The Scavenger Hunt
Bird Bands, Site Fidelity, and the Data Hidden in Plain Sight By Samantha Bean Not long ago, my family stumbled across an owl pellet with a tiny leg band tucked…
The Quiet Math of Conservation
Hope for a Threatened Species is Starting to Add Up By Samantha Bean (Flutter by Meadows) It was a late-winter day leaning toward spring—the sun brighter than it had been…
Cedar Waxwing: Wild Bird Research Group’s 2026 Bird of the Year
Each year, Wild Bird Research Group encounters dozens of bird species through our research, monitoring, and public outreach work. When our community of supporters selected the Cedar Waxwing as our…