Sentence:  Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently <WSD>reported</WSD>...that pine siskins ("Spinus pinus") undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). (15)