Raptor Resource Project Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Author Topic: Birds in the News  (Read 489371 times)

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2055 on: July 16, 2016, 12:58:45 AM »

Endangered vulture escapes during open-air Pittsburgh show

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/endangered-vulture-escapes-during-open-air-pittsburgh-show/

Vulture escapes from National Aviary

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/10792747-74/vulture-bird-aviary

Updates: You may have heard one of our Hooded Vultures is not at home!

https://www.aviary.org/media/recent-updates/hooded-vulture

Vulture back home at National Aviary

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/10802715-74/aviary-vulture-bird

« Last Edit: July 17, 2016, 11:26:11 PM by T40cfr403 »
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2057 on: July 16, 2016, 01:19:17 AM »

« Last Edit: July 16, 2016, 01:24:40 AM by T40cfr403 »
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2058 on: July 16, 2016, 01:23:09 AM »

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2059 on: July 16, 2016, 01:27:02 AM »

Injured baby hawk rescued by Maine State Police trooper and bystanders in Belgrade

http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/07/15/injured-baby-hawk-rescued-by-maine-state-police-trooper-and-bystanders-in-belgrade/

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2060 on: July 16, 2016, 01:31:43 AM »

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2061 on: July 16, 2016, 01:55:59 AM »

Everyone's Favorite Bird Cams Are Back!

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/everyones-favorite-bird-cams-are-back-puffin-osprey

Audubon Puffin Loafing Ledge Powered by EXPLORE.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD8kq6xjNNo

or at Bird Cams - Audubon Puffin Loafing Ledge: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam

Audubon Puffin Burrow powered by EXPLORE.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YazM5NaZc

or at Bird Cams - Audubon Puffin Burrow: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam

Audubon Boat House Osprey Nest powered by EXPLORE.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Rj2Up-lx8

or at Bird Cams - Audubon Boat House Osprey Nest: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/audubon-boat-house-osprey-nest

Audubon Guillemot Burrow Cam powered by EXPLORE.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUpZ4-57Iw

or at Bird Cams - Audubon Guillemot Burrow Cam: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/guillemot-cam


Atlantic Puffin by WarblerLady
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2063 on: July 16, 2016, 02:21:48 AM »

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2064 on: July 16, 2016, 02:25:57 AM »

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2066 on: July 16, 2016, 02:35:32 AM »

BirdNote Stories for the week of July 17, 2016

Message of the Mourning Dove: http://birdnote.org/show/message-mourning-dove



A Different Drumming: http://birdnote.org/show/different-drumming



Rosalind Renfrew and the Upland Sandpiper: http://birdnote.org/show/rosalind-renfrew-and-upland-sandpiper



Are Birds Nests Reused?: http://birdnote.org/show/are-birds-nests-reused



Shorebirds - Masters of Long-Distance Migration: http://birdnote.org/show/shorebirds-masters-long-distance-migration



Birds Have No External Ears: http://birdnote.org/show/birds-have-no-external-ears



Trust and Partnerships Help Birds in Montana: http://birdnote.org/show/trust-and-partnerships-help-birds-montana

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2067 on: July 16, 2016, 03:05:00 PM »

Direct from the "After the Fledge" lecture hall on July 16, 2016, comes the Emmy-award-winning documentary, Mysteries of the Driftless! Don't miss it!  :D

A New Era in Driftless Education: http://www.untamedscience.com/mysteries-driftless-zone/
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #2069 on: July 16, 2016, 08:57:44 PM »

Drones to unleash vaccine-laced M&Ms in bid to save endangered ferrets (Again, not about birds directly, although prairie dogs are prey for raptors, but weirdly inventive! Just seeing if you're paying attention.  :D)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/12/us-government-black-footed-ferret-mandm-vaccines



Update: No, the US Isn't Using Vaccine-Laced M&Ms to Save Ferrets

http://www.livescience.com/55427-drone-vaccines-save-ferrets.html
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring