/tags/birds Birds en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-10/global-bird-count-midwest-missouri The annual “Great Backyard Bird Count” asks people to track the birds they see and hear over a few days. The information can help researchers better understand bird populations and whether species are declining. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:18:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-10/global-bird-count-midwest-missouri Héctor Alejandro Arzate /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-09/lead-is-a-threat-to-human-health-its-also-killing-bald-eagles Two lead-poisoned bald eagles were recently euthanized at the World Bird Sanctuary after efforts to save them failed. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-09/lead-is-a-threat-to-human-health-its-also-killing-bald-eagles Danny Wicentowski /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-07/a-rare-yellow-cardinal-draws-eyes-to-st-louis-bird-watching More than a third of Americans age 16 and up are considered bird-watchers — a figure that has more than doubled since 2016. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:29:52 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-07/a-rare-yellow-cardinal-draws-eyes-to-st-louis-bird-watching Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-05/tens-of-millions-of-birds-will-migrate-through-st-louis-and-quincy-this-month In North America, up to 10 billion birds fly up to 20,000 miles round-trip each spring and fall. Fri, 05 May 2023 15:22:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-05/tens-of-millions-of-birds-will-migrate-through-st-louis-and-quincy-this-month Emily Woodbury /2023-04-27/stlpr-helps-protect-migratory-birds-with-window-decals Listener-funded effort will help prevent glass strikes for migratory birds at STLPR’s home in Grand Center. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:54:40 GMT /2023-04-27/stlpr-helps-protect-migratory-birds-with-window-decals Fontella Bradford /2022-12-13/christmas-bird-count-could-confirm-decline-in-bird-species-across-the-st-louis-region The annual Christmas Bird Count runs from Wednesday through Jan. 5. The longest-running citizen science tradition in the nation, it will allow bird watchers to see if there is decline in bird species across the St. Louis region due to avian influenza and global warming. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:38:07 GMT /2022-12-13/christmas-bird-count-could-confirm-decline-in-bird-species-across-the-st-louis-region Britny Cordera /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-11/ecotones-brings-music-inspired-by-nature-to-a-powder-valley-trail Cellist and composer Jody Redhage Ferber is debuting EcoTones at the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Wed, 11 May 2022 19:45:27 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-11/ecotones-brings-music-inspired-by-nature-to-a-powder-valley-trail Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-02/how-stlpr-hopes-to-save-birds-from-deadly-window-strikes © 2024 �������� hopes to raise money to spare birds from deadly collisions with its building. Tue, 03 May 2022 20:10:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-02/how-stlpr-hopes-to-save-birds-from-deadly-window-strikes Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-25/smaller-brained-birds-shrink-in-response-to-climate-change-wash-u-study-finds Research from Washington University is the first to identify a direct link between cognition and animal response to climate change. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:15:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-25/smaller-brained-birds-shrink-in-response-to-climate-change-wash-u-study-finds Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2021-11-07/trumpeter-swans-are-returning-to-st-louis-heres-where-you-can-see-them The number of trumpeter swans spotted at the Audubon Center at Riverlands in West Alton has swelled in recent decades, from just five in 1991 to nearly 900 last year. Sun, 07 Nov 2021 14:15:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-07/trumpeter-swans-are-returning-to-st-louis-heres-where-you-can-see-them Shahla Farzan