Birds | UC Davis

Western bluebird on tree branch

Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 19, 2023

Ibis stand besides plates of food and water in an enclosed wildlife care facility

Efforts Intensify To Assist Avian Botulism-Affected Birds At Tulare Lake

by California Department of Fish and Wildife/ Oiled Wildlife Care Network
September 09, 2023

A black-cheeked woodpecker sits in tree with natural cavity in its trunk in Ecuador

Deforestation Limits Nesting Habitat for Cavity-Nesting Birds

by Tiffany Dobbyn
August 23, 2023

Table with rows of preserved bird specimens for wildlife biology class

Owl or Nothing: Learning 300 Birds in 10 Weeks

by Malia Reiss
February 08, 2023

Two young tree swallows look out of hole in nestbox hanging from tree

Climate Change Presents a Mismatch for Songbirds’ Breeding Season

by Kat Kerlin
January 17, 2023

Stock image of gulls in flight against a light blue sky

Engineers Study Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
September 06, 2022

Barn swallow on a hand looking at camera with background of strawberry packing boxes

Bringing Out the Best in Wild Birds on Farms

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

Field of lettuce in California with mountains in background

Researchers Pinpoint Which Bird Species Pose Food Safety Risk to Crops

by Emily Dooley
January 05, 2022

A long-tailed manakin bird, with a blue back and bright red on the top of its head, sits on a branch in Costa Rica.

Deforestation and Climate Change Threaten the Most Beloved Wild Birds

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
October 07, 2020

yellow warbler on human hand

Natural Habitat Around Farms a Win for Strawberry Growers, Birds and Consumers

by Kat Kerlin
March 11, 2020

Little Creek, Big Impact

by Kat Kerlin
March 14, 2018

Climate Change and Habitat Conversion Combine to Homogenize Nature

by Kat Kerlin
August 18, 2017

Rebecca Calisi is using pigeons to study differences between the sexes.

Pigeon Study Takes on Sexism in Science

by Andy Fell
April 18, 2017

Using Urban Pigeons to Monitor Lead Pollution

by Andy Fell
July 19, 2016

UC Davis Valentine’s Day Experts, News Tips for Media

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 10, 2016

Wildlife Experience High Price of Oil

by Kat Kerlin
June 02, 2015

Hummingbird Health: Appreciating the Little Things

by Kat Kerlin
April 21, 2015

Western grebe eating a fish

To Save the Birds, Look to the Fish

by Kat Kerlin
October 16, 2014

Man holding tricolored blackbird.

Survey says: ‘California’s blackbird’ in sharp decline

by Kat Kerlin
June 18, 2014

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