California doesn't look like fall in most places. Our trees stay green, our temperatures stay mild, and you won't find snow on the ground (unless you drive up to the mountains). But just because we don't have dramatic seasonal changes doesn't mean...
This month we celebrated World Migratory Bird Day, a reminder that twice a year, billions of birds undertake one of nature's most incredible journeys. Some fly thousands of miles between breeding and wintering grounds, navigating by stars, magnetic fields, and landmarks we're only beginning to...
It’s that time of year when our skies are full of travelers—songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl—millions of them flying under the cover of night as they migrate north for spring. And as magical as that sounds, there's a very real problem they face along the way: light...
Migration is one of nature’s most awe-inspiring phenomena, and for many birds, it's an essential part of their life cycle. For long-distance migrators like Swainson's Hawks, preparing for migration requires intense metabolic changes, with one of the most crucial being hyperphagia. This term describes the period...