Featured image above shows a tufted titmouse. Photo courtesy of Autumn Rose, Florida Museum of Natural History. Bird aggression often occurs between birds of the same species. However, a new study found that birds of… Read More
WHO: Faculty and administrators from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), along with landscape industry professionals. WHAT: Scott Angle, UF vice president for agriculture and natural resources and leader of… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two buildings on the University of Florida campus, including Jennings Hall, have gotten new window treatments designed to prevent bird collisions. Several million birds die from window collisions in the U.S. each… Read More
Please see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research from University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers shows birds may be avoiding habitats near noisy highways because they can’t hear fellow… Read More
See caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The endangered snail kite’s affinity for its birthplace can come back to haunt the bird, leaving it in more peril, according to a new University of Florida Institute of… Read More
Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mosquitoes bite male birds nearly twice as often as they bite females, a finding that may help scientists understand how to stem some viruses from spreading to humans, new University… Read More
GAINESVILLE — Using boomboxes to amplify predator bird sounds in the wild, University of Florida researchers have found that smaller birds listen to vocal cues to avoid areas populated by predators. In her study, doctoral… Read More
Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For months, Erik Anderson tried to persuade a flock of vultures to stop roosting at Santa Fe College’s main campus in northwest… Read More
