Although water is essential for survival, many desert birds are adapted to exist with very little of it. Black-throated sparrows, found all over the Southwest, go weeks or even months at a time ...

Southwestern desert birds live on the edge but have adapted over time. Now the evidence suggests they are struggling to adapt to rapid climate change.

Birds in California’s desert are dying by Tom Egan, Kim Delfino and John Sepulvado, opinion contributors - 01/23/20 5:00 PM ET ...

Some desert birds may be under added stress due to the extreme heat this summer. Death Valley National Park just had its hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 108.1 degrees in July.

Bird populations in the Mojave Desert have collapsed over the last century, and now scientists say they know why: The animals’ bodies can’t cope with the hotter and drier weather brought on by ...

Last year, UC Berkeley biologists discovered that bird populations in the Mojave Desert had crashed over the past 100 years. The biologists now have evidence that heat stress is a key cause.

Desert birds help pollinate flowers and disperse seeds, control insect outbreaks, and keep rodent populations in check. They also fill the silence with the sound of their calls. As UC Berkeley ...

Desert birds seek refuge in areas with higher elevation, more surface water, and higher levels of precipitation. But over time as precipitation continues to decline, these refuges are also drying up.

Would you rather be a small desert-dwelling mammal, or a bird? In the Mojave Desert, an area that includes parts of California and Nevada, average temperatures have risen 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit ...

High mountain bird communities tend to be poorly studied due to their relative inaccessibility, ... (Oenanthe leucopyga). Due to the dearth of ecological studies of desert birds, particularly in the ...

Birdwatching in the desert by michaelwolcott August 21, 2009 January 23, 2024. Click to print (Opens in new window) Print; Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email; ...