Small Eggs, Big Trade-offs: How Shorebirds Balance Clutch Size and Climate Risk
A Little Ringed Plover nest with two eggs, highlighting how some shorebirds may reduce clutch size in response to environmental stress or resource limitations. © Gyorgy Szimuly
Breeding and Life-cycles

Small Eggs, Big Trade-offs: How Shorebirds Balance Clutch Size and Climate Risk

Why do some birds lay fewer, larger eggs? Shorebirds breeding in extreme environments have evolved surprising strategies to balance energy, risk, and reproductive success.

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Same Species, Different Clocks: Migration That Shapes Reproductive Timing in Birds
A Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis oreganus) in the fresh light of spring. While this species isn’t featured in the study, it serves as a reminder of how migration and seasonal timing weave together in the lives of birds across latitudes. © Ilya Povalyaev

Same Species, Different Clocks: Migration That Shapes Reproductive Timing in Birds

Why do some birds get ready to breed while others are still preparing to migrate—despite living in the same place? The answer lies in how they sense time.
Breeding and Life-cycles
The Ornithologist

The Ornithologist
Real-Time, Real Impact: Revolutionary Bird Tracking with Interrex’s UBILINK
A Northern Lapwing is being carefully processed for research before release. Studies like this provide vital data on migration and survival. © Eunbi Kwon, Department of Ornithology, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence

Real-Time, Real Impact: Revolutionary Bird Tracking with Interrex’s UBILINK

Satellite technology is evolving fast – Interrex’s UBILINK system offers a game-changing solution for high-resolution, remote wildlife tracking.
Fieldwork and Technology
The Ornithologist

The Ornithologist