Migratory Bird Tracking Could Boost Conservation Efforts for the Wood Thrush

Migratory bird tracking could boost conservation efforts for the wood thrush

According to a DNR annual report, Iowa is an “important” migratory corridor and has some of the highest numbers of migrating birds – up to 1 billion in some years – during the fall season.

Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree

This story was originally published in July 2021. I was surveying a block on the southeast side of First Roach Pond in Kokadjo, when I noticed a downy woodpecker clinging to a roadside tree, about 4 feet off the ground. Its head was turned, its bill across its back in normal napping fashion. On my return 45 minutes later, it was still there. As I approached, I noted that it was in classic cling-to-a-tree posture – two toes in front, gripping the…

Blane Klemek Outdoors: Veeries offer one of the sweetest songs among Northland songbirds

Thrush species of birds, with their unique songs and calls, are among my favorite groups of birds. In fact, the entire family of birds that thrushes belong to has, in my view, one primary thing in common: they all have the sweetest spring and summer songs. Thrushes are members of the avian family Turdidae, which the familiar and ubiquitous American robin is also a member of. Thrushes, which are considered common in their forest and woodland habi…

Migratory bird tracking could boost conservation efforts for the wood thrush • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff put a Motus tag on a wood thrush to track its migration, in the hopes of learning important information about the bird. (Photo courtesy of DNR's YouTube channel)The Iowa Department of Natural Resources participates in a global network that uses small tags and antenna receivers to track migratory patterns of birds, bats and insects, and it has recorded 607 detections of 340 individuals from 39 bird speci…

Migratory bird tracking could boost conservation efforts for the wood...

Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff put a Motus tag on a wood thrush to track its migration, in the hopes of learning important information about the bird. (Photo courtesy of DNR's YouTube channel)The Iowa Department of Natural Resources participates in a global network that uses small tags and antenna receivers to track migratory patterns [...] The post Migratory bird tracking could boost conservation efforts for the wood… appeared first…

Spring waterfowl survey shows positive results

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced data is now available from the annual spring survey of breeding waterfowl. The survey indicated stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds.