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BirdCam Forum => Bird News => Topic started by: gardengirl1 on January 20, 2015, 02:58:58 PM
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From time to time we all find news articles and videos regarding new information regarding our avian friends. This new thread is a place for you to share them.
From the Operation Migration Field Journal I found this interesting link about new developments in the UK on identifying fingerprints on feathers. Scoundrels who shoot, injure , or illegally hunt birds may have met their match.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30802401
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GG what a great idea for a new thread. Thank you! The article was genius, yet simple, just fingerprint the flight feathers!
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GG - love this new thread. A great idea. The fingerprints on feathers is a great article. Interesting that it states the flight feathers have a tight weave which shows the prints up better. This will be a very good thread! Thanks for opening it up.
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Here's a very interesting article about the intelligence of birds:
http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/brain/index.html
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And one more article from Audubon. The oldest living African Penquin develeped not-so-common skin cancer.
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/birds/world-s-oldest-african-penguin-fights-skin-cancer&utm_source=engagement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015-01-22_email_wingspan
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Problem solving abilities of birds.
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,490943046001_2009877,00.html
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GG. cool article. This is a great thread!!
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I came across this item just yesterday.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-wildlife-centre-discovers-rescued-crow-can-talk-1.2934909
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Recent research study at U of Iowa re: crows and abstract reasoning
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crows-may-be-able-make-analogies
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I posted this in the Education thread back in December. Now the data interpretations and earlier analyses are starting to trickle out (see the 3 links at the bottom). One funny fact, at least I found it amusing, is that peregrine falcons are more closely related to parrots than hawks. A parrot on steroids! ;)
Re: Bald Eagle Anatomy & Physiology
? Reply #32 on: December 12, 2014, 06:02:04 AM ?
This is big! HUGE! 28 or 29 (!) papers are being published today, all publicly available, about a major accomplishment - the genome sequencing of 48 bird species, including eagles.
A flock of genomes: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/346/6215/1308.short
Here's a summary of this incredible research. 'Big Bang' of bird evolution mapped: Genes reveal deep histories of bird origins, feathers, flight and song: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141211142136.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Of particular note was this: What happens to species facing extinction or recovering from near-extinction? Birds are like the proverbial canaries in the coal mine because of their sensitivity to environmental changes that cause extinction. In a Genome Biology study led by Shengbin Li, Cheng Cheng and Jun Yu from Xi'an Jiaotong University and Jarvis, researchers analyzed the genomes of species that have recently gone nearly extinct, including the crested ibis in Asia and the bald eagle in the Americas. They found genes that break down environmental toxins have a higher rate of mutations in these species and there is lower diversity of immune system genes in endangered species. In a recovering crested ibis population, genes involved in brain function and metabolism are evolving more rapidly. The researchers found more genomic diversity in the recovering population than was expected, giving greater hope for species conservation.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-zack/songbirds-carry-on-dinosa_b_6590672.html?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science
http://www.nature.com/news/tree-of-life-constructed-for-all-living-bird-species-1.11712
http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/science-genomes-48-bird-species-avian-family-tree-02340.html
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Here is some Bird News and a "new development" in New York City:
http://www.audubon.org/news/bald-eagles-come-big-apple
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Pigeon power
A new University of Iowa study suggests similarity between how pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do.
http://now.uiowa.edu/2015/02/pigeon-power
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Well, this isn't good. The livers of apex predators, like bald eagles, around the world are loaded with flame retardants, which can be responsible for weird behavior and decreased reproductive success.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/feb/michigan2019s-bald-eagles-full-of-flame-retardants
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Pigeon power
A new University of Iowa study suggests similarity between how pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do.
http://now.uiowa.edu/2015/02/pigeon-power
What an interesting article, ginger. Thanks for sharing
Well, this isn't good. The livers of apex predators, like bald eagles, around the world are loaded with flame retardants, which can be responsible for weird behavior and decreased reproductive success.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/feb/michigan2019s-bald-eagles-full-of-flame-retardants
T40 - yet another example of how much impact humans can have on wildlife and not be aware of it. Thanks for briniging this to our attention.
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gg - what am amazing young man Tristan Picotte is! What an interesting, inspiring article! I see him accomplishing wonderful things in his life and much in the name of saving species of animals. He is compassionate and understands the challenges our world creates with the environment and wildlife. I see him having a definite, positive, long-lasting impact, somehow in some way.
You and T-40 got me looking more closely at Environmental Health News and I zoned in on "Winged Warnings" articles. Here's something interesting to read about deformed beaks appearing in Chickadees in Alaska and how it could be caused by a new virus. I hope they figure this one out for the sake of the birds:
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/aug/wingedwarnings6deformed-chickadees
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gg - what am amazing young man Tristan Picotte is! What an interesting, inspiring article! I see him accomplishing wonderful things in his life and much in the name of saving species of animals. He is compassionate and understands the challenges our world creates with the environment and wildlife. I see him having a definite, positive, long-lasting impact, somehow in some way.
You and T-40 got me looking more closely at Environmental Health News and I zoned in on "Winged Warnings" articles. Here's something interesting to read about deformed beaks appearing in Chickadees in Alaska and how it could be caused by a new virus. I hope they figure this one out for the sake of the birds:
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/aug/wingedwarnings6deformed-chickadees
LOL! I went right to "Winged Warnings" too, glogdog!
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We certainly didn't do the bald eagle any favors by removing it from the Endangered Species Act, because Federal agency approvals like this don't have to consider the effects on eagles any more!
http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/59011-epa-approval-of-dow-s-enlist-duo-herbicide-violates-endangered-species-act.html
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Handle with Care - I'm glad some of these issues of what's found at the local garbage dump are being brought to the forefront.
T40 - thank goodness for the farmers and environmental groups trying to stop that decision to use that herbicide. Here's hoping they are successful!
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Here's an interesting fact - a (two-toned) Cardinal bird :
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-half-and-half-cardinal-talk-0212-20150211-story.html
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Well, this is very scary news. Infected coots are killing bald eagles. :-\
http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/identify-name-toxic-cyanobacteria-killing-american-bald-eagles-0215/
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This is too good not to pass on - researchers used the equivalent of tin foil hats to study how birds use the earth's magnetic field to navigate. ;D
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150227131003.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Thought provoking, isn't it Bird obsession? I swear I can tell time by my cats when their internal dinner bell goes off. ;) The researchers did point out there's probably something else going on with memories about food caches and couldn't comment on learned behavior or training. And crows truly are amazing, I agree, as well as chimps (Chimp Eden bias there, maybe).
The paper is a meta-analysis of previous specific research, so I'm taking their findings with a grain of salt. They couldn't say much about birds in general because most of the research had been done on pigeons, for example. I'm assuming their statistical analysis is accurate, but I think we're a loooong ways from understanding how our furry, feathered and scaly friends think! I enjoyed your observations!
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This sounds promising! It's the first proactive avian research I've run across for wind farms. 'Bout time.
http://renewables.seenews.com/news/wind-turbines-off-finlands-coast-to-stop-when-birds-approach-466556
http://www.adn.com/article/20150305/finland-wind-farm-aims-limit-harm-birds
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Neanderthals made eagle claw jewelry?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150311160442.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is such a good article from Audubon! It's cutting-edge research in a highly informative, entertaining and readable format. (I've always thought eaglets in their gray-cottonball-down-clown-feet stage look positively prehistoric. If I'm not looking at a dinosaur, it's pretty darn close.)
Which Came First: the Dinosaur or the Bird?
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2015/which-came-first-dinosaur-or-bird?utm_source=engagement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015-03-19_email_wingspan
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Terrible. These swans couldn't catch a break - lead poisoning and avian influenza.
http://www.poultrymed.com/Poultrymed/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=178&FID=1825&PID=0&IID=2257844
Unfortunately, the H5 virus has made it to the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-birds.htm
More H5 virus detected in wild birds.
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/03/h5n8-found-more-wild-birds-us-sweden
More research on the H5 virus - not much info on how it affects wild birds.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402132817.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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More on crows: http://b.oooom.net/1snq | http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/backyard-crows-bring-gifts-to-8-year-old-girl-who-feeds-them-its-showing-me-how-much-they-love-me/
Included in the story:
'The birds often leave behind shiny trinkets -- earrings, buttons, hinges, polished rocks -- small enough to fit into their mouths, reported BBC.
'Gabi said a bird once left behind part of a necklace with the word "best" printed on it.'
There are so many interesting stories of crows and research on their intelligence. The more I rad about them, the more I think it would be to have a wild crow "aquintance."
Here is a link to how crows can gather to "mourn" their dead: http://www.mi-reporter.com/news/255359471.html# (http://www.mi-reporter.com/news/255359471.html#)
Thanks, Bird for the link. If only I had had internet the day I saw this behavior with my very own eyes.
I heard several crows causing a ruckus, so I looked out my window to see what all the commotion was about. I was startled and mesmerized by what I saw. There was an obviously dead crow on my sidewalk and a group of 6-7 crows had encircled the body and were calling out loudly. At one point, the circle all turned their backs on their dead friend and called out once again as if to announce to anyone listening, "Fred is dead! Fred is dead! Long live Fred!" I was sure I was witnessing a funeral ceremony. An avid birder friend of mine had never heard of this behavior but it has stayed with me all these years later.
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Neat story T40. So cool you got to witness that.
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Black vultures making a comeback in Portugal but there are still worries.
http://phys.org/news/2015-04-black-vultures-southern-portugal.html
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The subject of Siblicide and aggression among nestlings often comes up when the bonking starts among nestmates in the Decorah nest, and some other nests we may follow. There is a thread in Forum (on the "Other Raptors Cams" board) for the Black Eagles of South Africa (also known as Therreaux's Eagles), and the first egg was laid today in that nest. When I mentioned it in another Forum thread today, another member cautioned people about watching that cam because siblicide is typical there and is an expected practice in that species, as well as parental aggression toward the fledgling to get it to leave the parental pair's territory. This can be difficult to watch.
Anyway, that led me to discover and post the following info about Avian Siblicide. There are two very different and distinct forms of avian siblicide - the type practiced by Black Eagles (and some other species of birds), which only lay two eggs, and almost always results in the death of the 2nd nestmate, and the other type that is related to environmental factors, which is the type sometimes (but not always) seen in some Bald Eagle nests, for example (and other species of birds), and is the type that can vary greatly even among a species. Due to the very favorable environmental factors, such as a steady, year-round, ample supply of food, and parenting behavior, we haven't seen this in Mom and Dad Decorah's nest, even though there is aggression between the nestmates, which hasn't resulted in death in the Decorah nest.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... Here's are some interesting things I have learned about avian siblicide...
The Verreaux's Eagles (Black Eagles) of South Africa usually only raise 1 chick per season. Siblicide is typical behavior in their nests if they hatch more than one egg. This is also true in some other species of birds. As described by Douglas W. Mock, Hugh Drummond and Christopher H. Stinson, in their publication, "Avian Siblicide," "The black eagle is one of the first birds in which siblicide was described." Another thing I learned from this article is that there are two very distinctly different forms of siblicide - one is known as obligate, and the other is known as facultative. Obligate siblicide is found in certain species that usually only ever lay two eggs and the first-hatched chick almost always kills the second one. This is the type of siblicide found in Black (Therreaux's) Eagles, and some other types of birds. The other type of siblicide, called facultative siblicide, is the kind that varies based on environmental factors (availability of food, etc.) - as can happen in some Bald Eagle nests (and other birds), and why we don't see it in Mom and Dad's Decorah nest, because of the abundance of food at that nest. And this type of aggression varies widely among different populations of the same species - more so in some, and not at all in others
That is a very informative article about Avian Siblicide, BUT... **NOTE*** VIEWER ALERT*** There are photos of siblicide in that article, so you may choose not to look at that article *** That article can be viewed without downloading it, and can be found at http://www.academia.edu/3826423/Avian_Siblicide
(Douglas W. Mock is associate professor of zoology at the University of Oklahoma. He was educated at Cornell University and the University of Minnesota, where he received his Ph.D. in ecology and behavioral biology in 1976. Hugh Drummond is a researcher in animal behavior at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He was educated at Bristol University, the University of Leeds and the University of Tennessee, where he received his Ph.D. in psychology in 1980. Christopher H. Stinson was educated at Swarthmore College, the College of William and Mary and the University of Washington, where he received his Ph.D. in 1982.)
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Thanks Baz. And t40. Truly the survival of the fitest.
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I heard several crows causing a ruckus, so I looked out my window to see what all the commotion was about. I was startled and mesmerized by what I saw. There was an obviously dead crow on my sidewalk and a group of 6-7 crows had encircled the body and were calling out loudly. At one point, the circle all turned their backs on their dead friend and called out once again as if to announce to anyone listening, "Fred is dead! Fred is dead! Long live Fred!" I was sure I was witnessing a funeral ceremony. An avid birder friend of mine had never heard of this behavior but it has stayed with me all these years later.
Oh how cool T40. I remember Larry & Lucy burying the one egg and laying a feather over it.
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Fascinating video and informative article on the complex food web of the California condor.
http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/birds-1/condors-throw-dead-sea-lion-party-at-big-sur.html
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The longest-living, banded, wild eagle in the U.S. lived 33 years, 5 months.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3726929-raptors-banded-duluths-evans-set-longevity-record
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The longest-living, banded, wild eagle in the U.S. lived 33 years, 5 months.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3726929-raptors-banded-duluths-evans-set-longevity-record
Interesting article, T40. A lot will be learned about eagle longevity as more are banded. I have to scratch my head though over one unexplained aspect of that article- I wonder what was the reason for that man to capture the gyrfalcon this past February - the gyrfalcon that recently became identified as the oldest known banded wild gyrafalcon? It didn't say if the gyrfalcon was injured or sick. (News articles drive me nuts sometimes with the omission of aspects of their story that lead to obvious questions that would have been easily answered if the reporter had bothered. ::) ::) ::) !! )
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The longest-living, banded, wild eagle in the U.S. lived 33 years, 5 months.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3726929-raptors-banded-duluths-evans-set-longevity-record
Interesting article, T40. A lot will be learned about eagle longevity as more are banded. I have to scratch my head though over one unexplained aspect of that article- I wonder what was the reason for that man to capture the gyrfalcon this past February - the gyrfalcon that recently became identified as the oldest known banded wild gyrafalcon? It didn't say if the gyrfalcon was injured or sick. (News articles drive me nuts sometimes with the omission of aspects of their story that lead to obvious questions that would have been easily answered if the reporter had bothered. ::) ::) ::) !! )
I assumed he recognized the band on the gyrfalcon, or was fairly sure about it. Either that or a federal bander is allowed to trap banded birds for recordkeeping purposes and it was a lucky accident it was one of "his." But you're right; the next question should have started with, "Why..."
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And the world's most polluted wild bird is ---> http://phys.org/news/2015-04-flameproof-falcons-hawks-polluted-bird.html
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"Action on multiple fronts, illegal poisoning and wind farm planning, is required to reverse the decline of the Egyptian vulture in southern Spain" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320715001408
I couldn't find open access to this research paper, so I don't know what kind of "illegal poisoning" they're talking about.
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Well, this is just about the COOLEST story I've come across in a long time!!!!! Houdini is the falcon (hybrid peregrine gyrfalcon) equivalent of Challenger the bald eagle and is being used to teach radar how to tell the difference between ground clutter and birds in flight. These data can then be used by wind farms as an early warning system to allow time to cut the wind turbines' power and hopefully keep birds from flying into the blades.
This is a short introduction to the topic, with a great photo of Houdini, the peregrine falcon. http://www.gizmodo.in/science/A-GPS-Equipped-Falcon-Could-Keep-Birds-From-Flying-Into-Wind-Turbines/articleshow/47033698.cms
And here's the excellent article that lays out all the details. http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=16495
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Now they're finding microplastics in eagles, and lots of it! >:(
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150424/PC16/150429581/eagles-found-with-marine-pollutants
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Avian flu map last updated 5/6/15. http://www.wattagnet.com/Avian_influenza_outbreak_map.html
2 more commercial farms confirmed with avian flu in Iowa on Friday. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/08/bird-flu-iowa-chickens_n_7245350.html
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What factors affect the time songbirds incubate their eggs? http://phys.org/news/2015-05-uncovers-songbirds-vary-devoted-eggs.html
Wonder why the researchers didn't factor in the ambient air temperature, especially considering their finding that tropical songbirds spend less time warming their eggs than their northern cousins?
I'm also at a loss to see how eagles fit into these scenarios. Eagles have relatively long lives and aren't particularly susceptible to predation and neither are their eggs, but they spend a lot of time warming their eggs just like songbirds under predation pressure. ???
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This is a summary of a 2013 USFWS research paper entitled: BALD EAGLE AND GOLDEN EAGLE MORTALITIES AT WIND ENERGY FACILITIES IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
https://turtletalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/jrr-12-00019-1.pdf
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Birds 'weigh' peanuts in the shell and choose heavier ones. Science sounds fun until you're the one stuck opening hundreds of peanut shells and closing them back up. LOL!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522174719.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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From chicken to dinosaur: Scientists experimentally 'reverse evolution' of perching toe. Interesting because it's not genetic evolution at work, but mechanical evolution.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522174534.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Vaccines developed for H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza strains. This is important because these are the strains that can be transmitted to humans. Unfortunately, the current poultry outbreak in the U.S., especially Iowa and other midwest states, is primarily from the H5N2 strain.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522152354.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Brood parasites and egg rejection research using 3-D printed eggs.
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-ovoid-d-birds-eggs-greater.html
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Over the past 145 years, some birds have grown bigger beaks to keep cool in response to climate change. The highly vascularized beak acts like a heat exchanger and a bigger beak equals more surface area to get rid of excess heat.
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-bird-beaks-climate-scientists.html
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Contagious yawning in budgies! :D
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528083830.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Way to go, all you citizen scientists! BTW, the Montagu's harrier is a fine looking bird!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528124023.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagu%27s_harrier
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If you've ever watched the Sydney, Australia, WBSE nest, you know what a pest the currawong is. This clever bird has developed a defense to currawongs that's unique and evidently works.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602200429.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Here's the current theory on the evolution of the American bald eagle:
scaly reptiles >> feathered dinosaurs >> kites >> sea eagles (66 million years ago) >> bald eagle (1st fossils found were 1 million years old)
This research is trying to fill the huge gap between reptiles with scales and dinosaurs with feathers.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-feathered-dinosaurs-complex-thought.html
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Here's the current theory on the evolution of the American bald eagle:
scaly reptiles >> feathered dinosaurs >> kites >> sea eagles (66 million years ago) >> bald eagle (1st fossils found were 1 million years old)
This research is trying to fill the huge gap between reptiles with scales and dinosaurs with feathers.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-feathered-dinosaurs-complex-thought.html
T40, thanks. I have been learning about the evolutionary slot filled by kites and how that has related to some other raptors, such as BEs. My first knowledge and awareness of kites was in the 70s as I was driving across the southern Florida peninsula from the Atlantic to the Gulf on the Tamiami Trail through the then-undeveloped and still natural and wild land area we know as the Everglades. There were informational signs about Snail Kites and their protected and endangered status (in the U.S.) along that road.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snail_Kite/lifehistory - Snail Kite info via Cornell Lab of Ornithology (all about birds)
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Invasive Earthworms Spread Mercury to Wildlife -- Article posted 5/28/2015
"Invasive earthworms are absorbing toxic metal pollutants released from human activities, such as burning coal and lead gasoline from soil, which might be contributing to birds? decline as well as the decline of amphibians and other mammals that feed on them, according to a new study published in the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry..."
http://wildlife.org/invasive-earthworms-spread-mercury-to-wildlife/
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Eagles almost brought down the power grid in 1923? Come on now! I doubt it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604162603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Even more ridiculous "research" says endangered species should be left to breed in the wild and not saved by captive breeding programs.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604203450.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Finally! Some good research to report. Ever heard of the alula feather? I never had, but it's important.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-small-vortex-wing-elegance-birds.html
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Wisconsin National Park Service put out this very informative video of how they're using nestling eaglets as bio-sentinels for toxic pollutants. Cute, feisty bird!
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/nesting-eaglets-serve-as-bio-sentinels-in-search-for-contaminants-b99512866z1-306439331.html
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Finally! Some good research to report. Ever heard of the alula feather? I never had, but it's important.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-small-vortex-wing-elegance-birds.html
Yes, T40 - the alula (allulae is plural) are three small, stiff feathers that control the flow of air over the wing during flight. Alulae feathers grow on the first digit or thumb of the bird's wing. They provide a forward slot, smoothing the airflow over the wing. This enables the bird to fly more slowly without stalling. To get into more detail, here is the Scientific Reports article, published May 7, 2015, that is referenced in yours:
http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150507/srep09914/full/srep09914.html
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T40, and Glo, thanks for both of those scientific reports on the role of alula feathers in avian flght. As both a pilot, and an avian enthusist, I very much enjoyed reading them. :)
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This is horrifying news - African vultures may be critically endangered primarily due to deliberate poisoning, including poisoning by elephant and rhino poachers, and are virtually unprotected.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-african-vultures-declining-critical.html
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Barn owls threatened by Africanized bees - a novel solution seems to be working well in Florida.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150619121955.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Q. Why are seabirds abandoning their ancestral nesting grounds in the Gulf of California?
A. Because of ocean warming and overfishing.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-seabirds-abandoning-ancestral-grounds-gulf.html
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Nation's weather radar network used to track bird migration at night.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150630100609.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Nation's weather radar network used to track bird migration at night.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150630100609.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Thanks, T40. I have read in a couple of places now about using weather radar to locate large flocks of birds.
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Alarming news! Global trends show seabird populations dropped 70 percent since 1950s.
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-global-trends-seabird-populations-percent.html
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The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has released a study that will enable ecologists, managers, policy makers, and industry to predict the bird fatalities at a wind facility prior to it being constructed.
The study examined golden eagles as a case study because they are susceptible to collisions with wind turbines in part because of their soaring and hunting behavior.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4265#.VZ8o7_nQN3F
Here's the research article itself, if you're really into math!
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0130978
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"This new dinosaur is one of the closest cousins of Velociraptor, but it looks just like a bird. It's a dinosaur with huge wings made up of quill pen feathers, just like an eagle or a vulture. The movies have it wrong - this is what Velociraptor would have looked like too."
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-feathered-cousin-jurassic-star-unearthed.html
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Long-term study of the population biology of the Cooper's hawk has interesting parallels to other raptors.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716181122.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Reintroduced Channel Islands eagles thrive on a diet of seabirds and fish.
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-reintroduced-channel-islands-eagles-diet.html
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The hunting strategy of the white-tailed eagle closely resembles that of the bald eagle.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723101024.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Roosters crow in descending order of their social ranking.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150724081943.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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That crowing story is a bunch of
poppycock, er, cock-a-doodle-do! ;) :D :D :D
I loved reading that rooster crowing report! Who knew?!? :D Thanks, T40!
I want a report from you, Bird Obs, after you have checked your roosters' crowing order! :D :D
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Finally! Some good research to report. Ever heard of the alula feather? I never had, but it's important.
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-small-vortex-wing-elegance-birds.html
:o :o T40; fascinating information about the "alula" feather (s); I never heard that word but one of my granddaughters who is a "birdie" showed me more photos of it. :D :D Always great to learn new info here and that is WHY I am here for hours each day; to learn, even at my age :D :D
Thanks T40 ;D ;D
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This was surprising to me - birds of prey may have a much better sense of smell than previously thought. They have larger olfactory bulbs than, say, songbirds, and have olfactory genes in common with other carnivores/hunters, like alligators. Very interesting.
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-birds-reveals-important-clues-behavior.html
And here's earlier research comparing dinosaur and bird olfactory bulbs. The conclusions were also surprising, namely that birds didn't "lose" their sense of smell as they evolved better vision, which had always been the prevailing theory.
http://phys.org/news/2011-04-birds-inherited-strong-dinosaurs-video.html
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Thank you GG for starting this thread and thank you to all who have posted some great articles. Love learning all of it.
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Songbirds make mysterious altitude changes during nighttime migratory flights. Interesting research that involved real-time tracking of the birds at night . . . in a car.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-songbirds-mysterious-altitude-nighttime-migratory.html
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Migratory patterns of eastern Golden Eagle population revealed. Much more information is needed on the migratory patterns of golden eagles in order to make conservation plans as more and more wind farms are constructed. One intriguing part of the research was analyzing the eagles' feathers for an isotope of hydrogen. From this, researchers are able to tell from what part of the continent the eagle was hatched.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-migratory-patterns-eastern-golden-eagle.html
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This paper is about the evolution of bird beaks from snouts. But there's a remarkable paragraph in the paper about why birds developed beaks in the first place.
The immediate ancestors of birds had very long fingers and a somewhat opposable thumb. It's believed they could use their hands to build nests and manipulate small prey. And that's exactly what birds lost when they evolved wings?those fingers became bones in the wing. So once birds lost them, they replaced them with a finger on their face?the beak. Both the upper and lower beak can move, so it works like pincers, allowing a level of accuracy in handling and manipulating objects you can only achieve with fingers.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-bird-evolution-swapped-snouts-beaks.html
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Some birds have learned to "shout" over ambient noise in real-time in order to be heard.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-persist-shout-male-bluebirds-songs.html
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The trade in vultures and other raptors for traditional medicine and bushmeat is likely to be contributing to the serious declines of these birds in West and Central Africa.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-raptors-west-central-africa-threatened.html
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Light Pollution: Wild songbirds living under street lights that emit white light have higher than normal amounts of the stress hormone corticosterone in their blood.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-white-hormone-songbirds.html
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Power pole aversion training for captive-bred California Condors has been so successful, there are now efforts underway to extend and improve that for chicks fledged in the wild as well as follow-up training for Condors already released to free-flying population. This training first started back in 1994 with captive-bred Condors destined for release into the wild because electrocution, along with lead poisoning and microtrash, are the main threats to Condors. Listen to the success statistics! ... Since that first started in 1994, there have been NO (as in not a single one!) electrocutions of a captive-bred Condor by perching on power poles, and only one (count 'em - ONE! - back in 2001!) electrocution of a Southern California Condor caused by a mid-air collission with power lines!!!!!
(After I read this, it made me realize that this might be what RRP was looking into as it might relate to the Bald Eagles in Decorah.)
Excellent read on Power Pole Aversion Training!
http://newsroom.edison.com/stories/california-condor-recovery-program-spreads-its-wings
**NOTE** TWO NEW THREADS WERE STARTED TODAY FOR THE FIRST-EVER LIVE-STREAMING CONDOR CAMS, WHICH ALSO WENT LIVE TODAY! ON TWO CALIFORNIA CONDOR NESTS IN CALIFORNIA!!! SEE THE "OTHER RAPTOR" BOARD IN FORUM FOR BOTH OF THOSE NEW THREADS!!
One of those two new Condor live-cam nest threads is called, "Big Sur, California Condors: Ventana Wildlife Society Camera - 2015" and you can get to posts about it in Forum at:
http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/index.php/topic,2058.0.html
The second of those two new Condor live-cam nest threads is called, "California Condor, Sespe Condor Sanctuary.Camera Host:US Fish & Wildlife Service" and you can get to posts about that nes in Forum at:
http://www.raptorresource.org/forum/index.php/topic,2057.0.html
Both of those threads list the links to the live cams and info about these two nests. Incredible to see!
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This is a really cool study that relates parent-to-nestling ratio, nestling growth rate and fledgling mortality.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-songbird-habitat-affects-reproduction-survival.html
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Researchers have developed a model that may help golden eagles and wind turbines to coexist. They developed this modelling tool to assist wind farm developers in choosing a site that can better predict the mortality rates of golden eagles. One big lesson is that the current method of siting, namely counting golden eagles in the proposed area of development, is a poor predictor of golden eagle mortality rates caused by wind turbines. The entire landscape and how the golden eagles use that habitat need to be taken into consideration. Common sense really, but not so easy to do in the preliminary stages of development without this mathematical tool. The research was funded by the USFWS, so I hope they put it to good use.
Here's the article that summarizes the purpose of the research.
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-eagles-turbines-coexist.html
And here's the research paper itself for all the details.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134781
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Hummingbirds find protection building nests under hawks. Interesting.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-hummingbirds-hawks.html
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As demand for African timber soars, birds pay the ultimate price.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-demand-african-timber-soars-birds.html
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How do migrating birds avoid predators while fueling up?
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-migrating-birds-predators-fueling.html
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Depressing story of the devastating impact illegal logging has on birds in Ghana.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150908141144.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Yes, too depressing for me to even read. So many sad stories - too much.
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Birds reveal the evolutionary importance of love. Cute title but I'm skeptical - the human intervention caused a thoroughly unnatural situation to occur, which may have had its own unintended consequences. While "the evolutionary importance of love" may be true, this deeply flawed experiment sure didn't prove it, IMO.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150914152616.htm
Finn - Loved your "dissent" and links! Where'd they go?! ;)
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Noise may shorten sparrow lives. This conclusion is based on a study of telomere lengths, which is a very hot area of research in humans.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-noise-shorten-sparrow.html
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The cuckoos are coming by way of the Bering Strait!
Invasive brood parasites a threat to native bird species: http://phys.org/news/2015-09-invasive-brood-parasites-threat-native.html
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Fearless fowl grow and lay better.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150916112427.htm
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Clean and disinfect those bird feeders regularly!
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-birds-feeders-sick-disease.html
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Small rural owl fearlessly colonizes the city. Very interesting.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-small-rural-owl-fearlessly-colonizes.html
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Satellite data helps migrating birds survive. This is so COOL! What a genius idea.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-satellite-migrating-birds-survive.html
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Offshore wind farms in Scotland could be more risky for gannets than previously thought, study shows. I can guess who got the original estimate wrong.
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-offshore-farms-risky-gannets-previously.html
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East African vultures have a high (33%) mortality rate from poisoning. Humans put out poisoned carcasses to kill predators like lions and hyenas but also kill vultures. Interesting discussion about wing tagging and GPS transmitters.
https://www.academia.edu/8011608/Assessing_Mortality_of_African_Vultures_Using_Wing_Tags_and_GSM-GPS_Transmitters
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Now here's a logging story that's uplifting. Russian loggers are going above and beyond to help protect the fish owl and everybody wins!
http://phys.org/news/2015-09-russia-loggers-owl-friend.html
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Ran across this story today about a peregrine falcon migration study done by Dr. Bryan Watts for the College of William and Mary and the Center for Conservation Biology. It took a good hour to track down the original information! :-\
Satellite tracking reveals where the wild peregrines go: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-satellite-tracking-reveals-wild-peregrines.html
Here's a summary of the project entitled: FALCONTRAK: Investigating peregrine falcon movements through satellite tracking
http://www.ccbbirds.org/what-we-do/research/species-of-concern/species-of-concern-projects/falcontrak/
Here's the final project report, which was NOT easy to find!
http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/509/ccbtr1107_falcontrak.pdf
Other interesting looking publications by the author, Bryan Watts.
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bryan_Watts/publications
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Pathogen-carrying neotropical ticks ride migratory birds into U.S. Ewww.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-pathogen-carrying-neotropical-migratory-birds.html
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Scientists play catch up as new chemicals contaminate Great Lakes birds.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2015/oct/flame-retardants-chemicals-birds-gull-great-lakes
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Landfill meals are quick & easy for young eagles, but hold a host of toxic dangers.
Bird expert Bryan Watts at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg has studied bald eagles in the Chesapeake Bay region for years, and now has published a paper on his study of their landfill eating habits in the Journal of Raptor Research. Watts is founder and director of the college's Center for Conservation Biology.
What his study found is that hatch-year birds feast on landfills six times more often than adults, and twice as often as third- or fourth-year birds. By the time they mature around age 5 and have developed into more efficient hunters, they shift to a healthier fresh-meat diet.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-eaglets-junk-food-20151012-story.html
Here's the CCB news story about the research with many more details.
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2015/09/24/young-eagles-are-more-likely-to-eat-junk-food/
And here's the abstract of the study. The paper itself is not an open source document.
Landfill Use by Bald Eagles in the Chesapeake Bay Region
No Access
Courtney Turrin1, Bryan D. Watts, and Elizabeth K. Mojica
Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg, VA 23187 U.S.A.
1 E-mail address: [email protected]
Associate Editor: Chris W. Briggs
Abstract
We examined patterns in the use of landfills (rubbish dumps) in the Chesapeake Bay by Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Sites of solid waste landfills (n = 72) were located using state databases. Satellite tracking data from 64 eagles were used to track eagle movements hourly during daylight and once at midnight to determine roosting locations (2007?2012). Landfill use varied significantly with age class, with hatch-year birds using landfills six times more often than adults and twice as often as third- and fourth-year birds. Hatch-year birds spent significantly more time at landfills than expected based on landfill area relative to the study area outside of landfills. The relationship between time of year and eagle presence at landfills was not significant, though the results suggest a peak in landfill use in the late fall. There was spatial variation in landfill use, with 10% of the landfills used by study birds receiving 75% of the total landfill use. Landfills within two km of communal roosts received significantly more eagle activity than landfills farther from communal roosting sites. If eagle presence at landfills is indicative of foraging at these sites, the results provide evidence that foraging strategies in Bald Eagles change with age. Landfills may serve as important scavenging sites for hatch-year and second-year eagles, whereas older birds may be more successful obtaining higher quality prey elsewhere.
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Divorce in birds is affected by their social group. Very interesting, thorough and persuasive study.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-divorce-birds-affected-social-group.html
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Wind Turbines Are Killing Bats And Could Be Hurting Farmers
http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/14/wind-turbines-are-killing-bats-and-could-be-hurting-farmers/
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New Zealand fossils reveal new bird species. Interesting "missing link" shorebird.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-zealand-fossils-reveal-bird-species.html
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"Virtual Fences Around Wind Farms Could Reduce Bird Deaths"
I doubt it. Here's the story and the link to the research is below. I can think of so many ways this will never work. . .
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/virtual-fences-around-wind-farms-could-reduce-bird-deaths
http://www.animalbiotelemetry.com/content/3/1/43
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Well, this is very scary news. Infected coots are killing bald eagles. :-\
http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/identify-name-toxic-cyanobacteria-killing-american-bald-eagles-0215/
Update: Basically, nothing has changed but the warnings still apply because coots are now returning to lakes where they will overwinter. While blue-green algae blooms are up in Iowa, there's no specific info on the cyanobacterium responsible for eagle deaths.
Toxic Algae Threatens Bald Eagles: http://www.coastalreview.org/2015/10/toxic-algae-threatens-bald-eagles/
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Proximity to wind-power plants reduces the breeding success of the white-tailed eagle.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acv.12238/full
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Story
How wind might impact birds' migration routes: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-impact-birds-migration-routes.html
Paper
Global aerial flyways allow efficient travelling: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12528/full
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The vulture's scavenging secrets?an ironclad stomach and a strong immune system. Interesting research showing the Asian black vulture is closely related to the American bald eagle.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-vulture-scavenging-secretsan-ironclad-stomach.html
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Busy and interesting news day for birds. :)
Young eagles flock to the landfill drive-thru: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-young-eagles-flock-landfill-drive-thru.html
Closer look at emperor penguin feathers dispels popular folklore notions: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-closer-emperor-penguin-feathers-dispels.html
Migratory birds need less time to travel longer routes when they optimize for wind support: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-migratory-birds-longer-routes-optimize.html
In an urban environment, not all vultures are created equal: http://phys.org/news/2015-10-urban-environment-vultures-equal.html
It is commonly known that birds evolved from dinosaurs. But what happened next? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151020091834.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Uncovered: European roller's route between Africa, Europe: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151020091840.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
These Lovely Birds Do More Than Sing?They Sleep Around: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/wood-thrushes-sleep-around/#slide-1
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Invasive birds spreading avian malaria in eastern Australia: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151020103839.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
European birdwatchers unravel how birds respond to climate change: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021083129.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study finds migration strategy predicts stopover ecology in shorebirds.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-migration-strategy-stopover-ecology-shorebirds.html
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Growing up without parents makes endangered birds more flexible - the case of whooping crane reintroduction.
What an interesting article!!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021185100.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
And here's the paper: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-15-70.1
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Siberian jays can recognize unfamiliar, distant relatives.
Article - http://phys.org/news/2015-10-siberian-jays-unfamiliar-distant-relatives.html
Abstract - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.13420/abstract
Fascinating idea. Tried to relate the findings to what I think I know about eagles and the research and conclusions don't really fit. But the idea of being able to recognize distant relatives does raise questions in my mind about eagle behavior, especially their social nature in convocations. Fun to think about.
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Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and skin tightens linkages between dinosaurs and birds.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-ornithomimus-dinosaur-tail-feathers-skin.html
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Swifts' migratory behavior may have conservation implications as their numbers continue to decline.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-swifts-migratory-behavior-implications.html
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Tracking Minnesota's loons' migration to the Gulf of Mexico and studying the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the birds have been revealing.
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-loons-still-taking-in-contaminants-from-2010-gulf-oil-spill/338424951/
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Article: Study Predicts Grim Future For Hawaii's Rarest Forest Birds
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/study-predicts-grim-future-for-hawaiis-rarest-forest-birds_56326339e4b0631799117b84?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science§ion=science
Paper: Large-Scale Range Collapse of Hawaiian Forest Birds under Climate Change and the Need 21st Century Conservation Options
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0140389#sec009
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Interesting research because the article notes that the genomes of the vulture and the bald eagle are similar.
Article: Vultures and Immunity: Scavenging Better Than the Others
Paper: The first whole genome and transcriptome of the cinereous vulture reveals adaptation in the gastric and immune defense systems and possible convergent evolution between the Old and New World vultures
http://www.genomebiology.com/2015/16/1/215
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Swifts' migratory behavior may have conservation implications as their numbers continue to decline.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-swifts-migratory-behavior-implications.html
Thanks, T40. Chimney Swifts have fascinated me ever since I was privileged to witness a large flock as it assembled into it's growing and swirling shapes each evening before finally disappearing, one bird at a time, down an old, tall brick chimney stack two lots from where I lived. That was so incredible to watch that I started reading about them and learned so much about their unique physical traits and behaviors, and how and where they nest and why, and how that has changed over the years, as well as how their migration destination was discovered. What a story there is about them, and what amazing birds they are - who basically never perch on a branch, and carry out most of their lives on the wing or roosting and nesting on vertical surfaces.
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Juvenile cowbirds sneak out at night, study finds. This finding may help to explain why this brood parasite avoids imprinting on its host. This article got my mind racing!
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-juvenile-cowbirds-night.html
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LOL T40. I grew up across the street from a juvenile who used to sneak out at night, too! :D :D :D
Thanks for the article. It's interesting, but I don't understand how leaving the nest at night as a juvie would keep the juvie cowbirds from imprinting on its host. The article is talking about fledgling birds leaving the nest at dusk and spending the night in surrounding fields and then returning to the nest area in the morning. It has always been my understanding that most of a bird's imprinting, on parents at least, takes place much, much earlier in their development - way before fledging. Hmmm. Clearly, there are other factors at work here, waiting to be discovered.
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Rapid evolution of body size enhanced dinosaur and bird survival.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-rapid-evolution-body-size-dinosaur.html
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A key concept in Darwin's theory of evolution which suggests nature favours larger females that can produce greater numbers of off-spring must be redefined according to scientists behind ground-breaking research published today. Interesting ideas.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-demands-rethink-darwin-theory-fecundity.html
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New fossil of a fearsome, giant raptor discovered in South Dakota.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-giant-raptor-south-dakota.html
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West Nile virus killing millions more birds than previously thought.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151102083723.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Persistent impacts of West Nile virus on North American bird populations
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/10/27/1507747112
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Female birds can?t shake their colorful fathers, and other lessons from studying 6,000 species.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151104134033.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers Kidnap Fluffy Seabirds In Elaborate Rescue Operation
Hawaiian petrels are found nowhere else on earth. What a project! Hope it works.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-petrel-rescue-operation_563a7a37e4b0411d306f7503?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science§ion=science
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Shape of bird wings depends on ancestors more than flight style. Fascinating. And they still can't say what the function of covert feathers is.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-bird-wings-ancestors-flight-style.html
Click on the graph link ( http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2015/shapeofbirdw.jpg ), hover the magnifying glass over the graph and then click again to expand. The closest to a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is the osprey: Accipitrimorphae >> Pandion haliaetus.
Paper: The evolution of avian wing shape and previously unrecognized trends in covert feathering:
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/282/1816/20151935
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Fascinating research to find out if Australia's endangered cockatoo is successful after being released from rehab.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-cockatoo-soars-heights.html
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From starving chicks come fat birds.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-starving-chicks-fat-birds.html
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Cane toad advance aids Kimberley bird numbers. Fascinating web of predators and toxic toads increasing the number of birds.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-cane-toad-advance-aids-kimberley.html
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The owls beyond the Andes: Divergence between distant populations suggests new species.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-owls-andes-divergence-distant-populations.html
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Breeding flexibility helps migratory songbirds adjust to climate warming.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-flexibility-migratory-songbirds-adjust-climate.html
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Wild birds choose love over food.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151112123150.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Human handouts could be spreading disease from birds to people.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151111172339.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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For the birds: Whether you're territorial, a girlfriend stealer or a cross dresser, it's in your genes.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116112456.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Bird decline shows that climate change is more than just hot air.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151116084855.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Very interesting research & lots of possibilities.
Article: Why are some wild animals more tolerant to human interaction than others?
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-wild-animals-tolerant-human-interaction.html
Paper: Increased tolerance to humans among disturbed wildlife.
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/151116/ncomms9877/full/ncomms9877.html
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Graduate students explore the effect climate change has on local bird populations. And it's bad news for loggerhead shrikes and burrowing owls in New Mexico.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-students-explore-effect-climate-local.html
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Study finds pigeons uncommonly good at distinguishing cancerous from normal breast tissue.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-pigeons-uncommonly-good-distinguishing-cancerous.html
(Maybe human pathologists should be trained with Cheetos?)
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Natural wetlands still better than rice fields for egrets in southeast US.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-natural-wetlands-rice-fields-egrets.html
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Keeping live snakes in the nest can benefit owlets.
https://www.audubon.org/news/what-would-screech-owl-want-blind-snake
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Hummingbirds rely on raw power, not physique, to outmaneuver rivals.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-hummingbirds-raw-power-physique-outmaneuver.html
Piping plovers losing breeding habitat to wetland drainage
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-piping-plovers-habitat-wetland-drainage.html
The Fred and Ginger of the finch world (w/ Video). Very cool!
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-fred-ginger-finch-world-video.html
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The cuckoo sheds new light on the scientific mystery of bird migration.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-cuckoo-scientific-mystery-bird-migration.html
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To feed or not to feed: Researchers engage citizen scientists in reducing bird-window collisions.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119211432.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Climate change 'affecting' bird migration: eco-group.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-climate-affecting-bird-migration-eco-group.html
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Bird poaching continues to result in victims.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-bird-poaching-result-victims.html
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Penguin Feathers Could Lead To New Ways To De-Ice Airplanes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/penguin-feathers-de-ice-airplanes_56534657e4b0258edb323443?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science§ion=science
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Fastest pigeons tend to become flock leaders; leaders learn navigation skills more effectively than followers.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-fastest-pigeons-tend-flock-leaders.html
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Eggshell porosity can be used to infer the type of nest built by extinct archosaurs.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-eggshell-porosity-infer-built-extinct.html
Paper: Eggshell Porosity Provides Insight on Evolution of Nesting in Dinosaurs
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0142829
Here's a related article that explains brooders' eggs have fewer pores than buriers', (i.e., buried eggs need to respire).
Dinosaur egg study supports evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs.
http://phys.org/news/2013-04-dinosaur-egg-evolutionary-link-birds.html
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A common mechanism for human and bird sound production. Interesting.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-common-mechanism-human-bird-production.html
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Neuroscientists identify neural patterns birds use to learn their songs
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-neuroscientists-neural-patterns-birds-songs.html
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Share the care: Long-tailed tits show coordinated parenting is beneficial for chicks. Interesting observations.
http://phys.org/news/2015-12-long-tailed-tits-parenting-beneficial-chicks.html
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Seabirds Are Dumping Pollution-Laden Poop Back on Land - this is an eye-opening story!
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seabirds-are-dumping-pollution-laden-poop-back-land-180957288/?no-ist
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Habitat loss seen as rising threat to world's migratory birds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-birds-idUSKBN0TM2QM20151203#36ty2EvMcaI7gbq3.97
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The Going Is Getting Tougher for World's Migratory Birds - Study finds only 9% have adequate protection along their routes.
http://www.newser.com/story/217030/the-going-is-getting-tougher-for-worlds-migratory-birds.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=inbox&utm_campaign=newser
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Northern spotted owl decline linked to invasive barred owl, habitat loss, and climate.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210181639.htm
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Story: New model to track animal paths from solar geolocators
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207114009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: A hidden Markov model for reconstructing animal paths from solar geolocation loggers using templates for light intensity
http://www.movementecologyjournal.com/content/3/1/25
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Urban swans' genes make them plucky. Wonder if this applies to eagles, too? The data suggest swans are adaptive and we know eagles certainly are, too.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211130113.htm
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Influence of Earth's history on the dawn of modern birds. Very interesting.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211145038.htm
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Snail Kites? Affinity for Home Leaves It in More Peril. Possibly the first evidence of this behavior in vertebrates.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210093602.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New evidence of tool use discovered in parrots. Very smart! Be sure to watch the video at the end of the article.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216082208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Penguin cam captures hunt for prey
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216151605.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New evidence of tool use discovered in parrots. Very smart! Be sure to watch the video at the end of the article.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151216082208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
T40, thanks for this story! Very good stuff. I enjoyed the video, too - but it took me 4 "looks" to find the link to it... don't ask me why. ::)
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Kestrel inspires unpowered, autonomous glider to climb higher
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085931.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Darwin's finches may face extinction
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085933.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Kestrel inspires unpowered, autonomous glider to climb higher
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085931.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Thanks, T40! I loved reading this! It has wonderful info on special flight abilities of kestrels and why this project is trying to learn more about how to employ some of the kestrel's same special flight abilities. Gliders are so cool, but they still can't do what birds can.
