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Living Bird Magazine New Study Finds Link Between Tropical Forest Bird Declines and Climate Change News & Features, Science & Conservation
Why Do Birds Put Snakeskin in Nests? It May Warn Away Predators Behavior, Biology, Nesting & Breeding, News & Features, Science & Conservation
It’s Official: Bald Eagle Is America’s Bird News, News & Features
Living Bird Magazine View From Sapsucker Woods: Declines in the Tropics Bear the Fingerprints of Climate Change News & Features, Science & Conservation
Living Bird Magazine Chesapeake Bay Ospreys Are Facing Persistent Nest Failures News & Features, Science & Conservation
Living Bird Magazine In Florida, Threatened Jays Suffer Costs of Warming Winters News & Features, Science & Conservation
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Living Bird Spring 2025—Table Of Contents

Featured Articles

Cracking the Red-tail Code: Exploring the Diversity of America’s Most Widespread Hawk
The Red-tailed Hawk Project is a multifaceted research effort that aims to understand one of the most abundant, yet mysterious, raptors on Earth.
By Scott Weidensaul
The Hole Story: How Woodpeckers Make Homes for the Rest of the Forest
Woodpecker nest holes are valuable pieces of real estate that may be used by hundreds of other species over many years. Researchers are using the concept of “nest webs” to understand how this valuable resource passes from one owner to the next.
By Marc Devokaitis
In Florida, Threatened Jays Suffer Costs of Warming Winters
Florida Scrub-Jays are working harder, but producing fewer chicks, as climate change alters the Sunshine State.
By Kathi Borgmann
Chesapeake Bay Ospreys Are Facing Persistent Nest Failures
Fifty years after the DDT era, Ospreys have rebounded strongly across the continent. But in the Chesapeake Bay, industrial fishing may be contributing to an extended run of failed nests.
Story by Carrie Arnold, Photography by Jamie Wick

Columns & Departments

View From Sapsucker Woods: Declines in the Tropics Bear the Fingerprints of Climate ChangeBy Ian Owens
It’s Official: Bald Eagle Is America’s BirdBy Frederic J. Frommer
Why Do Birds Put Snakeskin in Nests? It May Warn Away PredatorsBy Benjamin Hack
New Study Finds Link Between Tropical Forest Bird Declines and Climate ChangeBy Kathi Borgmann
Birdword: An Illustrated Guide to Some Tongue-Twisting Ornithological TermsBy Rosemary Mosco
Gallery: Pileated Family PortraitArtwork by Brant Georgia, Text by Jillian Ditner