Scientists study the mysteries of bird migration in the mountains of Los Angeles
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists study the mysteries of bird migration in the mountains of Los Angeles

NPR  

Scientists study the mysteries of bird migration in the mountains of Los Angeles Every spring, a remarkable sight unfolds in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, as thousands of songbirds fly north. CHANG: Reckling is studying bird migration at UCLA. CHANG: Lauren Hill is a graduate student at Cal State LA, and she co-leads what's called a banding station where researchers catch the bird so they can tag and measure them. CHANG: And if the bird is ever caught again, that number connects it to all the other data the scientists are gathering about the bird's health, like wing size.

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This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds
1 year, 8 months ago

This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds

LA Times  

The San Gabriel Mountains loom like an impregnable fortress for millions of migrating birds making their long and perilous journey to distant breeding grounds in the far north. “For birds flying north over the Los Angeles Basin and encountering the San Gabriel Mountains, Bear Divide is like a gate in the castle wall,” said Ryan Terrill, a biologist at Cal …

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