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I don't pretend to understand this, but it's fascinating.
Nature's unique way of controlling color explains why birds never go gray
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151221071504.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New research shows decline in population and breeding success of Antarctic seabird
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151221111210.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Oak tree selection by nesting turkey vultures (Cathartes aura)
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/49975
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How vultures evolved to live on rotting, feces-covered meat (and what we can learn from them)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/11/25/how-vultures-evolved-to-live-on-rotting-feces-covered-meat-and-what-we-can-learn-from-them/
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Flexible soaring style keeps vultures aloft longer
http://www.sciencecodex.com/flexible_soaring_style_keeps_vultures_aloft_longer-172502
Tree-top turbulence helps flapping vultures soar
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35159830
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Crows caught on camera fashioning special hook tools
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151223141159.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Oldest Ancestor of Modern Birds Has Been Found in China
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-oldest-ancestor-of-modern-birds-has-been-found-in-china
The Eight Best Extinct Species Discovered in 2015
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-eight-best-extinct-species-discovered-in-2015
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How Turkey Vultures Stay Aloft to Focus on Dinner
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/science/how-turkey-vultures-stay-aloft-to-focus-on-dinner.html
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Bald Eagle Management in Urbanizing Habitat of Puget Sound, Washington
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4095790?mag=bald-eagles-back-brink&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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Effects of Watercraft on Bald Eagles Nesting in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3784649?mag=bald-eagles-back-brink&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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River ecosystems show 'incredible' initial recovery after dam removal. Very interesting article.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151228124655.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Competition and climate change combine to threaten Bicknell's thrush
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151223221337.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Combining techniques provides new insight into bird migration
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160104080557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Monitoring chicken flock behaviour could help combat leading cause of food poisoning
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160106091838.htm
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Dinosaurs may have been the original lovebirds, discovery shows. They found nest scrapes as big as a bathtub!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160107094108.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Remind you of anybirdy? LOL!
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Penguins, food and robots: Study seeks to better understand foraging competition between Adelie, gentoo penguins
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160107094114.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New NDV-H5NX avian influenza vaccine has potential for mass vaccination of poultry
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160107131015.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Backyard chickens harbor greater diversity of ticks, mites, and lice than farm-raised chickens
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160111121009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers work on lowering greenhouse gas emissions from poultry houses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160112125514.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study of European shag shows parental age may affect how long offspring live
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114164735.htm
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Satellite transmitters used to study sandhill crane ecology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160112130143.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How birds learn through imitation
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160114162540.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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I was both fascinated and disturbed by this article I saw on Facebook. Falcons found keeping other birds as prisoners before eating them
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/falcons-found-keeping-other-birds-prisoners-eating-them
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I was both fascinated and disturbed by this article I saw on Facebook. Falcons found keeping other birds as prisoners before eating them
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/falcons-found-keeping-other-birds-prisoners-eating-them
I agree, ginger! It's creepy but you have to admire the ingenious adaptation.
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How variation in body size correlates with en-route migration performance in a long-distance migratory songbird
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160113144602.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Saving California condors - How citizen scientists and biologists are working together to help the endangered birds
http://scienceline.org/2016/01/saving-california-condors/
Attention, citizen scientists! The California condors need your help!
The California condor is a critically endangered species and the population is suffering from the effects of lead poisoning. By tracking the location and social behavior of the animals we can better detect early warning signs of the illness.
http://www.condorwatch.org/
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I was both fascinated and disturbed by this article I saw on Facebook. Falcons found keeping other birds as prisoners before eating them
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/falcons-found-keeping-other-birds-prisoners-eating-them
I agree, ginger! It's creepy but you have to admire the ingenious adaptation.
This is fascinating... and interesting that it is only done seasonally. But really, isn't this called farming? It's amazing that this falcon species has this trait - quite smart, I should think, and not really different than other birds and animals who store their food caches for later use, except that this falcon's food cache is live, because that is what they eat. It may sound a little creepy, but I don't see any difference between what this particular falcon species does and the common activity of people buying live animals/domestic stock at markets around the world to take home and keep alive in a pen till they butcher and cook it for the family dinner table, as well as people who raise domestic livestock or fowl who also do the same. My parents as children, and their generation and those earlier, grew up in the U.S. in a time where even in one of the largest cities in the state it was common practice to have a live chicken or two or three in the backyard inside the city, which were kept for later being caught, killed, and cooked for Sunday dinners.
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I was both fascinated and disturbed by this article I saw on Facebook. Falcons found keeping other birds as prisoners before eating them
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/falcons-found-keeping-other-birds-prisoners-eating-them
I agree, ginger! It's creepy but you have to admire the ingenious adaptation.
This is fascinating... and interesting that it is only done seasonally. But really, isn't this called farming? It's amazing that this falcon species has this trait - quite smart, I should think, and not really different than other birds and animals who store their food caches for later use, except that this falcon's food cache is live, because that is what they eat. It may sound a little creepy, but I don't see any difference between what this particular falcon species does and the common activity of people buying live animals/domestic stock at markets around the world to take home and keep alive in a pen till they butcher and cook it for the family dinner table, as well as people who raise domestic livestock or fowl who also do the same. My parents as children, and their generation and those earlier, grew up in the U.S. in a time where even in one of the largest cities in the state it was common practice to have a live chicken or two or three in the backyard inside the city, which were kept for later being caught, killed, and cooked for Sunday dinners.
Yes, you could call it farming. I grew up on a farm so I know what farming is. But, they at times injure and mutilate their prey in order to keep them contained. That's the part that I meant when I said it was "disturbing."
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Ginger , I understand, and can relate to that thought. Hard to think about for sure.
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Swedish capercaillies (a large grouse) are becoming real citizens in Brandenburg, Germany
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160119074301.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New species of bird discovered in India, China by international team of scientists
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120141540.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Do animals exercise to keep fit?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160120202248.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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FalCon to look into latest in veterinary and research
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/475893/FalCon-to-look-into-latest-in-veterinary-and-research
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Ocean species mix as sea ice melts, with unknown consequences
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/arctic-sea-ice-melting-animal-species-mix/
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The five bird species that Darwin couldn't discover in Madeira and the Azores
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160122083559.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Grebes at Lake Berryessa show state's highest levels of mercury contamination
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5113946-181/grebes-at-lake-berryessa-show?artslide=0
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Neighborhood watch and more: How reed warblers watch out when there's a cuckoo about
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160122083430.htm
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The Insanely Complicated Logistics of Cage-Free Eggs for All
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-insanely-complicated-logistics-of-cage-free-eggs-for-all/?mbid=nl_12516
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The Insanely Complicated Logistics of Cage-Free Eggs for All
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-insanely-complicated-logistics-of-cage-free-eggs-for-all/?mbid=nl_12516
BWAK BWAK BWAAAK!!! :D :D ;)
You can't always get what you want. ::) It's time to stop mass-food production, ya think? Bring back the small farmer method of food production, or we may see the end of safe, edible food. Really people... at some point even the rich folks, and investors who demand annual corporate big profit growth, have to realize their big-profit-or-bust methods may mean civilization going bust.
LOL... That's a long article, vern. ;D ;) Maybe they shoulda just said, "Put a small henhouse in your backyard if you want cage-free eggs in your kitchen." ;) ;) :D
Thanks for posting this article, T40! Sorry, just a little rant of mine, and not directed at you, of course. :) I just wish more people would wake up and pay closer attention.
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This little article was a revelation to me! It explains why they chose to add mercaptans to odorless natural gas - genius. There's also a great video of the California gas leak in infrared.
Gas Leaks Are Designed To Attract Turkey Vultures
http://www.popsci.com/gas-leaks-are-designed-to-attract-turkey-vultures
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Lizards camouflage themselves by choosing rocks that best match the color of their backs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160125090614.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Songbird's reference genome illuminate key role of epigenetics in evolution of memory and learning
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160125090617.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Snake-hunting Secretary Birds use force of five times their body weight to stamp on, kill their prey
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160125125827.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Language of Sparrows - How Bird Songs Are Evolving To Compete With Urban Noise
https://baynature.org/articles/the-language-of-sparrows/
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Diverse migration helps birds cope with environmental change
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126085759.htm
Video: BIRD MIGRATION - Why is it changing? https://vimeo.com/151900214
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Sequence of rare Hawaiian crow's genome will assist conservation efforts
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160127101558.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The magnetic compass of birds is affected by polarized light
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126110912.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Quote:
"The researchers have put forward a thesis that the birds use it to accentuate the magnetic field during sunrise and sunset -- times of day when migratory birds are believed to determine their direction and calibrate their compasses before migrating."
Isn't that interesting? Makes you wonder about the effects of urban light pollution.
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The nose knows - in a nutshell. Reproduced separately from peraspera's posting above.
Turkey Vultures and Gas Pipelines
http://birdnote.org/show/turkey-vultures-and-gas-pipelines
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peraspera - Thank you so much for your contribution! I hope many will find the time to skim through Stager's paper, if nothing else but for the schooling you'll get in the "scientific method" of research. Those poor vultures in the early experiments! But as Stager so meticulously presented and as the Union Oil pipeline workers represented, there's nothing better than good, non-judgmental, field observations. I kept wondering, when is someone going to actually look inside a vulture's head and Stager did not disappoint. It's a wonderful paper that confirms my fondness for and admiration of the turkey vulture, particularly after watching RRP's groundbreaking, Missouri turkey vulture webcam. Many thanks to all!
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Camouflage really does reduce chances of being eaten
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129090101.htm
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Ancient extinction of giant Australian bird points to humans
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129090057.htm
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Camouflage really does reduce chances of being eaten
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160129090101.htm
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T40, I enjoyed reading this story. Makes sense to me! Loved reading how the scientists came to prove it by studying those Nightjars!
I enjoy the regular and nearly-incessant calls of the Chuck-will's-widow on summer nights out my back window. Though the calls tell me those birds are moving around, since they are nocturnal hunters, I am aware they are very nearby night after night - probably only a few feet away from my back windows where there is an abundance of suitable food for them, and also the perfect sort of nesting and/or daytime roosting areas to perfectly camouflage them. So often I have spent long periods of time with binoculars pouring over almost every square inch of their likely daylight nesting and/or roosting locations looking for them, but never have been able to locate a single one. They have nearly-perfect camouflage, as mentioned in the scientific report you posted about Nightjars, which includes the Chuck-will's-widow, among others, such as the similar, but smaller, Whip-poor-will. After enjoying being in an area frequented by nesting Chuck-will's-widows, I read more about them, and in addition to other info, I had to chuckle at myself when I uncovered one particular fact on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's site about this bird that said, "Incubating adults are incredibly well camouflaged and virtually invisible unless you nearly step on them." :D :D No wonder I never could spot one with my eyes! ;)
That fact is mentioned in the "Nest Description" paragraph as you scroll down the page at that Cornell page at:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chuck-wills-widow/lifehistory
I also like this page about various Nightjars, and the first few pics on it clearly illustrate just how well the Chuck-will's-widow is camouflaged on its ground nest... the first 7 of these photos I speak of are near the top of this page and just so happen to be taken in my state of North Carolina. They can be clicked on to be enlarged:
http://carolinabirds.org/HTML/NA_Nightjar.htm
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Small birds prefer flying in company
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160201085012.htm
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Robotic Falcon Could Keep Birds Away from Airplanes
(I believe the operative word here is "could.")
http://insideunmannedsystems.com/robotic-falcon-could-keep-birds-away-from-airplanes%E2%80%A8/
Be sure to watch the video of the robotic falcon perching on a hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QqTcQ1BxIs
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Climate change will remove birds' control over hatching eggs: study
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm-gets-a-new-twist-with-climate-change-study-20160202-gmjjiy.html
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New Zealand's little penguins are recent Australian invaders
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202174008.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Penguin chicks huddle up for heat, protection
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160203145714.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How variation in body size correlates with en-route migration performance of songbirds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160203110646.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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With ravens, out of sight is not out of mind
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202143129.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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DNA analysis of sandpiper feces reveals a broad diet
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160203184112.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Australian parrots need more protection
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-australian-parrots.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
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Birds of prey are starting fires DELIBERATELY: Kites and falcons are 'intentionally dropping smouldering twigs' to smoke out mice and insects in Australia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3439042/Birds-prey-starting-fires-DELIBERATELY-Brown-falcon-dropped-smouldering-twigs-Australian-bush-smoke-mice-insects-say-researchers.html
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Penguin parents: Inability to share roles increases their vulnerability to climate change
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-penguin-parents-inability-roles-vulnerability.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Nest size variation not related to breeding success
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-size-variation-success.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Eagles and agriculture coexist in South Africa. (This might help explain the popularity of Iowa, too!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-eagles-agriculture-coexist-south-africa.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Whooping cranes' predatory behavior key for adaptation, survival
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-whooping-cranes-predatory-behavior-key.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists concerned over dwindling vulture numbers
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Scientists-concerned-over-dwindling-vulture-numbers/articleshow/50920409.cms
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11 times birds looked like the dinosaurs they secretly are
http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/nature/article/2016/02/11/11-times-birds-looked-dinosaurs-they-secretly-are
Be sure to check out the video at the bottom of the page and all the cool pictures.
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Oops! Giant Raptor's Wishbone is Actually a Bit of Turtle Shell (but the rest is real!)
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/10/oops-giant-raptors-wishbone-is-actually-a-bit-of-turtle-shell/
(http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/files/2015/11/dakotaraptor-willoughby-660x826.jpg)
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New study confirms giant flightless bird wandered the Arctic 50 million years ago
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-giant-flightless-bird-arctic-million.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Winter feast: Camera trap offers a candid look at Idaho's scavengers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160212093654.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
This story was mentioned in the article above: Eagle versus porcupine: Camera snaps a painful face-off
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/04/eagle-versus-porcupine-camera-snaps-painful-face
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I also posted this info on the "Bird News" thread.
Well, this is just about the COOLEST story I've come across in a long time!!!!! Houdini is the falcon (hybrid peregrine and gyrfalcon) equivalent of Challenger the bald eagle and is being used to teach radar how to tell the difference between ground clutter and birds in flight. These data can then be used by wind farms as an early warning system to allow time to cut the wind turbines' power and hopefully keep birds from flying into the blades.
This is a short introduction to the topic, with a great photo of Houdini, the peregrine falcon. http://www.gizmodo.in/science/A-GPS-Equipped-Falcon-Could-Keep-Birds-From-Flying-Into-Wind-Turbines/articleshow/47033698.cms
And here's the excellent article that lays out all the details. http://www.nrel.gov/news/features/feature_detail.cfm/feature_id=16495
Update: Auburn's eagles soar to new heights with pioneering work in Colorado
http://www.oanow.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-auburn-s-eagles-soar-to-new-heights-with/article_7768363a-d18d-11e5-858b-f721d351f396.html
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Update with lots of photos: Spirit the Eagle Helps to Stop Birds Getting Chopped by Wind Turbines
http://gizmodo.com/spirit-the-eagle-helps-to-stop-birds-getting-chopped-by-1758463270
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Cockatoos win, swallows lose when roos come to town
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-cockatoos-swallows-roos-town.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Sequencing the genome of the endangered kakapo
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-sequencing-genome-endangered-kakapo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Indian Kashmir begins bird census at Himalayan wetlands
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-indian-kashmir-bird-census-himalayan.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Nocturnal migrating songbirds drift with crosswinds and compensate near coastal areas
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-nocturnal-migrating-songbirds-drift-crosswinds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Combating the rise of the urban gull
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-combating-urban-gull.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists: Puffins might spend the winter off New Jersey
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-scientists-puffins-winter-jersey.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Black Hills warbler population not so isolated after all
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-black-hills-warbler-population-isolated.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How oil palm affects bird habitat in Mexico
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-oil-palm-affects-bird-habitat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
IMO, this article takes it pretty easy on palm oil plantations. Just ask the great apes and the Philippine eagle about palm oil plantations.
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Ecoacoustics: The Deafening Silence of Endangered Wildlife
http://daily.jstor.org/the-defeaning-silence-of-endangered-wildlife/?utm_source=internalhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_02182016&cid=eml_j_jstordaily_dailylist_02182016
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Ocean oases: How islands support more sea-life
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160216123438.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fulmars contaminated more by food than microplastics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160217091335.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Can ecotourism save endangered species?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160218114837.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Backstage at a plumed performance (Don't miss the videos!)
http://scienceline.org/2016/02/backstage-at-a-plumed-performance/?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=db572cddc6-SHERP_34_Batch_7_Week_of_Feb_15_20162_19_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_295b918083-db572cddc6-211117333
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When young bluebirds don't leave the nest (Surprising behavior that pays off.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-young-bluebirds-dont.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Ducks still ingesting toxic lead shot 25 years after ban (Some odd omissions and conclusions. Staggering estimates of lead shot in the environment - in units of "tons" and "billion"!)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/outdoors/article/Ducks-still-ingesting-toxic-lead-shot-25-years-6844676.php
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Students volunteer to study wood duck populations
http://www.newspressnow.com/sports/outdoors/article_33bde552-343a-55e7-9ecb-56aef78c86fc.html
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Traffic Is Changing How City Birds Sing
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/noise-pollution-bird-calls-san-francisco
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Agami Herons' Full Mating Ritual Photographed for the First Time
http://www.audubon.org/news/agami-herons-full-mating-ritual-photographed-first-time?utm_source=engagement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016-02-22_Heron_ButtonLink
HeronConservation Home: http://www.heronconservation.org/
2015 Agami Heron Conservation Plan: http://www.lifecapdom.org/IMG/pdf/20150724_planconservation_ha_eng_web.pdf
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Dodos might have been quite intelligent, new study finds
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-dodos-intelligent.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study suggests that longer-distance migratory birds may be smarter
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-longer-distance-migratory-birds-smarter.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Video series explores how woodpeckers avoid brain injury (from MIT!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-video-series-explores-woodpeckers-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Here's the complete video series of 7 short segments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDW75ZRH-Y&index=1&list=PLo1wGxoqIti2eou-WydolDpLsjPma716l
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What makes penguin feathers ice-proof
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-penguin-feathers-ice-proof.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Video series explores how woodpeckers avoid brain injury (from MIT!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-video-series-explores-woodpeckers-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Here's the complete video series of 7 short segments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDW75ZRH-Y&index=1&list=PLo1wGxoqIti2eou-WydolDpLsjPma716l
T40, FABULOUS! THANKS!!! :) I enjoyed reading the article explaining why and how this video project was developed by and for MIT as much as watching the actual video series about how woodpecker's avoid brain injury! It said in the article about this project that if this wonderful woodpecker video series is well-received, they would like to follow-up with a second video series marrying ornithology and engineering on the topic of feathers. I hope they pursue that and continue on even further. This would be great for any bird enthusiast, as well as for the engineer-wanabees! Exceptional! :)
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Magnetoreception molecule found in the eyes of dogs, primates
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160225105221.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Randy red-backed fairy-wrens' duets reduce cuckoldry (Mom and Dad are great at duets! :D )
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-randy-red-backed-fairy-wrens-duets-cuckoldry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researcher unlocks genetic secrets to birds' behavior, evolution
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-genetic-secrets-birds-behavior-evolution.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Autonomous acoustic sensors help researchers find endangered seabirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160225140240.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract - A comparison of automated and traditional monitoring techniques for marbled murrelets using passive acoustic sensors
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.608/abstract
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Is rare wildlife traded on the darknet?
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-rare-wildlife-darknet.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Black widow spiders are color-coded to deter predators without tipping off prey
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160229153118.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How do colonial Eurasian Griffon Vultures prevent extra-pair mating? (Research paper)
https://peerj.com/articles/1749.pdf
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Penguin brains not changed by loss of flight
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-penguin-brains-loss-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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21st century bald eagle research
http://www.qconline.com/sports/st-century-bald-eagle-research/article_43d84ab7-e5c5-52fe-af61-a0fe14bafd30.html
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What happens to pharmaceuticals in the digestive system of a bird?
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-pharmaceuticals-digestive-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Breeding birds use alligators to protect nests from raccoons, opossums
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-birds-alligators-raccoons-opossums.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Snowy owl's far-flung travels tracked in incredible detail
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-snowy-owl-far-flung-tracked-incredible.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/snowyowlsfar.jpg)
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Birds of prey are starting fires DELIBERATELY: Kites and falcons are 'intentionally dropping smouldering twigs' to smoke out mice and insects in Australia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3439042/Birds-prey-starting-fires-DELIBERATELY-Brown-falcon-dropped-smouldering-twigs-Australian-bush-smoke-mice-insects-say-researchers.html
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/09/17/3107468B00000578-3439042-image-m-5_1455037431578.jpg)
More information about how raptors adapt to and benefit from fires. Bonus item on why no squirrel is safe.
Raptors Are Avian Arsonists
http://daily.jstor.org/raptors-are-avian-arsonists/?utm_source=internalhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_03032016&cid=eml_j_jstordaily_dailylist_03032016
(http://daily.jstor.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Falcon_1050x700.jpg)
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Woodpecker drumming signals wimp or warrior
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-woodpecker-wimp-warrior.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Can some birds be just as smart as apes?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303084615.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New basal bird from China reveals the morphological diversity in early birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160302121331.htm
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/03/160302121331_1_540x360.jpg)
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Songbirds pinpoint effects of Huntington's disease
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307152720.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Selected abstracts from the March 2016 issue of the "Journal of Raptor Research"
Effects of Researcher-Induced Disturbance on American Kestrels Breeding in Nest Boxes in Northwestern New Jersey
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-54-59.1
Differential Migration and Phenology of Adult Red-Tailed Hawks in California
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-45-53.1
Causes of Admission to a Rehabilitation Center for Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) in Chile
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-23-32.1
Trial Restoration of the Harpy Eagle, a Large, Long-lived, Tropical Forest Raptor, in Panama and Belize
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-3-22.1
Return to the Wild: Migratory Peregrine Falcons Breeding in Arctic Eurasia Following Their Use in Arabic Falconry
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-103-108.1
Siblicide in Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-125-128.1
Wing Loading in North American Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-70-75.1
Species Identification of Golden and Bald Eagle Talons Using Morphometrics
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-76-83.1
Addressing the Factors that Juxtapose Raptors and Wind Turbines
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-92-96.1
Direct Persecution of Crowned Eagles (Buteogallus coronatus) in Argentina: A New Call for Their Conservation
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-115-120.1
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From the 2015 issue of the "Journal of Raptor Research." Describes Mom and Dad to a T!
Perennial Pair Bonds in an Accipiter: A Behavioral Response to an Urbanized Landscape?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-49-04-458-470.1
Notes:
"conspecifics" - members of the same species
"vertical vegetation structure" - trees? ;D
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Scientists call for a shake-up in the way we record biodiversity
I don't know how the Audubon bird counts are conducted, but this approach makes so much sense.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160308211807.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird communication: Chirping with syntax
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160308134748.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/03/160308134748_1_540x360.jpg)
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Dinosaur-like lower leg created on bird through molecular experiment
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307153051.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/03/160307153051_1_540x360.jpg)
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Potential antibody treatment for H7 avian flu
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160309125421.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This "Fierce Lizard" Fossil Is a Missing Link between Dinos and Their Ancestors
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/fierce-lizard-fossil-is-a-missing-link-between-dinosaurs-and-their-ancestors-teyujagua
(http://motherboard-images.vice.com/content-images/article/31454/1457726059770128.png?crop=1xw:0.74xh;*,*&resize=1200:*&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=90)
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What Do the Birds and the Bees Have to Do With Global Food Supply?
https://www.audubon.org/news/what-do-birds-and-bees-have-do-global-food-supply
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/sfw_rufous-hummingbird-with-pollen-on-beak-and-falling-master-tek6190.jpg?itok=maqzTio-)
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Alaska scientists continue researching seabird death mystery
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-alaska-scientists-seabird-death-mystery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/alaskascient.jpg)
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Rapid response for inflammation control in songbirds' brains could lead to therapies in humans
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-rapid-response-inflammation-songbirds-brains.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Competition favours shy tits
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-competition-favours-shy-tits.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/competitionf.jpg)
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Dopamine key to vocal learning, songbird study finds
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-03-dopamine-key-vocal-songbird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Unique beak evolved with tool use in New Caledonian crow
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-unique-beak-evolved-tool-caledonian.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/uniquebeakev.jpg)
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Pigeon foot feather genes identified: Study hints how scaly dinosaur legs could get birdlike feathers
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-pigeon-foot-feather-genes-hints.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2016/1-pigeonfootfe.jpg)
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Europe's rarest seabird 'could be extinct within 60 years'
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-europe-rarest-seabird-extinct-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/europesrares.jpg)
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Scorching temperatures in Australia are turning up the heat for Zebra Finch chicks, causing them to hatch out of order.
https://www.audubon.org/news/is-climate-change-making-it-harder-finch-families-get-along?s_src=2016-03-17_email_newsletter-eng&utm_source=engagement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016-03-17_email_newsletter-eng
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_inline/public/sfw_dsc_0729_0.jpg?itok=lLVAWcgO)
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Scientists track down origin of bats killed by wind turbines using chemical fingerprints
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-scientists-track-turbines-chemical-fingerprints.html
Chemical Fingerprints Help Track Down Bats Suffering Most From Wind Turbine Deaths
http://www.hngn.com/articles/189784/20160317/chemical-fingerprints-help-track-down-bats-suffering-wind-turbine-deaths.htm
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-scientiststr.jpg)
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Small birds' vision: Not so sharp but superfast
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-small-birds-vision-sharp-superfast.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Drones revolutionize ecological monitoring
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160317105111.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/03/160317105111_1_540x360.jpg)
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Research provides insights on lethal blindness in a Scottish bird of conservation concern
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-insights-lethal-scottish-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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City birds are smarter than country birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-city-birds-smarter-country.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/citybirdsare.jpg)
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Old tourist photos show seabird's rise over the last century
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-tourist-photos-seabird-century.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-oldtouristph.jpg)
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Migratory birds disperse seeds long distances (Of course they do, but now it's confirmed. Fun thinking about all the possibilities, past and future.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-migratory-birds-disperse-seeds-distances.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists Create Electronic Eggs That Can Spy On Vultures
http://www.popsci.com/scientists-create-eggs-that-can-spy-on-vultures
Build an Electronic Vulture Egg
http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/build-an-electronic-vulture-egg
(http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/MjczMTA2Ng)
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Antarctic Scientists Infiltrate Penguin Huddles With Adorable Remote-Controlled Car
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/antarctic-scientists-infiltrate-penguin-huddles-adorable-remote-controlled-car
(http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/large_1x_/public/import/2014/penguin%20car%20robot.jpg?itok=6kDgRhIv)
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Changes to environment helps protect young pheasants
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-environment-young-pheasants.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/changestoenv.jpg)
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Malaria family tree has bird roots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160324143234.htm
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Botulism in waterbirds: Mortality rates and new insights into how it spreads
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-botulism-waterbirds-mortality-insights.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Antarctic birds recognize individual humans
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-antarctic-birds-individual-humans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/antarcticbir.jpg)
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I know you, bad guy! Magpies recognize humans
http://phys.org/news/2011-05-bad-guy-magpies-humans.html
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The first 3-D atlas of the extinct dodo
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160325093658.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(http://www.tandfonline.com/na101/home/literatum/publisher/tandf/journals/content/ujvp20/2015/ujvp20.v035.sup01/ujvp20.v035.sup01/20160321-01/ujvp20.v035.sup01.cover.jpg)
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Turkey vulture research (Interesting summary with lots of good information.)
http://www.preecevilleprogress.com/news/local-news/turkey-vulture-research-1.2217822
(http://images.glaciermedia.ca/polopoly_fs/1.2217824.1459017864!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_563/vulture.jpg)
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Songbirds 'teach chicks before they hatch' (Very interesting!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-songbirds-chicks-hatch.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Strong effects of climate change on common bird populations in both Europe and US
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-strong-effects-climate-common-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/strongeffect.jpg)
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Mystery of broadbills' wing song revealed
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-mystery-broadbills-wing-song-revealed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Black wattle's new biogeographic distribution threatens flight safety in China
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160330102842.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Rare crane a boost to Taiwan's troubled wetlands (This story is very interesting, but there's good news and bad news where humans are involved.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-rare-crane-boost-taiwan-wetlands.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/thesiberianw.jpg)
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Don't know if this article has been posted yet here but it's an interesting article about Ravens:
http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/ravens-know-what-youre-thinking
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Climate Change And Green Vultures
http://www.ladailypost.com/content/amateur-naturalist-climate-change-and-green-vultures
(http://www.ladailypost.com/sites/g/files/g616891/f/media_crop/257876/public/201604/green%20vulture.jpg)
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Virus evolution differs by species of mosquito carrier
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160331133406.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/03/160331133406_1_540x360.jpg)
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Study determines economic impact, ripple effect of hunting on CRP-funded land
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160401131102.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/04/160401131102_1_540x360.jpg)
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Lead risk to swans worse than previously thought
http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?c=11&cate=__16275
(http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/userfiles/news/Oneoftheleadpoisoned.jpg)
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'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/09/sex-depravity-penguins-scott-antarctic
(https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/6/9/1339253655478/Dr-George-Murray-Levicks--008.jpg?w=300&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=66602c7c5902fbab1a1ab2a008b12b93)
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Parrot species in US cities may rival that in native Mexico
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-parrot-species-cities-rival-native.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-parrotspecie.jpg)
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Here are several papers of interest published in the Journal of Raptor Research by the Raptor Research Foundation.
Trial Restoration of the Harpy Eagle, a Large, Long-lived, Tropical Forest Raptor, in Panama and Belize
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-3-22.1
Addressing the Factors that Juxtapose Raptors and Wind Turbines
https://sci-hub.io/https://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/rapt-50-01-92-96.1
Species Identification of Golden and Bald Eagle Talons Using Morphometrics
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-76-83.1
Siblicide in Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/rapt-50-01-125-128.1
Direct Persecution of Crowned Eagles (Buteogallus coronatus) in Argentina: A New Call for Their Conservation
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-115-120.1
Effects of Researcher-Induced Disturbance on American Kestrels Breeding in Nest Boxes in Northwestern New Jersey
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-54-59.1
Causes of Admission to a Rehabilitation Center for Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) in Chile
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-23-32.1
Differential Migration and Phenology of Adult Red-Tailed Hawks in California
http://sci-hub.io/http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-45-53.1
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Research communication: Dispersal of Philippine Eagles Released in the Forests of Mindanao, Philippines (Dec. 2015)
(The English and Filipino translations get sort of mixed up together, but all the information is included. It's just a layout issue.)
https://sci-hub.io/10.3356/rapt-49-04-506-512.1
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Griffon vultures to aid forecasters
http://www.connexionfrance.com/griffon-vultures-to-aid-forecasters-news-article.html
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Scientists study wild pig impact on bobwhite quail populations
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-scientists-wild-pig-impact-bobwhite.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Hungry penguins chase Antarctic's shifting krill
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-hungry-penguins-antarctic-shifting-krill.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/agentoopengu.jpg)
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Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-australia-long-haul-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/australiasco.jpg)
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Decades after DDT ban, Yukon River peregrine falcon nest sites have increased fivefold
http://www.adn.com/article/20160408/decades-after-ddt-ban-yukon-river-peregrine-falcon-nest-sites-have-increased
Abstract: Recovery of American peregrine falcons along the upper Yukon River, Alaska
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.1058/abstract
(http://www.adn.com/sites/default/files/styles/ad_slideshow_wide/public/Peregrine-04.jpg?itok=7NEm0vQ7)
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Research reveals trend in bird-shape evolution on islands
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-reveals-trend-bird-shape-evolution-islands.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/5-researchreve.jpg)
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Tropical birds develop 'superfast' wing muscles for mating, not flying
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-tropical-birds-superfast-wing-muscles.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/tropicalbird.jpg)
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Long-billed curlew to illuminate mysterious migration of dwindling wintering population
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-long-billed-curlew-illuminate-mysterious-migration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/longbilledcu.jpg)
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Study quantifies the impact that drones can have on bird life (dumb!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-quantifies-impact-drones-bird-life.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/studyquantif.jpg)
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Diet affects the evolution of birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-diet-affects-evolution-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/dietaffectst.jpg)
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Study shows songbird travels nonstop for migration over Sahara
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-songbird-nonstop-migration-sahara.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/5714d9240d03a.jpg)
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Valentino, another victim of lead
http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/community/3990306-valentino-another-victim-lead
Wildwoods: http://wildwoodsrehab.org/
(http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/sites/default/files/styles/vert_350/public/field/image/0320.F.DBN_.Wildwoods.Eagle2_.jpg?itok=9cRSjf_i)
Letter: Too quick to blame lead ammo
http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/opinion/letters/3995940-letter-too-quick-blame-lead-ammo
HuntForTruth.org: http://www.huntfortruth.org/science/scientific-opinions/
(http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/sites/default/files/styles/vert_700/public/field/image/0327.O.DBN_.Letter.Eagle_.jpg?itok=y7hS1fW6)
Update/rebuttal: The science on lead
http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/community/4012184-science-lead
Footnotes in the article:
Lead Poisoning: A Historical Perspective - https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/lead-poisoning-historical-perspective
Childhood Lead Poisoning - http://www.who.int/ceh/publications/leadguidance.pdf
Lead poisoning - http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/basics/symptoms/con-20035487
Lead - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/lead/index.cfm
Lead information for hunters - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/lead/index.html
BLOOD LEAD LEVEL STUDY RESULTS - https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/Fact%20Sheet%20Blood%20Lead%20Level%20Study%20Results.pdf
Lead in Venison - https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/
Condors and Lead - http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/california_condor_lead.shtml
Lead from spent ammunition: a source of exposure and poisoning in bald eagles - http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/files/uploads/pdf/journal/spring2012/HWI_6.1_p94-104.pdf
Lead in Ammunition: A Persistent Threat to Health and Conservation - http://sci-hub.io/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-013-0896-5
SIXTEEN YEARS OF LEAD POISONING IN EAGLES, 1980-95: AN EPIZOOTIOLOGIC VIEW - https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jrr/v031n04/p00327-p00332.pdf
Ammunition is the Principal Source of Lead Accumulated by California Condors Re-Introduced to the Wild - https://sci-hub.io/10.1021/es060765s#
(http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_860/public/field/image/0417.F.DBN_.Wildwoods.Eagle_.jpg?itok=9G0GmMVc)
This bald eagle suffering from acute lead poisoning died not long after arrival. (Photo: Wildwoods)
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Killing the Vultures (This is a great read, especially for conservation-minded citizen scientists!)
Excerpted from Their Fate is Our Fate: How Birds Foretell Threats To Our Health and Our World, Peter Doherty, 2013.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/wildlife/killing-the-vultures-ze0z1604zsel.aspx?PageId=1
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Singapore's wild bird trade raises troubling questions about African grey parrots
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-singapore-wild-bird-african-grey.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/singaporeswi.jpg)
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New studies highlight energy development's impact on birds (Outstanding and about time!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-highlight-energy-impact-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Full text: Reproductive success of Horned Lark and McCown's Longspur in relation to wind energy infrastructure
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-25.1
Full text: Wintering Sandhill Crane exposure to wind energy development in the central and southern Great Plains, USA
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-99.1
Full text: Avian interactions with renewable energy infrastructure: An update
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-61.1
Full text: Avian interactions with energy infrastructure in the context of other anthropogenic threats
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-12.1
Full text: Anthropogenic light is associated with increased vocal activity by nocturnally migrating birds
http://sci-hub.io/http://dx.doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-15-136.1
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Bird genomes contain 'fossils' of parasites that now infect humans
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-bird-genomes-fossils-parasites-infect.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/birdgenomesc.png)
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Evolution in action detected in Darwin's finches
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-evolution-action-darwin-finches.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/evolutionina.jpg)
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Fossil teeth suggest that seeds saved bird ancestors from extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160421133639.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/04/160421133639_1_540x360.jpg)
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Protecting migratory birds when our beaches have gone to the dogs
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-migratory-birds-beaches-dogs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/2-protectingmi.jpg)
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Study: little overlap between wind turbines and sandhill crane
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/study-little-overlap-between-wind-turbines-and-sandhill-crane-310135a3-740d-2e74-e053-0100007fce12-376632901.html
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Leg-wing cooperation in baby birds, dinosaurs is key transition in origin of flight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160421150050.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/04/160421150050_1_540x360.jpg)
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Feed the birds, but what about vultures?
http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/feed-birds-what-vultures/2933/
(http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/lamm220416.jpg)
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German scientists seek way to end live chick shredding
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-german-scientists-chick-shredding.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/atdresdensun.jpg)
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Veterinary drug could cause major drop in vulture numbers in Spain, new study confirms
http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/veterinary-drug-could-cause-major-drop-vulture-numbers-spain-new-study
(http://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_620x295/public/griffon_vulture_please_credit_carles_carboneras_14.jpg?itok=0xErWfMf)
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Despite their small brains--ravens are just as clever as chimps
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-small-brainsravens-clever-chimps.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/despitetheir.jpg)
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Birds of prey constrained in the beak evolution race
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-birds-prey-constrained-beak-evolution.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/birdsofpreyc.jpg)
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A young eaglet temporarily leaves the nest for a checkup (Look at that sweet baby!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-young-eaglet-temporarily-checkup.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/571f465b52bf9.jpg)
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Hybrid forms of the common house mosquito may serve as vectors between birds and humans
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-hybrid-common-house-mosquito-vectors.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/hybridformso.jpg)
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30 Years After Chernobyl, Here's What Radioactivity Is Doing To Wildlife
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/30-years-after-chernobyl-heres-what-radioactivity-is-doing-to-wildlife
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Researchers Built a Wind Tunnel to Study Birds and Build Better Drones
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/researchers-built-a-wind-tunnel-to-study-bird-flight-stanford
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Fossils may reveal 20-million-year history of penguins in Australia
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160426144732.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/04/160426144732_1_540x360.jpg)
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Peacocks shake feathers to mesmerize mates
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-peacocks-feathers-mesmerize.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/whencourting.jpg)
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An Old World bird in a New World rainforest
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-world-bird-rainforest.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/anoldworldbi.jpg)
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Hawk Mountain trainee publishes in peer-reviewed journal
http://www.hawkmountain.org/who-we-are/news/hawk-mountain-trainee-publishes-in-peer-reviewed-journal/page.aspx?id=6181
(http://www.hawkmountain.org/images/thumb?img=/data/uploads/media/image/04272016110608_adrian%20naveda%20rodriguez%20with%20many%20vultures.jpg&w=300)
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Small bird tagging tech creates new ways to study animals
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-small-bird-tagging-tech-ways.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/smallbirdtag.jpg)
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Study shows reptiles share REM and slow-wave sleep patterns with mammals, birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-bearded-dragons-rem.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=splt-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/beardeddrago.jpg)
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Rare N.Z. parrot not dead, just pining for fiords: minister
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-rare-nz-parrot-dead-fiords.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Goose camp: Tracking troubled birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160428161058.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/04/160428161058_1_540x360.jpg)
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Birds beating global warming by adjusting their egg-laying times
http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/birds-beating-global-warming-by-adjusting-their-egg-laying-times-1-4116958
(http://www.scotsman.com/webimage/1.4116957.1462221098!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/articleMaxWidth_620/image.jpg)
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Birds of a different color: Why some birds have more than one color type
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Post-doctoral Vulture Research Featured at Conference in Kruger National Park
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/news//2016/05/03/post-doctoral-vulture-research-featured-at-conference-in-kruger-national-park
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Research on modern day animals reveals insights into extinct animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160503130352.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Coastal birds rely on tides and moon phases
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160504092638.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birdcages source of dengue virus
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-05-birdcages-source-dengue-virus.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Why vultures matter--and what we lose if they're gone
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-vultures-matterand-theyre.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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What Would Happen If We Brought Birds Back From The Dead?
https://www.audubon.org/news/what-would-happen-if-we-brought-birds-back-dead
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Greetings,
You are receiving this email because you submitted comments during the public scoping phase on preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze alternatives to managing bald and golden eagle populations and possible revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service' permit regulations for nonpurposeful take of eagles.
We are sending you this email to let you know that we have developed proposed revised permit regulations and a draft Programmatic EIS (PEIS) analyzing the proposed changes as well as alternative approaches to managing eagle populations. The proposed regulations will publish in the Federal Register Friday, May 6, 2016, for a 60-day public comment period. A simultaneous public comment period also opens on the draft PEIS. Comments must be received by July 5, 2016.
In addition, the Service is releasing a scientific report (?Status Report?) on the current population status and trends of bald and golden eagles. The report serves as the scientific basis for the proposed management approach and rule revisions. All three documents can be found on the Services website at: http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/eagle-management.php.
You may comment on the proposed rule and draft PEIS by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS?R9?MB?2011?0094, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then click on the Search button. On the resulting page, you may submit a comment by clicking on ?Comment Now!?
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Penguin that wore a wetsuit and starred in kid's book dies
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-penguin-wore-wetsuit-starred-kid.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/penguinthatw.jpg)
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Sonic net could save birds and aircraft, study suggests
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-sonic-net-birds-aircraft.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How did birds get their wings? Bacteria may provide a clue, say scientists
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-birds-wings-bacteria-clue-scientists.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Swift parrot critically endangered
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-swift-parrot-critically-endangered.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How prairie birds respond to wind turbines
http://wildlife.org/how-prairie-birds-respond-to-wind-turbines/
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Collision avoidance by migrating raptors encountering a new electric power transmission line
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-55.1
(http://www.aoucospubs.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/pinnacle/journals/content/cond/2016/00105422-118.2/condor-15-55.1/20160421/images/medium/i0010-5422-118-2-402-f03.gif)
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Avian interactions with energy infrastructure in the context of other anthropogenic threats
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-12.1
Avian interactions with renewable energy infrastructure: An update
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-61.1
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Wintering Sandhill Crane exposure to wind energy development in the central and southern Great Plains, USA
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-99.1
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New immigrant: Shiny cowbirds noted from a recording altitude of 2,800 m in Ecuador
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160504121812.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Hawk vs goose: how to cope with an unpleasant neighbour
http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2016/05/09/hawk-vs-goose-cope-unpleasant-neighbour/
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Opinion: There's a reason why Africa's migratory songbirds sing out of season (Fascinating!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-opinion-africa-migratory-songbirds-season.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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U.S. Courts Crack Down on Feds over Mass Wildlife Culls
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-courts-crack-down-on-feds-over-mass-wildlife-culls/
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Study finds some birds process sound much as people do, suggesting stream segregation is not a uniquely human ability
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-birds-people-stream-segregation-uniquely.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Highway noise deters communication between birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160511093144.htm
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/05/160511093144_1_540x360.jpg)
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Shrinking shorebird pays the bill for rapid Arctic warming while wintering in the tropics
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-shorebird-bill-rapid-arctic-wintering.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
How Arctic spring kills birds in Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160512145457.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Effort to list lesser prairie chicken as threatened is dropped
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-effort-lesser-prairie-chicken-threatened.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Male birds may sing, but females are faster at discriminating sounds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160512130332.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Uncovering the secrets of Arctic seabird colonies
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-uncovering-secrets-arctic-seabird-colonies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/6-uncoveringth.jpg)
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Mercury-ridden songbirds get an extra jolt during migration
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-mercury-ridden-songbirds-extra-jolt-migration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/mercuryridde.jpg)
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Hatchlings give hope for endangered songbird's survival
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-hatchlings-endangered-songbird-survival.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/hatchlingsgi.jpg)
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New study shows animal welfare initiatives improves feather cover of cage-free laying hens
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-animal-welfare-feather-cage-free-hens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Bird DNA shows inbreeding linked to shorter lifespan
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-bird-dna-inbreeding-linked-shorter.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducks
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-biologist-rabbits-skunks-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Citizen science reveals large-scale effects of cities on bird diversity
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-citizen-science-reveals-large-scale-effects.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/19-citizenscien.jpg)
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Hornbills in the Kalahari desert may keep cool by losing heat through their beaks
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-hornbills-kalahari-cool-beaks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/hornbillsint.jpg)
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Habitat quality drives birds' reproductive success
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-habitat-quality-birds-reproductive-success.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Host birds only tolerate parasitic cuckoo eggs in their nests when they fear retaliation
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-host-birds-tolerate-parasitic-cuckoo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Tri-national study about the state of migratory birds shows one third of North American bird species need urgent conservation action.
http://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/north-america-united-by-its-birds-to-secure-vital-habitats.xml
The State of North America's Birds 2016: http://www.stateofthebirds.org/2016/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SotB_16-04-26-ENGLISH-BEST.pdf
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How birds turn red
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-genes-enable-birds-red.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Why do animals hide their warning signals? Paradox explained
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160519120938.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/05/160519120938_1_900x600.jpg)
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Nova Scotia a key stopping place for protecting North American birds
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-american-birds-nova-scotia-1.3589386
(http://i.cbc.ca/1.3589447.1463674548!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/northern-gannet.jpg)
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Saltworks provide unlikely rest stop for migrating shorebirds
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-saltworks-rest-migrating-shorebirds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/saltworkspro.jpg)
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Wood toxin could harm zoo animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160520102241.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/05/160520102241_1_540x360.jpg)
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Bartram's lost painted vulture is one controversial bird
http://staugustine.com/living/garden/2016-05-21/bartrams-lost-painted-vulture-one-controversial-bird#.V0Fvg75qTIV
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Aleutian animal bones may end up in Canadian trash heap
http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1620aleutian_animal_bones_may_end_up_in_canadian
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Call to minimize drone impact on wildlife
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-minimize-drone-impact-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/2-usingdronesw.jpg)
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Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-indonesian-birds-extinction-due-pet.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/indonesiasna.jpg)
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Japan hatches penguin chicks using artificial insemination
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-japan-hatches-penguin-chicks-artificial.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/theshimonose.jpg)
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Third time may prove lucky for WA's rarest bird
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-lucky-wa-rarest-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/thirdtimemay.jpg)
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One step closer to preventing mass death of roosters
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-closer-mass-death-roosters.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Hawaii Is Eyeing GMO Mosquitoes To Save Birds From Extinction
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gmo-mosquitoes-hawaii-birds_us_5743f9b3e4b045cc9a71d422
(http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/574502101600006400f94604.jpeg)
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Individual quality trumps reproductive tradeoffs in ducks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160525083910.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/05/160525083910_1_540x360.jpg)
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Bird flu reappears in Cameroon, killing thousands of birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-bird-flu-reappears-cameroon-thousands.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Small offshore oil spills put seabirds at risk: Industry self-monitoring failing
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-small-offshore-oil-seabirds-industry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/2-smalloffshor.jpg)
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The Search is on for South America's 'Lost Birds'
https://abcbirds.org/the-search-is-on-for-south-americas-lost-birds/
(https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Turquoise-throated-Puffleg-illustration_JGould.jpg)
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Research highlights the factors necessary for successful apex predators
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-highlights-factors-successful-apex-predat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Why robin eggs are blue
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160527190410.htm
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Trouble with parasites? Just migrate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160527190415.htm
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Warm springs, early laying don't harm bird flocks
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-early-dont-bird-flocks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/warmspringse.jpg)
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Do female birds mate with multiple males to protect their young?
