Bird research News Archive
![The burrowing owl // Photo: Jennie Horvat](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/buow_OGC_Largeformat-janet-ng-150x150.jpg)
For grassland bird conservation, it’s not the size that matters
August 7, 2018 —
U of M researchers uncover something unusual that will help us save grassland birds
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Faculty of Science
‘It’s for the birds’: UofM MSc student wins top prize as ‘Canada’s New Noah 2018’
March 23, 2018 —
Biological Masters student Amélie Roberto-Charron has just been chosen for a prestigious national scholarship
![Savannah Sparrow sits on a hand // Photo: Clair Curry](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Savannah-Sparrow-Clair-Curry-150x150.jpg)
Landmark study reports on new layer of complexity in songbird communication
March 5, 2018 —
An update from the songbird file
![Savannah Sparrow // Photo: Paulson Des Brisay](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Unknown-150x150.jpeg)
Canadian songbirds forced to change their tunes
January 24, 2018 —
Some Canadian songbirds have to change their tunes because noise pollution from things like oil and gas drilling equipment otherwise drowns out important parts of their songs, U of M researchers have found