Climate change means an earlier spring, which can be disorienting and threatening for migrating birds

Birds that migrate longer distances are the ones having the most trouble keeping up with climate change.

By: Morgan Tingley, University of California, Los Angeles, The Conversation

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Published: July 6, 2026

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By Morgan Tingley, University of California, Los Angeles

Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons, birds are adjusting when and how they migrate to keep up with a rapidly warming climate.

Morgan Tingley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, studies the effects of climate change on birds.

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