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-female-birds-multiple-males-young.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-dofemalebird.jpg)
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Alcoa eaglets become part of research study
"More bald eagles have died at renewable energy projects in Iowa than in any other states, with at least seven killed since 2011."
http://qctimes.com/business/alcoa-eaglets-become-part-of-research-study/article_dea71abc-7eb8-5909-83c5-5b26ce33abc1.html
WVU Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program: http://wildlife.wvu.edu/
USFWS Wind Energy Development - Information to Protect Wildlife: https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wind/index.html
(http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/2f/22fd795a-9e79-59a6-8e8e-bb0da108d276/574cdfd0d1168.image.jpg)
(http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/cf/dcf8e70f-e1ee-5a13-976e-34cf8e00cad2/574cdfcf83b96.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C806)
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Hydropower dams worldwide cause continued species extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160530101121.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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'Baby talk' can help songbirds learn their tunes (Remarkable!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-baby-songbirds-tunes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/babytalkcanh.jpg)
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What birds' attitudes to litter tell us about their ability to adapt
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-birds-attitudes-litter-ability.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/574d7bc139fc3.jpg)
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Sparrows with unfaithful 'wives' care less for their young (See also "Do female birds mate with multiple males to protect their young?" above for a different take on this behavior in a different species.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-sparrows-unfaithful-wives-young.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/sparrowswith.jpg)
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Shifting bird distribution indicates a changing Arctic
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-shifting-bird-arctic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/shiftingbird.jpg)
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Juvenile kaka found to be better problems solvers than their elders
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-juvenile-kaka-problems-solvers-elders.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/juvenilekaka.jpg)
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Uncovering the purpose of birds' extra fat
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-uncovering-purpose-birds-extra-fat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/7-uncoveringth.jpg)
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Seagulls head to big city not for better homes, but more abundant food
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-seagulls-big-city-homes-abundant.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists identify mutation that causes muffs and beards to grow on chickens
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-scientists-mutation-muffs-beards-chickens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-scientistsid.png)
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How the movements of fish and birds inspired an improvement in wind power generation
http://engineering.stanford.edu/news/%E2%80%8Bjohn-dabiri-how-movements-fish-birds-inspired-improvement-wind-power-generation
(http://engineering.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/dabiri-680x320-wind.jpg)
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Crowds of crows spread C. jejuni: Are humans vulnerable?
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-crowds-crows-jejuni-humans-vulnerable.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Owls' ability to hunt impaired by noise, research shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602083949.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is not an open access journal, so what's publicly available are the research abstracts, intros to the short communications and letters, and titles of other publications. If you're interested in reading more, send me a PM and I'll do my best to get access to what you want.
Journal of Raptor Research
Published by: The Raptor Research Foundation
Table of Contents
Jun 2016 : Volume , 50 Issue 2
http://www.bioone.org/toc/rapt/50/2
Mass Growth Rates, Plumage Development, and Related Behaviors of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Nestlings
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-131-143.1?af=R
Dispersal and Survival of Juvenile Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) from Finnmark, Northern Norway
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-144-160.1?af=R
Using Banding and Encounter Data to Investigate Movements of Red-Tailed Hawks in the Northeastern United States
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-161-175.1?af=R
Breeding Biology of a Little-Known Raptor in Central China: The Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-176-184.1?af=R
Factors Influencing Burrowing Owl Abundance in Prairie Dog Colonies on the Southern High Plains of Texas
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-185-193.1?af=R
Great Gray Owls Nesting in Atypical, Low-Elevation Habitat in the Sierra Nevada, California
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-194-206.1?af=R
Potential Toxicity of Fenbendazole to Gyps Vultures on the Indian Subcontinent: A Review
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-207-210.1?af=R
The Imminent Disappearance of the Aplomado Falcon from the Chihuahuan Desert
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-211-216.1?af=R
Nonparental Infanticide in Colonial Eleonora's Falcons (Falco eleonorae)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-02-217-236.1?af=R
Reviewed: The Merlin
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016-50.2.237?af=R
In Memoriam: Janet Louise Linthicum 1960-2016
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016-50.2.239?af=R
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News about the light-dependent magnetic compass of birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-news-light-dependent-magnetic-compass-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Big bird sex life revealed
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-big-bird-sex-life-revealed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Changing weather patterns threaten grassland sparrows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608095535.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160608095535_1_540x360.jpg)
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Female birds select sperm 'super swimmers'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608104312.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Camouflage influences life-and-death decisions that animals make
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-camouflage-life-and-death-decisions-animals.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/camouflagein.jpg)
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One snake's prey is another's poison: Scientists pinpoint genetics of extreme resistance
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160609134239.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Is a new chickadee on the horizon?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608145108.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160608145108_1_540x360.jpg)
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Another Threat to Hawaiian Birds: Cat Poop
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/hawaiian-birds-cat-poop/
(http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/blogs/cache/file/CF3137CA-F898-41DC-8D05CA7D54406C1E.jpg?w=590&h=395&AD4D9114-1A7D-4CF0-BC0D8E4FEE5B35B4)
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These Ancient Headless Corpses Were Defleshed By Griffon Vultures
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2016/06/09/griffon-vultures-defleshed-corpses-to-create-headless-burials-in-ancient-anatolia/#160dccf52705
(http://blogs-images.forbes.com/kristinakillgrove/files/2016/06/Buitres_leonados_Gyps_fulvus_0.jpg)
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Yellowstone's golden treasure: Big eagles focus of recent study
http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/yellowstone-s-golden-treasure-big-eagles-focus-of-recent-study/article_3be8a4ad-06b4-52f8-b1fe-03213fae2869.html
(http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/6a/a6a0ae6c-be55-56be-9212-2e9198a44c16/5756f57432c82.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C961)
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Uruguay's blind 'bird man' can identify 3,000 bird sounds
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-uruguay-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/uruguaysblin.jpg)
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RAPTOR RESEARCH REPORTS (from the late 20th century)
http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/publications/raptor-research-reports/
Raptor Research and Management Techniques Manual
http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/publications/techniques-manual/
Complete Manual: http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/files/2015/10/Raptor_Research_all.pdf
(http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/files/2010/12/techniques_cover-231x300.jpg)
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Research gives new meaning to the term 'bird brain'
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-term-bird-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://img.medicalxpress.com/newman/csz/news/800/2016/studygivesne.jpg)
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Risk-taking in birds is more contagious at certain times, research shows
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-risk-taking-birds-contagious.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/risktakingin.jpg)
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Humans could learn something from pigeons to improve their efficiency
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-humans-pigeons-efficiency.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/humanscouldl.jpg)
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How females store sperm: Fertility study in chickens examines fatty acids
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-females-sperm-fertility-chickens-fatty.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researcher studies behavioural flexibility in the great-tailed grackle
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-behavioural-flexibility-great-tailed-grackle.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/smarterthant.jpg)
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When it comes to evolution, testes may play a key role, studies find
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615111746.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160615111746_1_540x360.jpg)
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Color vision helps birds find good food and the right partner
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-vision-birds-good-food-partner.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/colorvisionh.jpg)
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New Research on Rarest Bird in the Bahamas
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/local/New_Research_on_Rarest_Bird_in_the_Bahamas48925.shtml
(http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/uploads/18/bird.jpg)
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This is what city living does to birds
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/what-city-living-does-birds
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_large/public/images/birds.jpg?itok=YPFuRa_F×tamp=1465933333)
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New research makes use of the most common bird
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/technology/article84721152.html
The Sparrow Swap: https://www.facebook.com/sparrowswap
Sparrow Swap: http://scistarter.com/project/1380-Sparrow%20Swap
sparrow swap instruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig9SVdsg7G8&feature=youtu.be
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(http://www.newsobserver.com/news/technology/92pqyq/picture84721147/ALTERNATES/FREE_320/PattonPhoto)
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High flying technology helping conserve WA's threatened black cockatoos
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-high-technology-wa-threatened-black.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/highflyingte.jpg)
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Bush burning helps Gouldian finches thrive
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-bush-gouldian-finches.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/bushburningh.jpg)
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Birds found able to learn abstract grammatical structures
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-birds-abstract-grammatical.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2014/zebrafinch.jpg)
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How the songbird learns its melody
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-songbird-melody.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/thesoundofmu.jpg)
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Droppings activate the immune system in nestlings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160621095548.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Analysis: 85 Percent of Continental U.S. Birds Protected by Endangered Species Act Have Increased or Stabilized Since Being Protected
Recovering Birds Include Interior Least Tern, Northern Great Plains Piping Plover, Bald Eagle
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/wild-success-n-rockies-06-21-2016.html
Recovering Birds Include Whooping Crane, Black-capped Vireo, Aplomado Falcon
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/wild-success-texas-06-21-2016.html
(http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/images/AverageRecoveryOfBirds300b.jpg)
(http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/images/Whooping_crane_Ryan_Hagerty.jpg)
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Budgies found to fly at just two speeds
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-budgies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/budgerigar.jpg)
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Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-full-circumpolar-migration-evolutionary-unity.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/fullcircumpo.jpg)
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Early arrival gives bluebirds an edge in keeping nest sites
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-early-bluebirds-edge-sites.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/earlyarrival.jpg)
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Exotic pet trade sends Florida bird rescues soaring
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-exotic-pet-florida-bird-soaring.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/clinicworker.jpg)
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Decision on reviled sea birds has foes feeling helpless
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-decision-reviled-sea-birds-foes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/decisiononre.jpg)
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Lizard tail adaptations may reflect predators' color vision capabilities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622114845.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160622114845_1_540x360.jpg)
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Cockatoos make economic decisions about tool use depending on the current 'market' situation
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-cockatoos-economic-decisions-tool-current.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/totoolornott.jpg)
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Search for Wales' most mysterious seabird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622115000.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New evidence that forest fires do not threaten spotted owls
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-evidence-forest-threaten-owls.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/spottedowlin.jpg)
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Hairs, feathers and scales have a lot in common
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-hairs-feathers-scales-lot-common.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/hairsfeather.jpg)
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Female blue tits sing in the face of danger
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-female-blue-tits-danger.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/femaleblueti.jpg)
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Sparrows with unfaithful 'wives' care less for their young
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160624155002.htm
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160624155002_1_540x360.jpg)
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DNA testing challenges traditional species classification
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160624110314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160624110314_1_540x360.jpg)
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Research released on bald eagles in Sooner State
http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/sports/research-released-on-bald-eagles-in-sooner-state/article_0b581100-39b5-11e6-83ac-1b0640ad9f0f.html
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Predicting Eagles Collisions with Wind Turbines: The Science Just Got Better
https://awwi.org/predicting-eagles-collisions-with-wind-turbines-the-science-just-got-better/
Paper: Predicting eagle fatalities at wind facilities
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21086/full
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World's first successful artificial insemination of southern rockhopper penguin
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-world-successful-artificial-insemination-southern.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/2-worldsfirsts.jpg)
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Pollen-carrying birds need safeguard against Perth's sprawl
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-pollen-carrying-birds-safeguard-perth-sprawl.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/pollencarryi.jpg)
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Birds pushed to the edge by floods
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-birds-edge.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/birdspushedt.jpg)
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Early bird wings preserved in Burmese amber
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160628141419.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper - Mummified precocial bird wings in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160628/ncomms12089/full/ncomms12089.html
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160628141419_1_540x360.jpg)
(http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160628/ncomms12089/images_article/ncomms12089-f1.jpg)
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Penguin population could drop 60 percent by end of the century
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-penguin-population-percent-century.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/penguinpopul.jpg)
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UK wildlife calendar reshuffled by climate change
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-uk-wildlife-calendar-reshuffled-climate.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Campgrounds alter jay behavior
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-campgrounds-jay-behavior.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/campgroundsa.jpg)
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Northern bird found to be more resilient to winter weather (Where do they get these titles?! The research isn't as moronic as it sounds.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-northern-bird-resilient-winter-weather.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/northernbird.jpg)
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Great frigate birds found able to fly for months at a time (fascinating!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-great-frigate-birds-months.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/57766d5696f90.jpg)
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Bald eagles making strong recovery in Virginia
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bald-eagles-strong-recovery-virginia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-baldeaglesma.jpg)
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Teaching drones about the birds and the bees
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-drones-birds-bees.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/577a0dcec9784.jpg)
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Bald Eagle Sex: The Acrobatic Mating of America's National Bird
http://www.livescience.com/55278-animal-sex-bald-eagles.html
(http://www.livescience.com/images/i/000/084/526/original/bald-eagle-pair.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=*:1400)
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Learning about the hummingbirds and the bees in floral diversity
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-hummingbirds-bees-floral-diversity.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Ostrich relative lived in North America about 50 million years ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160705122003.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/07/160705122003_1_540x360.jpg)
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Penguin colonies at risk from erupting volcano
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-penguin-colonies-erupting-volcano.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-penguincolon.jpg)
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Birds get the green (and red) light
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-birds-green-red.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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King penguins keep an ear out for predators
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-king-penguins-ear-predators.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Songbird dads vary their 'catering' duties according to circumstances
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-songbird-dads-vary-catering-duties.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Cardiomyopathy in a Harris hawk
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27379599
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Breeding populations of white-naped cranes on decline in Eastern Mongolian stronghold
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-populations-white-naped-cranes-decline-eastern.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/breedingpopu.jpg)
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Research reveals why males outnumber females in bird world
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160707215022.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Rhesus macaques may be preying on bird eggs in Silver Springs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160707102620.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Abstract: Effects of Lead Exposure, Environmental Conditions, and Metapopulation Processes on Population Dynamics of Spectacled Eiders
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70174329
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Biologist considers evolutionary forces that brought seagulls from the ocean to the city
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-biologist-evolutionary-brought-seagulls-ocean.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-biologistcon.jpg)
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Cornell and Land Trust Alliance partner to protect birds on private land
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-cornell-alliance-partner-birds-private.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/cornellandla.jpg)
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Research abstract about vultures eating a lot of plastic at landfills.
Anthropogenic debris in the diet of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) in a remote and low-populated South Atlantic island
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-016-2004-0
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I've consolidated all the posts about the "eagle killer," cyanobacteria growing on hydrilla. Eagle exposure can occur from being in contact with water where it grows or by eating waterfowl, such as coots, that have eaten the hydrilla. The 1st article is a good "CSI" account of how it was found and where the scientific name comes from.
Re: New developments in the field of science
? Reply #30 on: February 19, 2015, 03:00:30 AM ?
Well, this is very scary news. Infected coots are killing bald eagles. :-\
http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/identify-name-toxic-cyanobacteria-killing-american-bald-eagles-0215/
Re: Birds in the News
? Reply #71 on: August 23, 2015, 08:24:06 AM ?
"Iowa waterways are a disgrace." So says a Des Moines Register editorial with regard to toxic blue-green algae blooms. Florida had issued a similar warning in early summer about bald eagles being killed after eating coots that had ingested the same cyanobacteria. Evidently, eagles can directly ingest the toxic bacteria just by fishing or drinking from contaminated waterways.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/08/21/editorial-iowa-waterways-pollution-branstad-beaches/32106641/
Re: New developments in the field of science
? Reply #133 on: October 19, 2015, 11:34:46 AM ?
Update: Basically, nothing has changed but the warnings still apply because coots are now returning to lakes where they will overwinter. While blue-green algae blooms are up in Iowa, there's no specific info on the cyanobacterium responsible for eagle deaths.
Toxic Algae Threatens Bald Eagles: http://www.coastalreview.org/2015/10/toxic-algae-threatens-bald-eagles/
Re: Birds in the News
? Reply #1327 on: May 01, 2016, 08:34:11 AM ?
Hydrilla can be controlled in two ways to reduce bald eagle deaths
http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/outdoors/rob-pavey/2016-04-30/hydrilla-can-be-controlled-two-ways-reduce-bald-eagle-deaths#
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Saturday, July 9, 2016
Scientists fighting to stop 'eagle killer'
http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/outdoors/rob-pavey/2016-07-09/pavey-scientists-fighting-stop-eagle-killer#
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Bird research suggests calling dinosaurs may have been tight-lipped (cool!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bird-dinosaurs-tight-lipped.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/2-birdresearch.jpg)
Colors show probability of each branch being an open-mouth vocalizer (blue) or a closed-mouth vocalizer (red). Pies show the probabilities that the ancestors of birds and crocodiles, palaeognath birds, and neognath birds used closed-mouth vocalization. Credit: Tobias Riede
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How birds unlock their super-sense, ultraviolet vision
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-birds-super-sense-ultraviolet-vision.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2015/bird.jpg)
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Endangered songbirds prefer a Dyson fan
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-endangered-songbirds-dyson-fan.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/5784e4ef06234.jpg)
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Scavenger crows provide public service, research shows
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/uoe-scp071216.php
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Birds of Nakusp
http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/news/386549641.html
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Longest study of Great Lakes region birds finds populations holding steady
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712130219.htm
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Alaska's shorebirds exposed to mercury
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-alaska-shorebirds-exposed-mercury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/alaskasshore.jpg)
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Feather-munching bacteria damage wild bird plumage
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-feather-munching-bacteria-wild-bird-plumage.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/feathermunch.jpg)
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Ravens learn best from their affiliates
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-ravens-affiliates.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-ravenslearnb.jpg)
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Where dreams take flight: Pakistan's pigeon racers
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-flight-pakistan-pigeon-racers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/birdcagesand.jpg)
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Research paper: Do migratory warblers carry excess fuel reserves during migration for insurance or for breeding purposes?
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-141.1
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Research paper: Variation in egg size, shell thickness, and metal and calcium content in eggshells and egg contents in relation to laying order and embryonic development in a small passerine bird
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-16.1#
Quote: "As the presence of embryonic development and laying order are critical factors responsible for variation in some features of egg morphometry (primarily egg volume and mass) and the levels of elements, they should be taken into account in studies of the chemistry and morphology of avian eggs."
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Smarter than you thought: Scientists show newborn ducklings can acquire notions of 'same' and 'different'
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-smarter-thought-scientists-newborn-ducklings.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New research reveals genetic reason that some chickens are resistant to bird flu
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-reveals-genetic-chickens-resistant-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/chicken.jpg)
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Sex in the city: Peregrine falcons in Chicago don't cheat
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-sex-city-peregrine-falcons-chicago.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/sexinthecity.png)
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Researchers find more aggressive behavior in city birds than rural ones
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-aggressive-behavior-city-birds-rural.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Hummingbird vision wired to avoid high-speed collisions
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-hummingbird-vision-wired-high-speed-collisions.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researchers examine the evolution of flight
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-evolution-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Group-navigating species may be vulnerable to collapse
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-group-navigating-species-vulnerable-collapse.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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'Bearcam' study focuses on human emotional connection with wildlife, parks
Bob Anderson was waaay ahead of his time! I think the raptor nation could write this study up right now! But you can be a test subject, it you'd like, just by watching a few animal cams and filling out an online form.
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bearcam-focuses-human-emotional-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Starving bald eagle chicks hint at ecosystem collapse in Florida
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2097850-starving-bald-eagle-chicks-hint-at-ecosystem-collapse-in-florida/
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Pigeons May Predict Lead Contamination, Study Finds
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/nyregion/pigeons-may-predict-lead-contamination-study-finds.html?_r=1
Research paper: Seasons and neighborhoods of high lead toxicity in New York City: The feral pigeon as a bioindicator
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653516308864
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Habitat needs of nestling, fledgling songbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720094237.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Research paper: Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in Ovenbirds and Acadian Flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-30.1
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/07/160720094237_1_540x360.jpg)
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Female birds call the shots in divorce
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105040.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Incest avoidance, extrapair paternity, and territory quality drive divorce in a year-round territorial bird
http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/07/15/beheco.arw101
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Birds on top of the world, with nowhere to go
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105316.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Rapid climate-driven loss of breeding habitat for Arctic migratory birds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/gcb.13404/abstract
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New data on bird population trends and the climate conditions they occupy
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Realized climate niche breadth varies with population trend and distribution in North American birds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.12490/abstract
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/07/160720125519_1_540x360.jpg)
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Underwater terrain may be key factor in little auk foraging
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720143530.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Research paper: Where to Forage in the Absence of Sea Ice? Bathymetry As a Key Factor for an Arctic Seabird
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0157764
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To protect yourself from malaria sleep with a chicken next to your bed
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-malaria-chicken-bed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How humans and wild birds collaborate to get precious resources of honey and wax
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-humans-wild-birds-collaborate-precious.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Chemical pollution gets to Antarctic marine bird colonies
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721072757.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Uncovering the secrets of Arctic seabird colonies
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-uncovering-secrets-arctic-seabird-colonies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/6-uncoveringth.jpg)
I guess I didn't know that they could fly! :o
I thought they waddled like penguins! :D
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Students expand perspective of birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160722093701.htm
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Study of extinction rates following habitat loss offers hope that some species can be saved
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-extinction-habitat-loss-species.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Evidence suggests migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-evidence-migratory-birds-reservoir-highly.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-conservationists-beloved-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Albatrosses forage in different areas when on migration
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-albatrosses-forage-areas-migration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/albatrossesf.jpg)
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If real money hadn't actually change hands because of this "research," I'd be laughing. This is just an excuse to play with a drone. The "researchers" decorated the nests themselves then asked other humans if they could spot the difference from the aerial pictures. No actual birds were involved at any time. Ridiculous!
Research paper: Decoration Increases the Conspicuousness of Raptor Nests
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0157440
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Newly discovered virus a prime suspect in often-fatal beak disorder spreading among birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-newly-virus-prime-often-fatal-beak.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
"See something, do something."
