Living Bird Spring 2020—Table of Contents

April 3, 2020

The Flint Hills of Kansas are the core of what’s left of the range of the Greater Prairie-Chicken. The Nature Conservancy has launched a plan to steer wind energy development in Kansas away from the Flint Hills in order to protect prairie-chicken habitat—and the best of what’s left of the tallgrass prairie. Photo by Jonathan Fiely/Cornell Lab of Ornithology Conservation Media. — The Flint Hills of Kansas are the core of what’s left of the range of the Greater Prairie-Chicken. The Nature Conservancy has launched a plan to steer wind energy development in Kansas away from the Flint Hills in order to protect prairie-chicken habitat—and the best of what’s left of the tallgrass prairie. Photo by Jonathan Fiely/Cornell Lab of Ornithology Conservation Media.

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Feature Articles

Power or Prairie: Can Wind Energy and Wildlife Coexist in the Flint Hills?
Story by Greg Breining; photography by Jonathan Fiely
Elk River wind farm near the Flint Hills, Kansas.
Analysis: Is It Possible to Have Wind Power While Keeping Birds Safe?
By Gustave Axelson
Sea Change: As Sea Levels Rise, Can Saltmarshes Be Saved?
By Ariel Wittenberg
Saltmarsh Sparrow by Ray Hennessy.
Surviving and Thriving in a Saltmarsh—Here’s How 4 Species Manage It
By Jennifer Walsh
A Hardy Seabird Is Helping to Detect Plastic Pollution in the Arctic
By Abby McBride
Northern Fulmar by Nigel Voaden/Macaulay Library.
How Do Birds “Fall in Love”? A Look at Courtship Displays
By Marc Devokaitis
Trumpeter Swans by Teri Franzen via Birdshare.
“Neonic” Pesticides Interfere With Sparrow Migration, Studies Show
By Rebecca Heisman and Winny Sun, with additional reporting by Marc Devokaitis
In Peru, a Celebratory Revolution Inspired by Birds
By Brian Landever; photos by Marilú López-Fretts

Columns & Departments

The View From Sapsucker Woods: See the Rain Here on Earth
By John W. Fitzpatrick
NASA Photo ID AS08-14-2383, courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center.
The Ornithologist Who Helped Chicago’s Skyline Become Safer for Birds
By Benjamin Hack
New Study May Help Minnesota Vikings Stadium Reduce Bird Collisions
By Greg Breining
New Decade Sees Earliest Robin Eggs in Nestwatch History
By Gustave Axelson
Private Land Trusts Protect 56 Million Acres of U.S. Countryside
By Gustave Axelson
Beyond Range Maps: New eBird Maps Reveal Bird Abundance and Movements
By Hugh Powell and Kathi Borgmann
The Most Mysterious Feather: Filoplumes
By Marc Devokaitis; Illustrations by Bartels Science Illustrator Jen Lobo
Gene Differences May Help Golden-winged Warblers Get to Their Wintering Grounds
By Marc Devokaitis
In Colombia, a Plan to Reforest Mangroves, Feed Hungry Shorebirds, and Create Coastal Buffers
By Gustave Axelson
Gallery: Nesting Great Blue Herons
Photo by Gerrit Vyn

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