ABSTRACT We conducted a field study to compare the effectiveness of acoustic recordings coupled with automated sound recognition versus traditional point counts in terms of their relative abilities to ...

All air-breathing vertebrates have a larynx--a structure of muscles and folds that protects the trachea and, in many animals, vibrates and modulates to produce a stunning array of sounds. But birds, ...

As avian influenza spreads across Ontario, officials are urging people with backyard chickens to pay attention to potential signs of infection in their flocks. They're also warning people not to feed ...

When birds and humans sing it sounds completely different, but now new research shows that the very same physical mechanisms are at play when a bird sings and a human speaks. When birds and humans ...

A Toronto-based wildlife charity says the estimated 25 million bird deaths that occur each year in Ontario due to bird-building collisions will only grow with promises by all parties in the upcoming ...

THEDFORD — A shorebird never before seen in Canada has made this Southwestern Ontario town’s sewage lagoons a destination for birders from near and far. James Holdsworth, a Port Franks-area birder, ...

As cases of bird flu continue to be detected in Ontario, and now in Quebec, one expert says containing the virus is critical to preventing a large-scale outbreak. According to the Canadian Food ...

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