Alaska Science Center: http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/beak_deformity/contact.html
Beak Deformity Observation Report: http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/beak_deformity/observerreport.pdf
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Forests, species on four continents threatened by palm oil expansion
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-forests-species-continents-threatened-palm.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New Zealand wren DNA analysis reshapes geological theory
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-zealand-wren-dna-analysis-reshapes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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The double-edged sword of wildlife-friendly yards
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-double-edged-sword-wildlife-friendly-yards.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Research paper: Use of citizen science to identify factors affecting bird/window collision risk at houses
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-26.1
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Resources:
City of Toronto Green Development Standard - BIRD-FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/city_planning/zoning__environment/files/pdf/development_guidelines.pdf
Now you can save the lives of the beautiful birds you love: http://windowalert.com/
American Bird Conservancy BirdTape: http://www.abcbirdtape.org/
The Future of Bird-Friendly Architecture is Clear: http://www.ornilux.com/
Feather Friendly Bird Deterrent Technology: http://www.conveniencegroup.com/featherfriendly/feather-friendly
Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings - SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT - Adopted July 14, 2011
http://www.sf-planning.org/ftp/files/publications_reports/bird_safe_bldgs/Standards_for_Bird-Safe_Buildings_8-11-11.pdf
USFWS BIRDS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN 2008:
https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/grants/BirdsofConservationConcern2008.pdf
New York City Audubon Society, Inc., May 2007 - B I R D - S A F E B U I L D I N G G U I D E L I N E S:
http://www.nycaudubon.org/pdf/BirdSafeBuildingGuidelines.pdf
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Ten facts you need to know about the chicken and eggs on your table
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-ten-facts-chicken-eggs-table.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-videos-reveal-birds-bugs-ivanpah.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Songbirds' epic migrations connected to a small cluster of genes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728143251.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bearded vulture flies to Romania; 1st time seen in decades
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bearded-vulture-flies-romania-1st.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Antarctic sea ice may be a source of mercury in southern ocean fish and birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-antarctic-sea-ice-source-mercury.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists determine how birds soar to great heights
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-scientists-birds-soar-great-heights.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Sniffing out the enemy--scent may be stoats' Achilles heel
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-sniffing-enemyscent-stoats-achilles-heel.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Penguin resilience to climate change investigated
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-penguin-resilience-climate.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Giant forest fires exterminate spotted owls, long-term study finds
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-giant-forest-exterminate-owls-long-term.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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'Red gene' in birds and turtles suggests dinosaurs had bird-like color vision (Wonder what "yellow pigments" are in an eagle's diet?!
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-red-gene-birds-turtles-dinosaurs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Shorter telomeres reveal stress in migratory birds (Telomere research is a very hot research topic in humans, too.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-shorter-telomeres-reveal-stress-migratory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds engage in all types of sleep in flight, but in remarkably small amounts
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-birds-engage-flight-remarkably-small.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds of a fibula
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-birds-fibula.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin's famous finches
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-lab-reared-maggots-darwin-famous-finches.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New old world vulture found from the Late Miocene of China
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-world-vulture-late-miocene-china.html
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Plastic hurting Canada's loons, ducks and geese
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2016/aug/plastic-hurting-canada2019s-loons-ducks-and-geese
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Research papers
Plastics and other anthropogenic debris in freshwater birds from Canada: http://sci-hub.cc/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.158
Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing: http://www.pnas.org/content/112/38/11899.full
Plastic and metal ingestion in three species of coastal waterfowl wintering in Atlantic Canada: http://sci-hub.cc/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.063
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Warming climate expected to squeeze out Arctic bird habitat
http://www.adn.com/arctic/2016/08/07/warming-climate-expected-to-squeeze-out-arctic-bird-habitat/
Abstract: Rapid climate-driven loss of breeding habitat for Arctic migratory birds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.13404/abstract;jsessionid=472436200E2D11CCB76B455DEFC6C674.f04t01
Abstract: Mercury exposure and risk in breeding and staging Alaskan shorebirds
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-36.1
Mercury in the Arctic: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/our-work2/8-news-and-events/321-mercury-in-the-arctic
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Wind 'Does Not Belong' On Great Lakes Shores: American Bird Conservancy
http://nawindpower.com/wind-does-not-belong-on-great-lakes-shores-american-bird-conservancy
USFWS Great Lakes Avian Radar Technical Report - Spring 2013 Season
https://www.fws.gov/radar/documents/Avian%20Radar%20Sp2013%20Ontario%20Full.pdf
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A Troubling Snag in the Comeback of the California Condor
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/troubling-snag-comeback-california-condor/
Contamination from marine mammals may hamper recovery of California condors
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-contamination-marine-mammals-hamper-recovery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Research paper: Terrestrial Scavenging of Marine Mammals: Cross-Ecosystem Contaminant Transfer and Potential Risks to Endangered California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus)
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1021/acs.est.6b01990
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Betty the wire-bending crow may have been less insightful than previously believed
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-betty-wire-bending-crow-insightful-previously.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Tracing the evolution of bird reproduction
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-evolution-bird-reproduction.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Cardinals may be shielding Atlanta residents from West Nile virus, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160809095008.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Stress bites! Researchers study mosquito/bird interactions
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-stress-mosquitobird-interactions.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Galapagos faces first-ever bird extinction
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-gal225pagos-first-ever-bird-extinction.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Many more species at risk from Southeast Asia tree plantations, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160809170457.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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In a race for Cheetos, magpies win, but crows steal
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-cheetos-magpies-crows.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Indonesia urged to take stern action on illegal bird trade >:(
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-indonesia-urged-stern-action-illegal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Backyard poultry producers should take precautions against salmonella
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-backyard-poultry-precautions-salmonella.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Mate choices of barn swallows tied to diverging appearances
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-choices-barn-swallows-tied-diverging.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Sea habits of migratory birds highlight conservation need in the Canary Current
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-sea-habits-migratory-birds-highlight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Two Barbados bird species enter the select club of string-pullers
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-barbados-bird-species-club-string-pullers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds fly faster in large flocks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160816085035.htm
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Abstracts and Citations from the Journal of Raptor Research, Volume 50: Pages 131-143, 2016 (doi:10.3356/rapt-50-02-131-143.1)
http://www.bioone.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?markall=on&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-131-143.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-144-160.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-161-175.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-176-184.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-185-193.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-194-206.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-207-210.1&doi=10.3356%2Frapt-50-02-211-216.1&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.217&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.220&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.223&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.226&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.228&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.230&doi=10.3356%2F0892-1016-50.2.232&href=%2Ftoc%2Frapt%2F50%2F2&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+Journal+of+Raptor+Research%3A+Volume+50%2C+Issue+2+%28Jun+2016%29
Titles
Mass Growth Rates, Plumage Development, and Related Behaviors of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Nestlings
Dispersal and Survival of Juvenile Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) from Finnmark, Northern Norway
Using Banding and Encounter Data to Investigate Movements of Red-Tailed Hawks in the Northeastern United States
Breeding Biology of a Little-Known Raptor in Central China: The Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)
Factors Influencing Burrowing Owl Abundance in Prairie Dog Colonies on the Southern High Plains of Texas
Great Gray Owls Nesting in Atypical, Low-Elevation Habitat in the Sierra Nevada, California
Potential Toxicity of Fenbendazole to Gyps Vultures on the Indian Subcontinent: A Review
The Imminent Disappearance of the Aplomado Falcon from the Chihuahuan Desert
Nonparental Infanticide in Colonial Eleonora's Falcons (Falco eleonorae)
Video Evidence Confirms Cannibalism in Eleonora's Falcon
Readability of Anodized Aluminum Bands Versus Plastic Darvic Bands on Striated Caracaras in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Western Screech-Owls (Megascops kennicottii) Use Stump Nest During Active Logging Operation
Commensal Foraging of a Merlin and an American Kestrel with Sharp-Shinned Hawks
Bald Eagle Predation on Double-Crested Cormorant and Herring Gull Eggs
Exceptionally Large Clutches in Two Raptors Breeding in Nest Boxes
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Abstracts and Citations from the Journal of Raptor Research, Volume 50: Pages 241-253, 2016 (doi:10.3356/JRR-15-29.1)
http://www.bioone.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?markall=on&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-29.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-13.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-82.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-16.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-43.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-53.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-60.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-30.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-72.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-74.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-05.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-69.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-16-13.1&href=%2Ftoc%2Frapt%2F50%2F3&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+Journal+of+Raptor+Research%3A+Volume+50%2C+Issue+3+%28Sep+2016%29
Titles
Reproductive Success of Eurasian Eagle-Owls in Wetland and Non-wetland Habitats of West-central Korea
Observations of Migrating Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Eastern Interior Alaska Offer Insights On Population Size and Migration Monitoring
Retention, Effect, and Utility of Tail-mounted Satellite-tracked Transmitters on Golden Eagles
(Full paper: http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-15-82.1)
Temporal and Spatial Dietary Variation of Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in their South African Nonbreeding Range
Seroprevalence of Avian Pox and Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Raptors in Central Illinois
A Comparison of Nest Survival Between Cliff- and Tree-nesting Golden Eagles
(Full paper: http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-15-53.1)
Morphometric Sex Determination of After-hatch-year Bald Eagles in Louisiana
(Full paper: http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-15-60.1)
Body Mass of Female Cooper's Hawks is Unrelated to Longevity and Breeding Dispersal: Implications for the Study of Breeding Dispersal
First Record of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Ground Nesting Activity on the U.S. Atlantic Coast
(Full paper: http://sci-hub.cc/10.3356/JRR-15-72.1)
Long-term Occupancy (1900-2015) of an Egyptian Vulture Nest
Predation of Dawn-swarming Bats by Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Aerial Rolling Behavior by a Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Evidence of an Urban Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Feeding Young at Night
(Full paper: http://sci-hub.cc/10.3356/JRR-16-13.1)
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Hatching order influences birds' behaviour
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-hatching-birds-behaviour.html#nRlv
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Genetic influence in juvenile songbird babblings
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-genetic-juvenile-songbird-babblings.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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'Baby, it's hot outside': Why birds sing to eggs (I don't know about this... Always suspicious when researchers don't at least postulate some kind of mechanism, which they don't here. And what if it's cold outside? Do hatchlings come out big, fat and sassy? :-\)
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-baby-hot-birds-eggs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Most island vertebrate extinctions could be averted, concludes new study
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160818093315.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Biodiversity begins at home: Saving old villages helps save farmland birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160817091557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Warbler genomes look to be 99.97 percent alike
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-warbler-genomes-percent-alike.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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A Troubling Snag in the Comeback of the California Condor
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/troubling-snag-comeback-california-condor/
Contamination from marine mammals may hamper recovery of California condors
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-contamination-marine-mammals-hamper-recovery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Research paper: Terrestrial Scavenging of Marine Mammals: Cross-Ecosystem Contaminant Transfer and Potential Risks to Endangered California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus)
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1021/acs.est.6b01990
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More info: The Food That Once Saved Condors May Now Be Poisoning Them
https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/food-once-saved-condors-may-now-be-poisoning-them
Abstract: Dietary controls on extinction versus survival among avian megafauna in the late Pleistocene
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249521130_Dietary_controls_on_extinction_versus_survival_among_avian_megafauna_in_the_late_Pleistocene
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(tm): Gymnogyps californianus - http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22697636/0
Quote: "The drastic population decline during the 20th century is principally attributed to persecution and accidental ingestion of fragments from lead bullets and lead shot from carcasses (C. N. Parish in litt. 2012), resulting in lead poisoning. Lead poisoning remains a key threat for released birds (Kelly et al. 2014) and has caused many fatalities and resulted in the treatment of many more birds (Anon. 2001, Parish et al. 2007, Walters et al. 2010)."
California Condor Recovery Program: https://www.fws.gov/cno/es/calcondor/Condor.cfm
DDT - A Brief History and Status: https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/ddt-brief-history-and-status
Book: DDT, DDD, and DDE in birds - https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/5210753
Abstract: Eggshell Thinning and Depressed Hatching Success of California Condors Reintroduced to Central California
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/cond.2013.110150
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City centre seagulls could help plan drone flight paths (Don't miss the video.)
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-city-centre-seagulls-drone-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists map migration paths of Arctic breeding birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160822125448.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Saltmarsh Sparrow Is Creeping Dangerously Close to Extinction
http://www.audubon.org/news/the-saltmarsh-sparrow-creeping-dangerously-close-extinction
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Interactive, open source visualizations of nocturnal bird migrations in near real-time
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-interactive-source-visualizations-nocturnal-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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African bird shows signs of evil stepdad behavior
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-african-bird-evil-stepdad-behavior.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Golden eagles may be more abundant in undeveloped, elevated landscapes
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-golden-eagles-abundant-undeveloped-elevated.html
Paper: Modeling Late-Summer Distribution of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Western United States
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0159271
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'Butterbutt' warbler is likely three different species, DNA reveals
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-butterbutt-warbler-species-dna-reveals.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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This feels like an important paper, to me, even if it's not about eagles and didn't include any testing for organic chemicals like DDE or flame retardants, for example. If you're game, you can read the Discussion section of the paper for more insight into the authors' conclusions.
Variation in egg size, shell thickness, and metal and calcium content in eggshells and egg contents in relation to laying order and embryonic development in a small passerine bird
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-16.1
ABSTRACT
Although there are quite a number of studies examining the effect of egg laying order on the levels of elements and various chemical substances, none have taken into account the presence or absence of embryonic development in the eggs. In this study, we measured the morphometry (length, breadth, volume, and mass), shell thickness, and concentrations of calcium and 10 other metals (including 8 essential elements: chromium, copper, nickel, manganese, iron, cobalt, zinc, and magnesium; and 2 nonessential elements: lead and cadmium) in the shells and contents of embryonated and nonembryonated eggs across the laying order of Eurasian Reed-Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus).
We found a significant increase in egg volume in both nonembryonated and embryonated eggs, and an increase in egg length and mass in embryonated eggs, with laying order. Analysis confirmed significant differences related to laying order between nonembryonated and embryonated eggs in the concentrations of elements measured in shells (Cu, Cd, Pb, Mn, Fe, and Zn) and egg contents (Pb). Analysis of the relationships between laying order and concentrations of elements revealed a significant increase in Mg and Ca concentrations in the shells of embryonated eggs, and a significant decrease in Ni in the contents of nonembryonated eggs and in Cu, Cd, Mn, and Co in the contents of embryonated eggs. Our results indicate that laying order and the presence of an embryo are critical factors responsible for variation in some features of egg morphometry and element concentrations in eggshells and egg contents. These factors should therefore be taken into consideration in studies of the chemistry and morphometry of avian eggs.
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Help! I've used up my free allowance of 3 articles from this subscription service and need a volunteer to get an email copy of this article about California condor research.
"Colorado State University to Receive $95763 from Interior"
Targeted News Service (subscription)
"Within California there have been two condor flocks for the past decade, separated by >1000 miles2 of vacant historical range. However, long-range ..."
When I click on the story's URL, it redirects me to the subscription site (link below). The form is quick and easy to fill out and I've never had any problems with them (e.g., no spam or malware).
http://targetednews.com/display_story.php?s_id=1273905
If you're willing to do this, please leave a note on this thread so we don't slam them with requests. Unless you all want your own copy, of course! ;D
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Abstract: Chesapeake Bay fish-osprey (Pandion haliaetus) food chain: Evaluation of contaminant exposure and genetic damage
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70176116
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Birds in an urban environment have fewer and smaller offspring than in rural settings
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-birds-urban-environment-smaller-offspring.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Togo announces campaign to combat bird flu outbreak
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-togo-campaign-combat-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Kiwi birds younger than originally thought, research shows
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-kiwi-birds-younger-thought.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New research shows how songbirds island-hopped out of Australia
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-songbirds-island-hopped-australia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New species of pterosaur discovered in Patagonia
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-species-pterosaur-patagonia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Female fiddler crabs want protection not sex
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160830101352.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New species of pterosaur discovered in Patagonia
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-species-pterosaur-patagonia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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More info: A rare small specimen discovered from the age of flying giants
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-small-specimen-age-giants.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Devotion to rearing chicks can come at a cost for migratory birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-devotion-rearing-chicks-migratory-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Which snowy owls thrive in Saskatchewan's winters
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-snowy-owls-saskatchewan-winters.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Seabirds fall victim to junk food diet
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-seabirds-fall-victim-junk-food.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Bird bugs shed new light on malaria infection
http://phys.org/news/2016-08-bird-bugs-malaria-infection.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study: Large thunderstorms spread mercury pollution
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/08/31/Study-Large-thunderstorms-spread-mercury-pollution/9721472674201/
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SFI Launches Conservation Impact Project To Deliver Metrics For Well-Managed Forests
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sfi-launches-conservation-impact-project-to-deliver-metrics-for-well-managed-forests-300321717.html
Factsheet: http://www.sfiprogram.org/files/pdf/conservation-at-sfi/
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A new tool for wetland management
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160902105843.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists Measure Speed of Cliche: Drop of A Hat Defeats Blink of An Eye
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-spector-md/scientists-measure-speed-_b_11794288.html?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science
(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2016-08-31-1472652809-103216-falcon-thumb.jpg)
In one fell swoop: 108.05 - speed of peregrine falcon, fastest self-propelled animal
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Age before youth: Older cranes lead the way to new migration patterns
https://www.usgs.gov/news/age-youth-older-cranes-lead-way-new-migration-patterns
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160906103713.htm
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Inside a Remarkable Repository that Supplies Eagle Parts to Native Americans and Science
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/national-eagle-repository-eagles-go-to-native-american-tribes-and-science-180960306/?no-ist
National Eagle Repository - https://www.fws.gov/eaglerepository/about.php
Research Paper: Genetic structure and viability selection in the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), a vagile raptor with a Holarctic distribution
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.1007/s10592-016-0863-0
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Flycatcher genome sheds light on causes of mutations
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-flycatcher-genome-mutations.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study demonstrates seasonality of bird migration in response to environmental cues
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-seasonality-bird-migration-response-environmental.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Migrating birds speed up in spring
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907081713.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Overcrowding forces pheasants to cooperate in Hawaii
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907081716.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Seeing the forest for the trees: World's largest reforestation program overlooks wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907125303.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Newsletter: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, facilitated by the American Wind Wildlife Institute
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=22f60301288cbce0975cf28ec&id=693fa0db27&e=120b63cb0a
Links included in the Newsletter:
Wind Turbine Impacts on Birds and Bats: 2016 Summary Now Available
https://awwi.org/wind-turbine-impacts-on-birds-and-bats-2016-summary-now-available/
Wind Turbine Interactions with Wildlife and their Habitats: A Summary of Research Results and Priority Questions
https://awwi.org/resources/summary-of-wind-wildlife-interactions-2/
Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC) e-Newsletter v. 16 August 2016
http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/wind/BWEC%20e-Newsletter%20August%202016.pdf
Effects of a Wind Energy Development on Greater SageGrouse Habitat Selection and Population Demographics in Southeastern Wyoming
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293652675_Effects_of_a_Wind_Energy_Development_on_Greater_Sage-Grouse_Habitat_Selection_and_Population_Demographics_in_Southeastern_Wyoming
Wind and Wildlife Landscape Assessment Tool (LAT)
http://www.wind.tnc.org/#
Utilization Probability Map for Migrating Bald Eagles in Northeastern North America: A Tool for Siting Wind Energy Facilities and Other Flight Hazards
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0157807
Predicting eagle fatalities at wind facilities
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21086/full
American Wind Energy Association Website
http://www.awea.org/gencontentv2.aspx?ItemNumber=8728&mainnav=8190&navItemNumber=8201
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MUST SEE!!
These Amazing Maps Show How Wildlife Will Migrate to Survive Climate Change
http://www.audubon.org/news/these-amazing-maps-show-how-wildlife-will-migrate-survive-climate-change?utm_source=engagement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016-09-08-climate-migration
Migrations In Motion
http://maps.tnc.org/migrations-in-motion/#4/44.25/-99.84
Quote: "Removing fencing, adding wildlife overpasses (or underpasses) to major roadways, and better routing of infrastructure like pipelines and powerlines can all help re-connect areas fragmented by human development."
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Critical information needed in fight to save wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908150904.htm
Paper: Accelerating extinction risk from climate change
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6234/571.full
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Low Levels of Contaminants Found in Great Lakes Tree Swallow Eggs
https://www2.usgs.gov/envirohealth/cbp/headlines/2016-09-02-contaminants_in_swallow_eggs.html
(https://www2.usgs.gov/envirohealth/cbp/images/headline_images/tree_swallow_may2011_009_thomas_custer_m.jpg)
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What is killing Australia's smallest owls?
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/environment-a-conservation/item/4245-what-is-killing-australia-s-smallest-owls
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Biochemical and clinical responses of Common Eiders to implanted satellite transmitters
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1650/CONDOR-16-7.1
"Our findings show that Common Eiders physiologically responded for up to 3.5 mo after surgical implantation of a PTT, with the greatest response occurring within the first few weeks of implantation. These responses support the need for postsurgery censor periods for satellite telemetry data and should be considered when designing studies and analyzing information from PTTs in sea ducks."
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Use of citizen science to identify factors affecting bird-window collision risk at houses
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-26.1
"Given that few homeowners are likely to take an approach that reduces the number of birds in their yards, future focus needs to be given to bird-friendly urban design and developing the most effective window deterrents so that collisions can be reduced and birds enjoyed in urban environments."
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Tropical crow species is highly skilled tool user
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914135925.htm
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Pigeon flock members can 'overrule' incompetent leaders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914143044.htm
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Birds choose spring neighbors based on winter 'friendships' (Really interesting!)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914143538.htm
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Dust baths and longer beaks can make cage-free chickens into mite-free chickens
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-longer-beaks-cage-free-chickens-mite-freechickens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Experience with vehicles does not help birds avoid collisions
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-vehicles-birds-collisions.html
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Pigeons can learn to distinguish real words from non-words
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-pigeons-distinguish-real-words-non-words.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Eggs from small flocks more likely to contain Salmonella enteritidis
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160919132423.htm
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Fruit availability and consumer demand within a migration bottleneck
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2016/09/19/fruit-availability-and-consumer-demand-within-a-migration-bottleneck/
Conservation Limits and Management Opportunities For Fall Migrants along the Lower Delmarva Peninsula
http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CCBTR-13-05_Watts-and-Wilson-Conservation-Limits.pdf
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Quality, not quantity, of diet is key to health of baby birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-quality-quantity-diet-key-health.html
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Gum tree habitats in decline, study warns
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-gum-tree-habitats-decline.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/gumtreehabit.jpg)
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Female lyrebirds step into the spotlight with their extraordinary mimicry
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-female-lyrebirds-spotlight-extraordinary-mimicry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Bonus: Amazing! Bird Sounds From The Lyre Bird - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y
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Ocean fronts attract ocean wanderers--foraging gannets on the front line
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-ocean-fronts-wanderersforaging-gannets-front.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Superbug MRSA may be spreading through contaminated poultry
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-superbug-mrsa-contaminated-poultry.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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What?s Killing Native Birds in the Mountain Forests of Kauai?
