Migrating Birds /tags/migrating-birds Migrating Birds en-US Copyright Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:30:52 GMT Estimated 20,000 migratory birds have died so far in Klamath Basin botulism outbreak /wildlife/2024-08-30/estimated-20-000-migratory-birds-have-died-so-far-in-klamath-basin-botulism-outbreak Increased water allocation to the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges is helping mitigate a summer botulism outbreak that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of migratory birds. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:30:52 GMT /wildlife/2024-08-30/estimated-20-000-migratory-birds-have-died-so-far-in-klamath-basin-botulism-outbreak Juliet Grable As they migrate, more Oregon geese are getting sick and dying /wildlife/2023-11-02/as-they-migrate-more-oregon-geese-are-getting-sick-and-dying It's bird migration season in Oregon, and wildlife officials say more geese are catching diseases and dying. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:26:43 GMT /wildlife/2023-11-02/as-they-migrate-more-oregon-geese-are-getting-sick-and-dying Nathan Wilk Congress passes legislation to study Lake Abert and other saline lakes /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-23/congress-passes-legislation-to-study-lake-abert-and-other-saline-lakes A new program aimed at improving the health of imperiled salt lakes across the American West is moving forward, thanks to legislation passed by Congress this week. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:49:57 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-23/congress-passes-legislation-to-study-lake-abert-and-other-saline-lakes Erik Neumann Oregonians asked to turn off lights as millions of migrating birds head north /wildlife/2022-06-03/oregonians-asked-to-turn-off-lights-as-millions-of-migrating-birds-head-north The Audubon Society shared a “lights-out alert” this week. Light pollution can disorient migrating birds, causing them to exhaust themselves. It also can draw them into urban areas where they can face hazards, like crashing into windows. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:05:26 GMT /wildlife/2022-06-03/oregonians-asked-to-turn-off-lights-as-millions-of-migrating-birds-head-north Alex Hasenstab Bill to study disappearing salt lakes like Oregon’s Lake Abert is being proposed in Congress /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-10-05/bill-to-study-disappearing-salt-lakes-like-oregons-lake-abert-is-being-proposed-in-congress A threatened Oregon lake that’s so salty it’s considered “hypersaline” could benefit from recently proposed legislation in the House of Representatives. It’s aimed at monitoring Lake Abert in Lake County and others, like Utah’s Great Salt Lake, that provide habitat for migratory birds. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:55:31 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-10-05/bill-to-study-disappearing-salt-lakes-like-oregons-lake-abert-is-being-proposed-in-congress Erik Neumann Biden Moves To Make It Illegal (Again) To Accidentally Kill Migratory Birds /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-03-09/biden-moves-to-make-it-illegal-again-to-accidentally-kill-migratory-birds The changes will restore protections that were taken away under former President Donald Trump. But they will take time, and wildlife advocates say many bird species already face a risk of extinction. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:15:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-03-09/biden-moves-to-make-it-illegal-again-to-accidentally-kill-migratory-birds Nathan Rott Make A Date With A Migratory Bird, May 11th /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-07/make-a-date-with-a-migratory-bird-may-11th If you're looking for something to do on Saturday, May 11th, look at a bird. Because May 11th is World Migratory Bird Day, at least in our part of the… Tue, 07 May 2019 16:46:39 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-07/make-a-date-with-a-migratory-bird-may-11th The ϷӴý Exchange Team Celebrating Migratory Birds, By Day And Year /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-10/celebrating-migratory-birds-by-day-and-year For 25 years now, people enthusiastic about keeping birds on the planet have celebrated World Migratory Bird Day. One teensy little problem: birds don't… Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:34:45 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-10/celebrating-migratory-birds-by-day-and-year Geoffrey Riley See The Birds Off As They Fly South /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-19/see-the-birds-off-as-they-fly-south If it seems like just a few more birds are flying around of late, your powers of observation are acute. Plenty of birds are on the move this time of year,… Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:35:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-19/see-the-birds-off-as-they-fly-south Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich Migrating Birds Link Ashland, Ore., and Guanajuato, Mexico /show/as-it-was/2016-10-20/migrating-birds-link-ashland-ore-and-guanajuato-mexico Ashland and Guanajuato, Mexico, have developed cultural and people-to-people ties since becoming sister cities 47 years ago. For thousands of years before… Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2016-10-20/migrating-birds-link-ashland-ore-and-guanajuato-mexico Kernan Turner