Where Have All the Common Grackles Gone?
September 18, 2024 —
Scientists are racing to figure out why a widespread blackbird is disappearing.
Alice Sun
Reporter, Audubon Magazine
Alice Sun is a science writer, visual storyteller, and birder based in Brooklyn. See more of her work at alicesun.ca
Articles by Alice Sun
Dive Into 125 Years of Audubon Magazine Covers, Bird by Bird
September 05, 2024 —
We catalogued more than 700 covers dating back to 1899 to discover what their subjects reveal about our publication’s enduring interests.
How to Keep Nest Boxes From Turning Lethal in Extreme Heat
August 22, 2024 —
As soaring temperatures during the breeding season become more severe and widespread, here’s how you can make nest boxes cooler homes for baby birds and their parents.
One Team's Mission to Recover the Indigenous Names of Ontario’s Birds
May 21, 2024 —
In the Anishinaabemowin language, bird names are embedded with traditional knowledge. An ongoing project is trying to document as many as possible before they are lost.
Cities Are Testing Birth Control to Solve Pigeon Problems
April 16, 2024 —
Booming populations of these familiar urban birds are causing complaints. Can contraception help?
Why Do Birds Incubate Rocks?
March 14, 2024 —
From stones to bones and other random objects, birds have been found to incubate seemingly anything that looks like an egg. But maybe that’s also the point?
This White Red-tailed Hawk Isn't Just Gorgeous—It's Also a Rare Scientific Opportunity
March 12, 2024 —
The stunning raptor was recently trapped in Oklahoma by an awestruck group of researchers, who affixed the bird with a GPS transmitter for further study.
How Do Birds Respond to Extreme Wildfire Haze? Project Phoenix Aims to Find Out
November 15, 2023 —
Harnessing the power of community science can help birds as smoke pollution from blazes becomes more extreme.
Merlin Is Magical, but It Still Makes Mistakes
August 23, 2023 —
As the popularity of the app’s Sound ID feature grows, so do concerns about how imperfect artificial intelligence impacts a trove of scientific data.