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/what_is_killing_native_birds_in_the_mountain_forests_of_kauai/3036/
Paper: Collapsing avian community on a Hawaiian island - http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/9/e1600029.full
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Caspian terns discovered nesting 1,000 miles farther to the north than ever recorded in Alaska
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-caspian-terns-miles-north-alaska.html
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Laos failing to curb illegal wildlife trade: monitor
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-laos-curb-illegal-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
:'(
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Oldest-ever proteins extracted from 3.8-million-year-old ostrich shells
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/oldest-ever-proteins-extracted-38-million-year-old-ostrich-shells?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2016-09-23&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=830762
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Report finds a new pollutant -- tiny bits of plastics and fiber -- building up in the Mississippi
http://www.startribune.com/report-finds-a-new-pollutant-tiny-bits-of-plastics-and-fiber-building-up-in-the-mississippi/394295501/
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How natural selection acted on one penguin species over the past quarter century
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160924010200.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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From - The Auk 133(4):583-592. 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-39.1
Seasonal differences in landbird migration strategies
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-105.1?af=R
Males with larger bills sing at higher rates in a hot and dry environment
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-6.1?af=R
Nest site characteristics, patterns of nest reuse, and reproductive output in an Arctic-nesting raptor, the Rough-legged Hawk
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-54.1?af=R
Feather-degrading bacilli in the plumage of wild birds: Prevalence and relation to feather wear
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-39.1?af=R
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As the Global Demand for Palm Oil Surges, Indonesia's Rainforests Are Being Destroyed
http://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2016/as-global-demand-palm-oil-surges-indonesias
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More info: Poachers target rare bird's 'ivory' beak in Southeast Asia
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-poachers-rare-bird-ivory-beak.html
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In bird feathers, scientists find hints about color of extinct animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160923152508.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Traffic noise reduces wild owls' foraging efficiency
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-traffic-noise-wild-owls-foraging.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Getting a snapshot of urban wildlife
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-snapshot-urban-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Citizen scientists work to fill the nightjar information gap
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2016/09/26/citizen-scientists-work-to-fill-the-nightjar-information-gap/
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New evidence shows migrating birds are staying in UK longer
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-evidence-migrating-birds-uk-longer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Outrageous heads led to outrageously large dinosaurs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927111706.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Eat, escape, love: The price of looking sexy
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927082746.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Migratory bird struggles for shelter as chimneys torn down
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-migratory-bird-struggles-chimneys-torn.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Former pesticide ingredient found in dolphins, birds and fish
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-pesticide-ingredient-dolphins-birds-fish.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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The South Hills Crossbill Is Evolving in a Seriously Bizarre Way
https://www.wired.com/2016/09/bird-evolving-seriously-bizarre-way/?mbid=nl_92916_p6&CNDID=
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Human and avian running on uneven ground
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-human-avian-uneven-ground.html
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The Tiny Threat That's Killing North America's Largest Bird
http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/09/28/tiny-threat-endangering-north-americas-largest-bird
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Budgies reveal the rule that means birds never collide in flight
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2107414-budgies-reveal-the-rule-that-means-birds-never-collide-in-flight/
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Local Wind Energy Development Has Broad Consequences for Golden Eagles
https://www.usgs.gov/news/local-wind-energy-development-has-broad-consequences-golden-eagles
(https://prd-wret.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/side_image/public/thumbnails/image/Lanzone_GE_flying.jpg?itok=6AtfJ4ed)
Study Shows Shocking Scope of Wind Turbine Bird Deaths
http://www.agweb.com/article/study-shows-shocking-scope-of-wind-turbine-bird-deaths-naa-ben-potter/
(http://www.agweb.com/assets/1/19/Wind_Turbine_Corn_Field.JPG?3689982)
Wind turbines killing more than just local birds, study finds
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2016/Q3/wind-turbines-killing-more-than-just-local-birds,-study-finds.html
Paper: Golden Eagle fatalities and the continental-scale consequences of local wind-energy generation
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1111/cobi.12836
Quote: "... it is important to the continued growth of the renewable-energy industry to find mechanisms to minimize, mitigate, and reduce negative consequences of energy extraction to ecosystems. Few preconstruction environmental impact assessments consider consequences beyond local populations and ecosystems. Our data suggest the relevance of accounting for these large-scale consequences in sustainable operation of renewable energy facilities."
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Abstracts and Citations from the Journal of Raptor Research, Volume 50: Pages 241-253, 2016 (doi:10.3356/JRR-15-29.1)
http://www.bioone.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?markall=on&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-29.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-13.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-82.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-16.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-43.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-53.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-60.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-30.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-72.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-74.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-05.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-15-69.1&doi=10.3356%2FJRR-16-13.1&href=%2Ftoc%2Frapt%2F50%2F3&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+Journal+of+Raptor+Research%3A+Volume+50%2C+Issue+3+%28Sep+2016%29
Evidence of an Urban Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Feeding Young at Night
(Full paper: http://sci-hub.cc/10.3356/JRR-16-13.1)
More evidence: Hunting in the dark by a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/srj.2014.7.issue-1/srj-2013-0002/srj-2013-0002.xml
Paper: https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/srj.2014.7.issue-1/srj-2013-0002/srj-2013-0002.xml
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Feral chickens spread light on evolution
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-feral-chickens-evolution.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/feralchicken.jpg)
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US cities increasingly dealing with messy goose poop problem
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-cities-increasingly-messy-goose-poop.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/uscitiesincr.jpg)
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Peregrines and Bridges
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2016/09/30/peregrines-and-bridges/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CCB-and-VDOT-crew-lowered-in-snooper-truck-under-the-Norris-Bridge-to-collect-young-for-banding.-_-600x400.jpg)
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Spring weather dampens woodpecker season
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2016/09/30/spring-weather-dampens-woodpecker-season/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/A-single-young-woodpecker-from-cluster-18-in-Piney-Grove-Preserve._-600x550.jpg)
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Saving two endangered adult Bonelli's eagles per year could prevent species loss
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-endangered-adult-bonelli-eagles-year.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BONELLI'S EAGLE POPULATIONS
http://www.ree.es/sites/default/files/projects/guidelines_bonelli_conservation_2016.pdf
Paper: Electrocution threatens the viability of populations of the endangered Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) in Southern Europe
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.028
Quotes:
"The new statistical model as well as other studies carried out in recent years shows that stopping adult deaths is 10 times more efficient demographically than trying to make baby birds fly. This information is very important for the conservation managers because it allows them to be more effective and optimize their means."
"Our results highlight the fact that even low levels of electrocution can drive a local population to extinction."
"...we believe that the optimum strategy in Bonelli's eagle is to focus initially on mitigating the electrocution of territorial birds..."
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Sex Lives of Peregrine Falcons & Time Travel Discoveries - Ep. 2 (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFmM3LR1zUQ&feature=em-subs_digest
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Sequencing the genome of the endangered kakapo
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-sequencing-genome-endangered-kakapo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/sequencingth.jpg)
More: Researchers shed light on the recent history of decline in the flightless Kakapo
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-history-decline-flightless-kakapo.html
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(I can barely make out what the heck this article is talking about, but apparently birds are a named threat to the technology. Go figure.)
Nokia jazzes up small cell units with drone delivery, braves bird menace
http://rethink-wireless.com/2016/10/04/nokia-jazzes-up-small-cell-units-with-drone-delivery-braves-bird-menace/
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI
https://www.nationalwind.org/research/meetings/wind-wildlife-research-meeting-xi/
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative: https://www.nationalwind.org/
American Wind Wildlife Institute: https://awwi.org/
Developing a Research Framework for Increasing Understanding of Interactions between Eagles and Wind Energy - AWWI 2014
https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AWWI-Eagle-Research-Framework_Final-01-23-14-2.pdf
Wind Wildlife Research Meeting X - December 2-5, 2014 - Presentation Abstracts
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WWRM-X_Presentation-Abstracts.pdf
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How do birds dive safely at high speeds? New research explains
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-birds-safely-high.html
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Feds weigh mineral mining ban on 10M acres to protect bird
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-feds-mineral-10m-acres-bird.html
Rules aim to protect imperiled bird's habitat in 10 states
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-aim-imperiled-bird-habitat-states.html
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Research finds that birds behave like human musicians
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-birds-human-musicians.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researcher aims to save endangered cranes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006124450.htm
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Pets or pests? Quaker parrots invade Madrid
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-pets-pests-quaker-parrots-invade.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/amonkparakee.jpg)
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World raptor conference in NJ for first time in 50 years
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/world-raptor-conference-in-nj-for-first-time-in-years/article_22d51f74-7c27-595b-988a-a7e30c87705c.html
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Dong funds drone bird study
http://renews.biz/104507/dong-funds-drone-bird-study/
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AWWI has made available a Request for Information (RFI)
https://awwi.org/request-for-information-on-detection-and-deterrence-technologies/
Detection and Deterrence Technologies Request for Information (RFI): https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AWWI-Detection-Deterrence-Technology-RFI.pdf
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Lack of opportunities promotes brood care
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-lack-opportunities-brood.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Blue tit migration decisions may be governed by energy needs and environment
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-blue-tit-migration-decisions-energy.html
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Oldest known squawk box suggests dinosaurs likely did not sing
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-oldest-squawk-dinosaurs.html
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Invasive plants dye woodpeckers red
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-invasive-dye-woodpeckers-red.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/invasiveplan.jpg)
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Sick birds don't fly...or do they?
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.1126/science.aaj1646
Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza H5N8
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1126/science.aaf8852
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The South Hills Crossbill Is Evolving in a Seriously Bizarre Way
https://www.wired.com/2016/09/bird-evolving-seriously-bizarre-way/?mbid=nl_92916_p6&CNDID=
(https://assets.wired.com/photos/w_1132/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/South-Hills-female-4-copy.jpg)
More: Biologists use genomics to identify evolving new bird species in southern Idaho
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-biologists-genomics-evolving-bird-species.html
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Why some hummingbirds choose to balloon up before flying south
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-hummingbirds-balloon-south.html
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Genetic diversity crucial to Florida scrub-jay's survival
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-genetic-diversity-crucial-florida-scrub-jay.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-geneticdiver.jpg)
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OMG, this is a picture of Wabasha MN....behind a huge algea bloom.....Also the home of the National Eagle Center......Come on Humans, pick up your garbage......Article states it is from tiny bits of plastic etc...
Although some improvement in other pollutants. so good news and bad.
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http://www.startribune.com/report-finds-a-new-pollutant-tiny-bits-of-plastics-and-fiber-building-up-in-the-mississippi/394295501/
kb - Troubling news. Phosphorus is the primary culprit in algae blooms. The main source is from agricultural runoff (e.g., animal waste and fertilizers) and the rest is from leaking septic systems and household wastewater that wastewater treatment plants were never designed to remove. Humans excrete phosphorus from the foods we eat. In addition, most automatic dishwashers use trisodium phosphate as the main cleaning ingredient, but laundry detergent was reformulated long ago to remove phosphates. However, wastewater from washing machines also contains the very small clothing fibers the article talked about and possibly some of the microplastics. Again, wastewater treatment plants were never designed to remove such tiny particles. (As an aside, many new washing machine tubs and clothing have been impregnated with silver that acts like an antibacterial to suppress odors. Silver is very toxic to aquatic life.) It's a big problem with big economic and human impacts, but solutions are doable if we can find the will.
T40 You are obviously more informed than me....Thank you for your concern. I don't have a dishwasher anymore, needed the space for drawers.......much more than that I see......thank you for the information.
More info: Doing Laundry Can Be Deadly for Clams, Mollusks and Other Marine Animals
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pick-your-wardrobe-carefully-lives-clams-and-mussels-may-depend-it-180960761/?no-ist
Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X16307639
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New evidence for California Condors' genetic bottleneck
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-evidence-california-condors-genetic-bottleneck.html
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As the Global Demand for Palm Oil Surges, Indonesia's Rainforests Are Being Destroyed
http://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2016/as-global-demand-palm-oil-surges-indonesias
(http://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/hero_image/public/web_palm-oil_aud0916_po_041.jpg?itok=HCXiHGXl)
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More info: Poachers target rare bird's 'ivory' beak in Southeast Asia
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-poachers-rare-bird-ivory-beak.html
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/poacherstarg.jpg)
More: Craze for hornbill 'ivory' pushes Borneo icon to the brink
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-craze-hornbill-ivory-borneo-icon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/policedispla.jpg)
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Bait worms are a valuable marine resource
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017111545.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/10/161017111545_1_540x360.jpg)
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Out of the countryside, wildlife returning to Amsterdam
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-countryside-wildlife-amsterdam.html
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Blackbirds switch abruptly to fly-by-night behaviour at migration time
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-blackbirds-abruptly-fly-by-night-behaviour-migration.html
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Azure-winged magpies show human-like generosity
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-azure-winged-magpies-human-like-generosity.html
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-azurewingedm.jpg)
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI
Links to Abstracts: http://programme.exordo.com/wwrm2016/
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What's best for birds in fire-prone landscapes?
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-birds-fire-prone-landscapes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Colorado River Delta flows help birds, plants, groundwater
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-colorado-river-delta-birds-groundwater.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/3-coloradorive.jpg)
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Spoon-billed sandpiper population revealed
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-spoon-billed-sandpiper-population-revealed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/spoonbilleds.jpg)
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A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-year-cold-case-involving-egg.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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California Condors Have Been Endangered Since Humans Arrived In America (EXCELLENT ARTICLE AND VIDEO!)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2016/10/20/are-california-condors-a-pleistocene-relict/#28746b7e1e1f
(http://blogs-images.forbes.com/grrlscientist/files/2016/10/5057816564_e18f22d5f8_o-1200x677.jpg?width=960)
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Swans Found to Windsurf Across Water
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/mute-swan-windsurfing-animals/
Windsurfing swans--an overlooked phenomenon
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-windsurfing-swansan-overlooked-phenomenon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper: Windsurfing in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.628
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2016/10/18/windsurfing-swans/wind-surfing-swan-01.adapt.590.1.jpg)
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Migration ranges of flying birds depend on body size and flight style
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018143203.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New evolutionary finding: Species take different genetic paths to reach same trait
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020165128.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dinosaurs of a feather flock and die together?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161024111326.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Research provides new insights on the impact of wild birds' social networks
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-insights-impact-wild-birds-social.html
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Reducing food waste could put birds and animals at risk
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-food-birds-animals-atrisk.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Long, curved, akimbo: Hope uncovered for bird beak deformity
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-link-virus-alaska-birds-deformed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/longcurvedak.jpg)
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Researcher worries global warming may harm predator and prey connections
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-global-predator-prey.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Abstract: Hatching asynchrony in birds: Multiple nesting attempts and the nest failure hypothesis
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-90.1?af=R
"...high risk early in the nesting cycle favors hatching asynchrony, and that greater synchrony is favored by high risk later in the cycle or adult mortality during incubation."
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A songbird's travelogue
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-tracking-great-reed-warblers-incredible-african.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Citizen scientists can now lend a hand in penguin conservation
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-citizen-scientists-penguin.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
MAPPPD (Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics) - http://www.penguinmap.com/
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A rare window on the lives of young albatrosses
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-rare-window-young-albatrosses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Analyses of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos canadensis) from Three Areas in Western North America; Initial Results and Conservation Implications
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0164248
"We discuss potential sources of the high gene flow for this species including natal and breeding dispersal, floaters, and changes in migratory behavior as a result of environmental factors such as climate change and habitat alteration."
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World's food and energy systems key to tackling global biodiversity decline
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?282438/Global-biodiversity-is-declining-but-worlds-food-and-energy-systems-hold-solutions
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/lpr_2016/
Report: https://www.wnf.nl/custom/LPR_2016_fullreport/
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Wildlife populations halved on average since '70s
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-wildlife-populations-halved-average-70s.html
Humanity decimating planetary wildlife
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-humanity-decimating-planetary-wildlife.html#nRlv
Humans Are Close To Killing Off Two-Thirds Of All Wildlife In Just 50 Years
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/living-planet-report-wwf_us_58114bcce4b064e1b4b0725b?ir=Science&utm_hp_ref=science
World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/27/world-on-track-to-lose-two-thirds-of-wild-animals-by-2020-major-report-warns?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+morning+briefing+2016&utm_term=196779&subid=15374650&CMP=ema_a-morning-briefing_b-morning-briefing_c-US_d-1
World's wildlife being pushed to the edge by humans - in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2016/oct/27/worlds-wildlife-being-pushed-to-the-edge-by-humans-in-pictures
(https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ac0890872a08e22b9571acdffae0b0532a4c38dd/0_0_3844_2563/master/3844.jpg?w=1900&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=56ab76e1c447738627ec525659a79cba)
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Study shows mixed fortunes for Signy penguins
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-fortunes-signy-penguins.html
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Excess wildfire, cheatgrass affecting sage-grouse--targeted actions needed
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-excess-wildfire-cheatgrass-affecting-sage-grousetargeted.html
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Common cuckoo and warbler eggshells undergo similar levels of eggshell thinning
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-common-cuckoo-warbler-eggshells-similar.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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These frequent-flying swifts stay aloft for 10 months a year
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/these-frequent-flying-swifts-stay-aloft-10-months-year?utm_campaign=news_daily_2016-10-27&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=937407
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_large/public/images/birds_0.jpg?itok=AdXQXYnT)
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In communicating wildlife conservation, focus on the right message
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-wildlife-focus-message.html
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New method of estimating biodiversity based on tree cover
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161025215703.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds with bigger brains found to be less likely to get shot (This is a very small study!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-birds-bigger-brains-shot.html
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Birds maintain rare plant species, study finds
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-birds-rare-species.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How the chicken crossed the Red Sea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161103091312.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Large numbers of outdoor cats pose challenges for communities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161103122327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/11/161103122327_1_540x360.jpg)
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New research provides insight into plumage evolution
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-insight-plumage-evolution.html
' ... we think they are evolving these colors to match their background." This would be an example of natural selection, in this case more camouflaged organisms can survive and pass on their genes.'
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-thecolorofbi.jpg)
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Multidrug-resistant bacteria from chickens pose risk to human health
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161104191327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bats far more than Halloween caricature
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/bats-far-more-than-halloween-caricature/article_8b59b73a-2206-5a1f-aa9b-d0a2a9644c43.html
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Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-mangrove-key-survival-senegalese.html
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Team discovers three new bird species in Africa
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-team-bird-species-africa.html
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Young birds less honest when competing against siblings (Very interesting! ;))
"Over millions of years, natural selection has caused species with higher levels of conflict to evolve chicks that beg for food even when they don't need it."
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-young-birds-honest-siblings.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Fake crane project brings birds back to Britain
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-fake-crane-birds-britain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Why do seabirds eat plastic? The answer stinks
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-seabirds-plastic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Without birds, tropical forests won't bounce back from deforestation
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-birds-tropical-forests-wont-fromdeforestation.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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CT scans reveal birds' built-in air conditioners
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-ct-scans-reveal-birds-built-in.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
"Nasal conchae are complex structures inside bird bills that moderate the temperature of air being inhaled and reclaim water from air being exhaled."
Abstract: Habitat-specific divergence of air conditioning structures in bird bills
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-107.1?journalCode=tauk
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Penguin fight--understanding animal contest behaviour in five easy steps
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-penguin-fightunderstanding-animal-contest-behaviour.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Endangered species database may have misclassified hundreds of animals
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/endangered-species-database-may-have-misclassified-hundreds-animals?utm_campaign=news_daily_2016-11-09&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=978678
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Cage-free sounds good, but does it mean a better life for chickens?
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-cage-free-good-life-chickens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Dinosaur discovery casts light on final flurry of animals' evolution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110124713.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Newly Discovered Raptor Suffered a Slow, Miserable Death
http://gizmodo.com/newly-discovered-oviraptor-suffered-a-slow-miserable-d-1788778966
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30,000 chickens culled in Germany after bird flu detected
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-chickens-culled-germany-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Slime, Shorebirds, and a Scientific Mystery
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-long/slime-shorebirds-and-scientific-mystery
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Netherlands steps up measures to fight bird flu
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-netherlands-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Skillful cockatoos filmed making the same tool from different materials
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-skillful-cockatoos-tool-materials.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Predicting eagle fatalities at wind facilities
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21086/full
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How bird poop helps cool the Arctic
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/how-bird-poop-helps-cool-arctic?utm_campaign=news_daily_2016-11-15&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=996625
Contribution of Arctic seabird-colony ammonia to atmospheric particles and cloud-albedo radiative effect
http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13444
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Study finds evidence of Deepwater Horizon oil in land-based birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-evidence-deepwater-horizon-oil-land-based.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/114023/meta;jsessionid=F019697C3C798FB88ADA5F158337DCC2.ip-10-40-1-87
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A hawk's-eye view of raptor hunting
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-hawk-eye-view-raptor.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Sneak peek: Raptors search for prey using stochastic head turns: http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-230.1
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Owl-inspired wing design reduces wind turbine noise by 10 decibels
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116123404.htm
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The Case for Bringing Back the Passenger Pigeon
http://nautil.us/issue/42/fakes/the-case-for-bringing-back-the-passenger-pigeon
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A hawk's-eye view of raptor hunting
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-hawk-eye-view-raptor.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Sneak peek: Raptors search for prey using stochastic head turns: http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-230.1
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More: Watch the incredible 'hawk's eye view' of a rabbit being hunted down that reveals raptors 'think like humans' when they search for prey
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3943512/Watch-incredible-hawk-s-eye-view-rabbit-hunted-reveals-raptors-think-like-humans-search-prey.html
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Ducklings 'maintain two separate memory banks of visual information'
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-ducklings-memory-banks-visual.html
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Chicken May Be Spreading Superbugs Through India's Food Chain
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-17/stealthy-chicken-germs-show-risk-from-india-s-poultry-industry
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Efforts are needed to protect native species from feral cats
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-efforts-native-species-feral-cats.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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A(H5N8) risk to humans is very low
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-ah5n8-humans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Archaeological excavation unearths evidence of turkey domestication 1,500 years ago
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-archaeological-excavation-unearths-evidence-turkey.html
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Keratin and melanosomes preserved in 130-million-year-old bird fossil
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-keratin-melanosomes-million-year-old-bird-fossil.html
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Turkeys were a major part of ancestral Pueblo life
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-turkeys-major-ancestral-pueblo-life.html
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Boise State Study Shows Climate Affecting Avian Breeding
http://www.newswise.com/articles/boise-state-study-shows-climate-affecting-avian-breeding
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Kestrels as Crop Cops? It's an Award-Winning Idea
http://eriemedia.ca/kestrels-crop-cops-award-winning-idea/
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Fly larvae clean bee-eater's nest (interesting - really! :D)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122075958.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Genomics reveals Hen Harrier is two distinct species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161123091308.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ending with discards can speed up the mortality of endangered marine birds in the Mediterranean
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-discards-mortality-endangered-marine-birds.html
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How parents divide their duties: Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-parents-duties-unexpected-diversity-socially.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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16,000 turkeys killed in Germany to stop spread of bird flu
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-turkeys-germany-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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DNA analysis of bluebird feces reveals benefits for vineyards
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161123141730.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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What messages do female birds' markings send?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161123143901.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Sweden slaughters 200,000 hens on bird flu fears
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-sweden-slaughters-hens-bird-flu.html
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German zoo shuts down after bird flu kills emu
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-german-zoo-bird-flu-emu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Roads, urban features influence their choice of gardens, electronic tracking of song birds shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161123142913.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dutch kill 190,000 ducks to contain bird flu outbreak
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-dutch-ducks-bird-flu-outbreak.html
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Connecticut Audubon calls for protecting endangered birds
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-connecticut-audubon-endangered-birds.html
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German zoo shuts down after bird flu kills emu
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-german-zoo-bird-flu-emu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
post just 17 hrs ago .. Dutch destroy 190,000 ducks in first bird flu cull ... http://bdnews24.com/world/2016/11/27/dutch-destroy-190000-ducks-in-first-bird-flu-cull ..... very sad indeed / k4nil
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Maybe it's just me, but I found the article difficult to follow and I would swear one crucial paragraph has major typos. I've included the paper, which refrains, for the most part, from speculation. The authors present credible arguments to support their data, but I had to laugh at one point. They were taking some of their readings from hiking trails and I thought why isn't it just as credible that humans are fleeing upslope (via hiking trails) from climate change and driving montane birds downslope by their presence? :D
With climate change, not all wildlife population shifts are predictable
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-climate-wildlife-population-shifts.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper: Montane birds shift downslope despite recent warming in the northern Appalachian Mountains
http://link.springer.com.sci-hub.cc/article/10.1007/s10336-016-1414-7
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Highly Contagious Bird Flu Outbreak In Japan Prompts Officials To Kill 300,000 Chickens And Ducks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/highly-contagious-bird-flu-outbreak-prompts-japan-to-kill-300000-chickens-and-ducks_us_583db59ce4b0860d611688bb?ir=Science&utm_hp_ref=science
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The black rail--a bird that's been flying under the radar since Audubon's day
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-black-raila-bird-radar-audubon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Museum of Natural Science researchers publish the first birds of Bolivia field guide
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-museum-natural-science-publish-birds.html
About the book: https://birds-of-bolivia.org/about/
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Songbirds sound the alarm about traffic noise
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-songbirds-alarm-traffic-noise.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Model explains barred owls' domination over northern spotted owls
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-barred-owls-domination-northern.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Japan culling 230,000 more birds over avian flu
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-japan-culling-birds-avian-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board
Northern Goshawk and Spotted Owl Tracking Field Technician: California
http://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/northern-goshawk-and-spotted-owl-tracking-field-technician-california/
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Pigeons in Spain Can Now Get Birth Control More Easily Than Most American Women
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/pigeons-in-spain-can-now-get-birth-control-more-easily-than-most-american-women?utm_source=mbnl
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Hospital in Delhi gives birds new flight
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-hospital-delhi-birds-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Making a More Perfect Penguin
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/making-more-perfect-penguin?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=22c6a5ee14-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-22c6a5ee14-121598265
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Birds flying through laser light reveal faults in flight research
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-birds-laser-reveal-faults-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Migrating birds pile up along Great Lakes' shores (interesting!)
