Flocks arrived by the dozens in the dark before sunrise. Some traveled in groups. Others arrived solo. They all wanted a spot in the wetlands but had to wait for the Missouri Department of ...

Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise — peak time for bird activity. The early part of LaBarbera’s Sunday shift is ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in north-western Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally important wetland (Ramsar site) and an Important Bird Area, a site recognised ...

Wetland farming sites can support three times more birds than drained agricultural grassland – including rare species, a study has shown. The findings that “paludiculture” sites can boost birdlife add ...

Scarecrows made from plastic sheets and sacks do little to stop the birds from foraging on newly sown fields. Around the wetland, large birds such as Asian openbill stork (locally called Ghungiphor ...