Birds & Birdwatching – wildplanetjournal.com

A Billion Birds a Year Die From Window Strikes in the US: The Fix Is Surprisingly Simple

June 12, 2026 by Lizzy

A small bird flies toward a reflective home window at golden hour, with bold headline text warning how window collisions are wiping out birds by the billion.

You’ve probably heard it before. A soft thud against the glass. Maybe you get up to check, find nothing on the ground, and assume the bird shook it off and flew away. That’s what most of us assume. New research says we’ve been wrong about this for a long time. A study published in PLOS … Read more

Empty Nests and Malnourished Eaglets: What’s Happening to Michigan’s Bald Eagles?

June 11, 2026 by Lizzy

Two bald eagles stand near a large nest in a bare tree at sunset over a Michigan lakeshore, illustrating a news story about the state’s poor bald eagle nesting season.

Something is wrong with Michigan’s bald eagles this spring, and the researchers who know these birds best are concerned. Field crews who have spent decades climbing trees and banding eaglets across the state are reporting a nesting season unlike any they’ve seen before. Empty nests where young birds were documented just last year. Malnourished eaglets. … Read more