:: The Nature Conservancy has asked rice farmers in California to leave water on their fields as a place for migrating waterfowl to rest and eat in the midst of the state’s … Read More
eBook Review: The World’s Rarest Birds
The World’s Rarest Birds by Erik Hirschfeld, Andy Swash, and Robert Still; published by Princeton University Press (April 2013). The World’s Rarest Birds began as an … Read More
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The virus that caused the infamous 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic likely sprang from North American wild birds and domestic birds, according to a study by Michael Worobey, … Read More
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:: Edmonton, Alberta, is the world’s capital of “ghost” or imperfect albino Black-billed Magpies :: A new study finds that jackdaws can communicate silently, just with their … Read More
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:: One of the best bird news stories this week is that the Camp Perry Wind Project on Lake Erie has been halted. :: The Red Knot … Read More
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:: A controversial Double-crested Cormorant removal hunt in South Carolina is scheduled to start next week :: The US Postal Service is releasing 10 new songbird stamps this year :: Two white … Read More
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:: Two Whooping Cranes were shot and killed in Kentucky last week :: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is starting a visit to Israel, where he will visit the … Read More
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:: Two Bald Eagles were killed last week at the Medicine River Wildlife Centre in Alberta, Canada, after the roof of the eagles’ enclosure collapsed from a heavy … Read More
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:: A Snowy Owl survived a collision with a pickup truck in Ohio :: An article about all the new species of birds discovered in 2013 :: A USA Today story … Read More
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:: Unofficially for now, Neil Hayward has broken the standing ABA Big Year record of 745species set by Sandy Komito in 1998. On December 28th, a … Read More