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RMBO’s field crew discovered its first Mountain Plover nest of the season on May 8. After the cold start to spring, this newly laid nest...
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory had a productive and successful first field season studying Baird's and Grasshopper Sparrow overwintering survival and habitat use in the Chihuahuan...
A herd of bison grazes the golden-hued grasslands, Ferruginous Hawks patrol the skies for jackrabbits, and packs of coyotes yip back and forth across the...
Earlier this month, the sustainable tourism website Rumbos published a photo of an alleged Black Swift taken Dec. 2, 2012, during a birding rally in...
Six years ago in late August, Rich Levad, Rob Sparks, Jason Beason and Ken Behrens hiked through spruce fir forest to a spot just above...
The last bird that breeds in the U.S. and Canada with an unknown winter destination has finally given up its secret. After years of research...
The new Fall/Winter edition of The All-Bird Bulletin features five stories about RMBO's work. See pages 12 -16 to read: "New Model Identifies Bird Habitat...