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Irruption Alert: Astonishing Pine Siskin Nocturnal Migration

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum: On Sunday, October 11, Astronomer and Field Ornithologist Timothy Spahr captured sounds almost never heard in recorded history: the raspy call notes of Pine Siskins migrating at night. This month, these Read More

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Irruption Alert: Remarkable Finch Records in the American South

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum: When Tyler Hoar’s new Winter Finch Forecast debuted, he predicted that this would be an exceptional winter for irrupting boreal birds. But no one expected a Common Redpoll to show up Read More

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Conservation News: Intense Idaho Wildfires Are Threatening this Brand New Finch Species

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum: This past summer, intense wildfires burned millions of acres of land across the American west, killing more than 30 people, shrouding cities in an apocalyptic red haze, and spewing plumes of Read More