Living Bird Spring 2022—Table Of Contents

Using the latest genome-mapping technology, a team of Cornell Lab of Ornithology evolutionary biologists set out to settle a decades-long debate—are Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles two species, or one? Five years later the team got their answer—and in doing so, unlocked a new set of questions.

By Rebecca Heisman

By Marc Devokaitis

Lekking grouse put on stunning displays in spring. Our photo essay celebrates five of the best dancers—and we can help you plan your own bucket-list trip see these shows for yourself.

Story by Marc Devokaitis;  Photos by Gerrit Vyn

Endangered Marbled Murrelets are the latest in a line of species to show promising results from a conservation technique called social attraction.

By Carrie Arnold

This spring, California Condors will soar in the sky above Yurok tribal lands in Northern California for the first time in more than a century.

By Tiana Williams-Claussen

Jaegers nest in the Arctic and then fan out across the open ocean to spend winters stealing food from other seabirds. But until scientists with miniature satellite trackers got involved (along with one gifted comic artist), nobody had any idea just how far the intrepid birds traveled. 

By Abby McBride