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Plummeting insect numbers results in smaller birds that reproduce less

Experts say bringing the role of biodiversity loss into focus alongside climate change may provide opportunities to better ...

Even birds living in protected Ontario reserve can't escape climate change, new study finds

New research published in a U.S. science journal found that as the number of insects declines, tree swallows at Long Point ...

Birds Are Shrinking as Insect Populations Drop

Something is causing tree swallows across North America to shrink, and scientists tracking nearly 50 years of data just ...

Canada has lost over 60% of its flying insects since the 1970s, leaving tree swallows smaller and less successful at breeding, scientists found

A stark reality has emerged from Ontario's Long Point Bird Observatory: over 60% of flying insects have vanished in four ...
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Crashing insect populations have resulted in smaller tree swallows that reproduce less

Since 1977, tree swallows at Long Point Bird Observatory have been losing mass and producing fewer offspring due to a collapse in the insect population, according to new research led by the University ...

Canada's birds have been shrinking since the 1970s as insect populations collapsed by more than 60%, scientists found

A groundbreaking study reveals a stark 60% decline in insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory since the 1970s, ...
Phys.org

Tree swallows thrive despite pollution from forever chemicals

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry indicates high levels of exposure to "forever chemicals" in the environments of many tree swallow bird groups in the United States. Despite this, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Smith: Nest boxes help put wind beneath birds' wings

SAUKVILLE – Prairies are rich wildlife habitats. They are so bountiful, in fact, sometimes they even host species that evolved to breed elsewhere. For proof we need only look at two restored ...
Phys.org

Researchers find unusual heat resilience in tree swallows

Tree swallows use behavioral and physiological mechanisms to handle rising temperatures, and their story is an optimistic example of how some species successfully respond to climate change, at least ...