Birds can be seen all day long, which draws bird-watchers from across the region. “It’s prime time breeding season for all those wading birds,” Clementoni says.

"Most wading bird species exhibited either reduced or close to average nesting effort during 2022 and 2023 relative to the 10-year annual averages (2012–2021)," the report says. "White ibis ...

Seems birds are making their nests with hazards like metal and spikes. AUKE-FLORIAN HIEMSTRA: The biggest nest we found, a nest that included more than 1,500 nasty, metal anti-bird spikes.

READ MORE: Everglades wading birds have a banner nesting season, thanks to heavy rainfall The recent lows follow a banner year, a trend that scientists say is not unexpected. Because they forage ...

Late wet season rainfall and a tropical storm in 2021 produced a banner year for Everglades wading birds, according to the latest tally by the South Florida Water Management District. Across the ...

SWFL birds. CREDIT: WINK News A positive sign for Southwest Florida’s environment: The population of wading birds in the Everglades is soaring to near-record numbers.

Cranes can migrate 4,000 miles, but that’s not the hard part Some species of these wading birds face several make-or-break decisions along the way. Laura Baisas Sep 23, 2024 3:00 PM EDT ...

"The biggest increase is in the livers of wading birds. We found up to 180 times more PFAS than previously," said postdoctoral fellow and lead author Junjie Zhang, per Norwegian SciTech News.