Summary

This is Episode 89. I’m publishing it right at the beginning of 2024, and it's a review of some fascinating things that happened in the world of ornithology and bird conservation over the last 12 months, in 2023.

Naturally, this isn’t an exhaustive review of every scientific discovery about birds in 2023. That would be too much. An exhaustive review would be, well, exhausting. Maybe not for you, but definitely for me.

Instead, I’ll tell you about a handful of studies and projects that I think you’ll find interesting. These gems were hand-selected by me for your educational pleasure.

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Links of Interest

• Colossal Biosciences
• Birds, Not Mosquitoes
• How Wolbachia Can Save Forest Birds [VIDEO]‍
• Puzzle-solving caracaras [VIDEO]

Research Citations

• Geomagnetic disturbance associated with increased vagrancy in migratory landbirds
• Innovative problem solving by wild falcons
• Immature feathers preserved in Burmite provide evidence of rapid molting in enantiornithines
• First terror bird footprints reveal functionally didactyl posture
• Wild jackdaws can selectively adjust their social associations while preserving valuable long-term relationships
• Body size predicts the rate of contemporary morphological change in birds‍
• Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes [PDF]

Photos