In Amsterdam, the birds have been constructing nests out of plastic food wrappers, masks and other waste for at least 30 years, researchers report in the February Ecology. The revelation shows not ...

Explores various types of bird nests and the unique building habits of different bird species. It showcases how birds construct their homes using available materials in diverse environments ...

Cornell University's Bird lab hosts a BirdCast Migration Dashboard ... planet are wreaking havoc with some species' migration patterns. The mismatch of their migration with food sources puts ...

More information: Auke‐Florian Hiemstra et al, Birds documenting the Anthropocene: Stratigraphy of plastic in urban bird nests, Ecology (2025). DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70010 ...

Much like tree rings hold climate records, bird nests preserve an unintentional archive — not of weather patterns, but of pollution. Eurasian coots (Fulica atra) are small black waterbirds.

Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves ... “There may be way more data in a bird nest than you may realize,” Hiemstra tells Science.

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As agriculture is South Dakota’s number one industry, if bird flu reaches flocks here, it could pose a major threat to farmers. Although the infection risk for humans is low, they can contract ...

In fact, this has already begun: Researchers revealed the history of bird nests in The Netherlands by scrutinizing plastic litter used in the nests’ construction. Many different birds ...

Covid-19 face masks, a chocolate wrapper from 1994 and a 30-year-old polystyrene burger box – the nests of Amsterdam’s Eurasian coots chart changes to consumer society through plastic waste.