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In July 1992, two Danish birders visiting Patagonia, Arizona reported the first-ever, mega-rare cinnamon hummingbird in the United States. Back then, reporting rare birds required phoning in ...

Scientists report that climate change, habitat loss, and human activity are significantly altering bird migration patterns, with some species reversing traditional routes or shifting timing. Citizen ...

Western tanagers are migratory birds that are present in Northern California in the spring and again in late summer. A new study shows that observations by 'citizen scientists' using apps such as ...

From the elusive tooth-billed pigeon in Samoa to unexpected vagrant sightings in Arizona, rare birds capture our curiosity and drive conservation action. Citizen scientists, armed with tools like ...

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Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect? In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory ...

The lights in the auditorium darken. The cacophony of voices subsides. The enormous screen comes to life, displaying a satellite image of Australia and the scattering of islands directly to the north.