Category Archives: Birds
eNews: The Mystery of Beautiful Males—Explained
Cornell Lab eNews March 2015 The Mystery of Beautiful Males—Explained We love birds because of their outrageous beauty—but why is it the males that so often look fabulous? It’s an age-old question, now explored in depth at All About Bird Biology. With colorful quizzes … Continue reading
GBBC eNews: Overall Count Summary
GBBC eNewsletter March 10, 2015 Western Meadowlark, Chuck Gibson, Kansas, 2015 GBBC GBBC 2015 Overview You did it! Once again participants from around the world set new records for the number of species identified during the four days of the … Continue reading
Do Bird-Friendly Yards Attract More Predators?
Male Northern Cardinal at nest. Photo by Carolyn Mathur. Do Bird-Friendly Yards Attract More Predators? As more bird enthusiasts replace their lawns with bird-friendly plantings like trees and shrubs, they might be concerned about attracting nest predators into the … Continue reading
Petition to Regulate Wind Industry, MBTA Rulemaking, USDA Oil Spill Response Effective
ABC Submits New Petition to Regulate the Wind Industry — FWS Considering Rulemaking American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has filed a formal petition with the U.S. Department of the Interior calling for the agency to establish new regulations governing … Continue reading
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Audubon California Enews and Take Action to Save California Gnatcatcher
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS February 2015 Tell the Feds the Gnatcatcher exists The latest attempt by some Southern California developers to have the Coastal California Gnatcatcher removed from protections under the Endangered Species Act is pretty outrageous – they claim the … Continue reading
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Cornell Lab eNews
Cornell Lab eNews February 2015 A United Nations of bird expectations for this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count (photos via GBBC photo gallery, clockwise): American Robin by John Skene from Indiana, U.S.A.; Gray Jays by Rejean Turgeon from Quebec, Canada; … Continue reading
Band-tailed Pigeon Mortality
CDFW Researchers are Monitoring Band-tailed Pigeon Mortality January 29, 2015 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is closely monitoring the population of band-tailed pigeons for mortality this winter. Band-tailed pigeons are California’s only native pigeon. They spend their … Continue reading
Climate Change Threatens 120 San Diego Bird Species
Published on Jan 29, 2015 Every winter, San Diego’s lagoons, lakes and beaches attract thousands of migrating birds. The region is a crucial refueling spot along one of the world’s busiest bird flight paths. But KPBS reporter Susan Murphy tells … Continue reading
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #75
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on January 28, 2015 Streaked laughingthrushes range across the northern part sof the Indian subcontinent in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and Tajikistan. (Virag Sharma) … Continue reading
The Birds of Spain! Fantastic Video
After many hours of hard work throughout continental Spain, this amatuer nature photographer managed to create and edit this short film about the birds of Spain, the European country with the highest number and diversity of bird species. The result … Continue reading
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #74
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on December 24, 2014 White-cheeked barbet and rufous treepie battling. Both are distributed along the Western Ghats S from the Surat Dangs and along the associated … Continue reading
How birds get by without external ears
A new study looks at how birds localize sounds. It seems that their slightly oval-shaped head transforms sound waves in a similar way to external ears. Unlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals help the … Continue reading
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Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #73
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on November 5, 2014 Asian Openbills are a distinctive stork specifically adapted to foraging around inland wetlands mainly in the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia. (Tanmoy … Continue reading
WATCH: Hawk Takes Out Quadcopter Drone, Reclaims the Sky
Mike Flacy, Digital Trends Oct 10, 2014 Filmed over Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently, a large hawk gave Amazon a reason to rethink the company’s Prime Air drone delivery initiative. YouTube user and software developer Christopher Schmidt has … Continue reading