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-migrating-birds-pile-great-lakes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-migratingbir.jpg)
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Foraging differences let closely related seabirds coexist
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-foraging-differences-seabirds-coexist.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Can bird feeders do more harm than good?
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bird-feeders-good.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Ice age vertebrates had mixed responses to climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206142640.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers map neural circuitry of songbird learning
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-neural-circuitry-songbird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
The song of silence
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-song-silence.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/thesongofsil.jpg)
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High altitudes hamper hummingbirds' ability to manoeuvre
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-high-altitudes-hamper-hummingbirds-ability.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/1-highaltitude.jpg)
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First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber
"To scientists' delight, the incredible appendage from 99 million years ago is covered in feathers."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/
Paper: A Feathered Dinosaur Tail with Primitive Plumage Trapped in Mid-Cretaceous Amber
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)31193-9
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Study finds less fragmentation in muzzleloading and black powder cartridge rifles
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-fragmentation-muzzleloading-black-powder-cartridge.html
Paper: Estimating Lead Fragmentation from Ammunition for Muzzleloading and Black Powder Cartridge Rifles
http://www.fwspubs.org/doi/10.3996/092015-JFWM-086?code=ufws-site
"Our findings suggest that round balls for muzzleloaders and black powder cartridge bullets may leave far fewer lead fragments in game than the conical muzzleloader bullet or modern high-velocity rifle bullet we tested, and thus could pose a lower risk of secondary lead poisoning for humans and wildlife."
(http://www.fwspubs.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/pinnacle/journals/content/fwma/2016/1944687x-7.2/092015-jfwm-086/20161201/images/medium/i1944-687x-7-2-467-f01.gif)
Types of rifle ammunition and components (listed left to right in each photograph) used in lead fragmentation tests and big game hunting, including a) traditional muzzleloader ammunition with percussion cap, patch, lead round ball, and black powder; b) modern .30-06 with jacketed soft-point lead core bullet, cartridge case, smokeless powder, and loaded cartridge; c) modern muzzleloader ammunition including percussion cap, black powder, and conical Buffalo Bullets; d) .45-70 black powder cartridge with bullet (lubricant removed), cartridge case, black powder, and loaded cartridge; e) modern lead-free muzzleloader bullet (Barnes) made of copper with a plastic sabot (not included in these tests); and f) Barnes lead-free muzzleloader bullet showing expansion after firing (not included in these tests). We also tested .45-70 cartridges loaded with smokeless powder but do not depict them due to similarity with (d).
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The world's oldest known seabird is expecting--again (thanks Yankeexpress for the heads up)
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-world-oldest-seabird-expectingagain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/theworldsold.jpg)
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Canadian zoo probing penguin drowning deaths
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-canadian-zoo-probing-penguin-deaths.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/aveterinaryt.jpg)
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Devastating decline for the giraffe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208162455.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dry ice given the cold shoulder for rodent control
http://www.wcvb.com/article/dry-ice-given-the-cold-shoulder-for-rodent-control/8481023
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Paradise Lost? Loss of large fruit-eating birds threatens tropical forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207091117.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Skagway Bird Club studies Arctic Tern breeding pairs
http://skagwaynews.com/2016/12/10/skagway-bird-club-studies-arctic-tern-breeding-pairs/
Skagway Arctic Terns 2016 report: https://sites.google.com/site/skagwaybirdclub/home-1/bird-monitoring-activities/arctic-tern-colony-monitoring/2016-report
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New study doubles the estimate of bird species in the world
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bird-species-world.html
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Researchers explain why feather shafts change shape when under stress
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-feather-shafts-stress.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper: Light Like a Feather: A Fibrous Natural Composite with a Shape Changing from Round to Square
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.201600360/full
Changing shape along the feather shaft: a) schematic of a flight feather shaft, numbers indicating positions along the shaft length (from calamus to rachis). Optical micrographs of the transverse sections along the shaft from b) seagull and c) crow and microcomputed tomography images from d) condor showing gradual shape change from circular hollow tube to rectangular foam filled. Pink dotted lines indicate the transverse septum and blue rectangles the ventral groove, respectively. Dorsal, lateral, and ventral portions of the shaft cortex are marked in the left figure.
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/advs.201600360/asset/image_n/advs275-fig-0002.png?v=1&t=iz6rlthy&s=f9ad6b643b4a7b886b41854e9344ca9cac64e9e8)
Structural model of the feather shaft cortex: a) the shape factor. The cross section changes from circular at the calamus to near rectangular at the rachis. The layered structure of cortex with varying and differentially oriented fibers along shaft length: b) at the calamus, all the cortex is composed of a thin outer layer of circumferential fibers and a thick inner layer of aixal fibers; c) at the proximal rachis, the dorsal cortex consists of a thinner outer layer of circumferential fibers covering axial fibers, the lateral walls of crossed fibers and the ventral cortex of longitudinal fibers; d) at the distal rachis, the dorsal and ventral cortices are composed of axial fibers and the lateral walls of crossed fibers.
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/advs.201600360/asset/image_n/advs275-fig-0008.png?v=1&t=iz6rq1xg&s=e6e16de013d48354920d6807158ab169058f6e3a)
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Abstract: A LIGHTWEIGHT, BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITE WITH TAILORED STIFFNESS: THE FEATHER VANE
http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/re/abstract.sfe?id=2713
Paper: A LIGHTWEIGHT, BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE WITH TAILORED STIFFNESS: THE FEATHER VANE
http://meyersgroup.ucsd.edu/papers/journals/Meyers%20417.pdf
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The shape of a bird's wing determines where it lives
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bird-wing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/theshapeofab.jpg)
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Researcher studies increased predation of sagebrush songbirds in natural gas fields
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-predation-sagebrush-songbirds-natural-gas.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/46-researcherst.jpg)
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Florida's White Ibises May Be Spreading Disease
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/floridas-white-ibises-may-be-spreading-disease
(https://www.hakaimagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/banners_custom_user_multi_column_1x/public/aalv_header.jpg?itok=lWOt6efD×tamp=1481666087)
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Summary: New bird flu strain brings death and questions
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6318/1363?utm_campaign=toc_sci-mag_2016-12-15&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1056394
Article: H5N8 is killing birds around Europe and the Middle East but appears harmless to humans
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1126/science.354.6318.1363
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Birds Are Becoming Totally Dependent On Our Delicious Landfills - In some cases, it's because we've destroyed their natural habitats.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/birds-food-waste-landfills_us_5852ccd3e4b054eeaea2186b
Editorial Article: Reducing agricultural loss and food waste: how will nature fare?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acv.12290/full
See the clever juvie?
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Merlin Bird Photo ID mobile app launches
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-merlin-bird-photo-id-mobile.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/merlinbirdph.jpg)
Related: New website can identify birds using photos
http://phys.org/news/2015-06-website-birds-photos.html
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First ever footage of rare wild turkey provides early Christmas present
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-footage-rare-wild-turkey-early.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/firsteverfoo.jpg)
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Discovery may explain why birds are toothless
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161222131647.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New bird virus linked to beak-bending disorder
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221091354.htm
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Declining male offspring further imperil endangered flycatchers in southern California
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221091420.htm
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Turbines are threat to birds on migration, study finds
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14981025.Turbines_are_threat__to_birds_on_migration__study_finds/?ref=rss
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Half of all seabirds along south-east Queensland coast have plastic in stomachs
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-23/csiro-plastic-pollution-south-east-queensland-coast-research/8143324
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Bird flu infects 7 people in China this month, killing 2
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-bird-flu-infects-people-china.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Bird flu strain may have jumped from cat to human
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-bird-flu-strain-cat-human.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Iran culls birds after avian flu outbreak
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-iran-culls-birds-avian-flu.html
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A WILD peregrine falcon found in Dumfries and Galloway has tested positive for H5N8 Avian Influenza, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
http://www.dng24.co.uk/16566-2/
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Japan culling 90,000 more birds for avian flu
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-japan-culling-birds-avian-flu_1_2_3.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Gloomy start to year of rooster as bird flu hits South Korea
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-gloomy-year-rooster-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/gloomystartt.jpg)
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Traffic noise reduces birds' response to alarm calls
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-traffic-noise-birds-response-alarm.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/trafficnoise.jpg)
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3 Ways Energy Department Research Will Help Eagles Coexist with Wind Energy Deployment
https://energy.gov/eere/articles/3-ways-energy-department-research-will-help-eagles-coexist-wind-energy-deployment
St.Anthony Falls Laboratory: http://www.safl.umn.edu/featured-story/understanding-eagle-physiology-and-behavior-optimize-deterrent-systems
(https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/styles/borealis_article_hero_respondlarge/public/Eagle%20wind.jpg?itok=KZCZxztY)
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Global warming is causing birds to migrate too soon
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4072818/Global-warming-causing-birds-migrate-soon-Early-flight-mean-avians-miss-food.html
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There is so much wrong with this research, namely their conclusions, that I don't know where to start. Read it for yourself.
Varmint hunters' ammo selection influences lead exposure in avian scavengers
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-varmint-hunters-ammo-exposure-avian.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper: Ground Squirrel Shooting and Potential Lead Exposure in Breeding Avian Scavengers
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167926
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Even Small Changes In Global Temperatures Can Have Disastrous Consequences For Birds
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-bird-migration_us_58642e3de4b0d9a5945a02c1?ir=Science&utm_hp_ref=science
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Walruses Found Using Birds as Toys for First Time
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/walruses-playing-dead-birds-oceans/
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2016/12/23/01-walrus-playing-seagull.adapt.590.1.jpg)
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Croatia reports bird flu in farm poultry
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-croatia-bird-flu-farm-poultry.html
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How long did it take to hatch a dinosaur egg? Study says 3-6 months
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-hatch-dinosaur-egg-months.html
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Will climate change leave tropical birds hung out to dry?
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-climate-tropical-birds-hung.html
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Think chicken -- think intelligent, caring and complex
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-chickenthink-intelligent-complex.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/thinkchicken.jpg)
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Songbirds divorce, flee, fail to reproduce due to suburban sprawl
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103222653.htm
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2017/01/170103222653_1_540x360.jpg)
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Routes of migratory birds follow today's peaks in resources
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-routes-migratory-birds-today-peaks.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/routesofmigr.jpg)
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Eastern black rails in free fall
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/04/eastern_black_rails_free_fall/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Black-rail-walking-through-a-salt-marsh-2-e1358271699634.jpg)
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Czechs detect bird flu on two farms, in dead swans
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-czechs-bird-flu-farms-dead.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Can escaped pets rescue endangered species?
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/can-escaped-pets-rescue-endangered-species?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-01-04&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1087985
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_large/public/images/cc_hires_16x9_0.jpg?itok=54lwBsRk)
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Hummingbirds see motion in an unexpected way
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-hummingbirds-motion-unexpected.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/hummingbirds.jpg)
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Climate change has mixed effects on migratory geese
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-climate-effects-migratory-geese.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/climatechang.jpg)
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Study shows big-billed birds spend more time snuggling in against the cold
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-big-billed-birds-snuggling-cold.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Common terns stay with the same partner for life even though they have poor breeding success
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-common-terns-partner-life-poor.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/betterthedev.jpg)
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France launches mass duck cull to stem bird flu spread (Update)
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-duck-cull-france-foie-gras.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New policy addresses threat of lead toxicosis
https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/170115f.aspx
"Lead - The AVMA recognizes that lead in the environment is a health risk to people, pets, livestock, and wildlife. The AVMA encourages research, education, and actions to mitigate the risk by elimination of lead exposure and continued development and use of alternative products."
Organization endorses use of lead-free fishing tackle and ammunition - https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/121215e.aspx
Association of Avian Veterinarians - http://www.aav.org/
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Virginia peregrine falcons leap forward
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/05/virginia-peregrine-falcons-leap-forward/
VIRGINIA PEREGRINE FALCON MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: YEAR 2016 REPORT
http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CCBTR-16-12_PEFA-report-2016.pdf
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Peregrine-falcon-resighted-on-Chincoteague-National-Wildlife-Refuge.-This-bird-was-banded-as-a-nestling-on-Watts-Island-in-2015.-_-600x481.jpg)
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What's killing the world's shorebirds?
http://www.nature.com/news/what-s-killing-the-world-s-shorebirds-1.21232
(http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/7.41451.1483623263!/image/shorebirds-feature-photo_red_knot-05.01.17.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/shorebirds-feature-photo_red_knot-05.01.17.jpg)
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Breeding birds of Virginia
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/06/breeding-birds-of-virginia/
Paper: http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Watts-2016-Breeding-Birds-of-Virginia.pdf
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Great-black-backed-gull-brood-near-Tangier-Island-in-the-Chesapeake-Bay.-_-600x517.jpg)
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Resource tracking within and across continents in long-distance bird migrants
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1601360?utm_campaign=toc_advances_2017-01-06&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1091066
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Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2017/01/03/alaska-gulls-are-picking-up-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-and-public-health-implications-are-worrisome/
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Long-distance Nest Switching by a Juvenile Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-22.1
"...dispersing young Ospreys may use nests (i.e., family groups) over a wide geographical region as a resource while they explore the world prior to migration."
Juvenile Osprey NH-Y defends recently delivered fish from resident juvenile.
(http://www.bioone.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/bioone/journals/content/rapt/2016/08921016-50.4/jrr-16-22.1/20161201/images/medium/i0892-1016-50-4-426-f01.gif)
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Hatching asynchrony in birds: Multiple nesting attempts and the nest failure hypothesis
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-90.1?af=R
"...high risk early in the nesting cycle favors hatching asynchrony, and that greater synchrony is favored by high risk later in the cycle or adult mortality during incubation."
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Sneak peek: Raptors search for prey using stochastic head turns
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-15-230.1?af=R
To save you from looking these up...
saccade - a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.
stochastic - randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
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Russian zoo culls all its birds over avian flu
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-russian-zoo-culls-birds-avian.html
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Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-long-distance-birdie-sex-crazed-pipers-tail.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/5-longdistance.jpg)
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Bird flu confirmed at world-renowned swannery in Dorset
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/09/bird-flu-confirmed-world-renowned-swannery-dorset/
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/01/09/JS117465163_swan-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqwMJYxftKZExwjop9hyNEmV-CIQPZG3ofWTor4UojCgk.jpg)
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Connectivity is key for preserving isolated sage-grouse populations
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-key-isolated-sage-grouse-populations.html
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Plovers Navigate the Dangers of Hurricane Matthew (so interesting)
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/10/plovers-navigate-the-dangers-of-hurricane-matthew/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Pic-2-600x450.jpg)
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Summary: Birds don't need exercise to stay fit for epic flights
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6321/121?utm_campaign=toc_sci-mag_2017-01-12&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1100914
Article: http://sci-hub.cc/downloads/30f2/[email protected]
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Hmm ... this looks really familiar. Thanks, RRP, for thinking of this first!! ;)
A Webcast of Bird Nesting as a State-of-the-Art Citizen Science
http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001132
Abstract
The quality of people's knowledge of nature has always had a significant influence on their approach to wildlife and nature conservation. However, direct interactions of people with nature are greatly limited nowadays, especially because of urbanization and modern lifestyles. As a result, our isolation from the natural world has been growing. Here, we present an example of a state-of-the-art Citizen Science project with its educational, scientific, and popularizing benefits. We conclude that modern media and new forms of education offer an effective opportunity for inspiring children and others to have fun learning to act like scientists. This approach provides broad opportunities for developing the hitherto neglected educational potential of Citizen Science.
Birds online - Information server for monitoring bird nesting for professional and general public
http://www.birdsonline.cz/
(http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/figure/image?size=medium&id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.2001132.g001)
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Mapping movements of alien bird species
http://phys.org/news/2017-01-movements-alien-bird-species.html
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Moving Woodpeckers 2
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/12/moving-woodpeckers-2/
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OspreyWatch Anniversary
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/11/ospreywatch-anniversary/
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Tracking eagles in 3D
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/11/tracking-eagles-in-3d/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/3D-tracking-pattern-for-a-single-bald-eagle-just-off-the-north-end-of-a-military-runway-in-Virginia-600x364.jpg)
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Local Wind Energy Development Has Broad Consequences for Golden Eagles
http://satprnews.com/2017/01/14/local-wind-energy-development-has-broad-consequences-for-golden-eagles/
Abstract: Golden Eagle fatalities and the continental-scale consequences of local wind-energy generation
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.12836/abstract;jsessionid=35A513D8B6D1443B355A11929C71638D.f04t04
"These analyses demonstrate that ecosystem management decisions concerning the effects of local-scale renewable energy can have continental-scale consequences."
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Uganda detects bird flu
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-uganda-bird-flu.html
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Intensive animal production may boost flu pandemic threat
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-intensive-animal-production-boost-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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China roast duck vendor dies of H7N9 bird flu: Xinhua
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-china-roast-duck-vendor-dies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds of a feather flock together to confuse potential predators
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-birds-feather-flock-potential-predators.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/flockofbirds.jpg)
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Swamphens signal dominance through fleshy faces
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-swamphens-dominance-fleshy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/swamphenssig.jpg)
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Mitochondrial DNA shows past climate change effects on gulls
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-mitochondrial-dna-climate-effects-gulls.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/mitochondria.jpg)
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Severe inbreeding threatens Long Island's little spotted kiwi
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-severe-inbreeding-threatens-island-kiwi.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/severeinbree.jpg)
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A frog in kingfisher's clothing
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-frog-kingfisher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Kenya, Rwanda ban poultry from Uganda over bird flu
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-kenya-rwanda-poultry-uganda-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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NIAID flu experts examine evolution of avian influenza
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-niaid-flu-experts-evolution-avian.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Seasonal variation in CREB expression in the hippocampal formation of first-year migratory songbirds: Implications for the role of memory during migration
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-133.1
"These results suggest that young migratory birds may store relatively little spatial information during migration, particularly until they reach their wintering area and their global navigational map is more fully developed."
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Article: Tackling the Threat of Lead Poisoning Posed by Game Meat
http://www.selectscience.net/selectscience-interviews/tackling-the-threat-of-lead-poisoning-posed-by-game-meat/?artID=42795
Paper: Detection of lead nanoparticles in game meat by single particle ICP-MS following use of lead-containing bullets
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1007/s00216-016-0132-6
"In addition to dissolved lead in meat that originated from particulates, the presence of lead nano particles (PbNPs) in game meat represents a hitherto unattended source of lead with a largely unknown toxicological impact to humans."
"PbNPs could be detected in game meat and their size distribution determined. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the occurrence of nanometer-sized lead particles in bullet-shot game is reported."
"...since metallic Pb dissolves in biological systems over time, there is a probability for larger metallic Pb fragments to partly dissolve on their way through the gastrointestinal tract and reach the size of nanoparticle that could penetrate the membranes and enter the blood system. However, independently of the origin of the PbNPs, the distribution and later dissolution of the PbNPs in the body are of toxicological interest, especially if the absorbed PbNPs can pass through cell barriers."
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Insects also migrate, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170119095843.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers use weather radar to track migrating waterfowl, avian influenza
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118145110.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Evolution of avian influenza examined
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170118132240.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Climate change altered the natural selection - collared flycatcher's large forehead patch no longer a winner
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-climate-natural-collared-flycatcher-large.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researcher calls for conservation of ivory-billed woodpecker's habitat (interesting story and video)
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-ivory-billed-woodpecker-habitat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Nonresident seabirds forage along the continental shelf break in Central California
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-nonresident-seabirds-forage-continental-shelf.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/nonresidents.jpg)
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How strong is an egg?
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-strong-egg.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Are birds cut out for city living?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/25/are-birds-cut-out-for-city-living/?utm_term=.cd9a8fe35b06&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Paper: Breeding Dispersal by Birds in a Dynamic Urban Ecosystem
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167829
"Knowing that individual avoiders seek distant forests when the landscape they inhabit, and not just their immediate territory, is developed suggests that the spatial extent of a neighborhood's effect is greater than its immediate developed footprint. Moreover, the apparent inability of avoiders to improve their reproductive fitness by leaving changing lands suggests that the ecological consequences of developments are far-reaching and long lasting."
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Biologists study how songbirds in remote areas of Costa Rica learn new duets when paired with a new mate
https://phys.org/news/2017-01-biologists-songbirds-remote-areas-costa.html
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Gull decline on Scottish island linked to decline in fishing discards
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-gull-decline-scottish-island-linked.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Is Australia the birthplace of birds nests?
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-australia-birthplace-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/isaustraliat.jpg)
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Recent upsurge of A(H7N9) flu cases in China
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130111048.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Migrating birds may bring bird flu to North America
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170131190220.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Too many deer are bad for the forest
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130224740.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Peacock colors inspire 'greener' way to dye clothes
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-peacock-greener-dye.html
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After decades of decreases, mercury rises in Great Lakes wildlife.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2017/feb/After-decades-of-decreases-mercury-rises-in-Great
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Bird lovers help scientists discover secrets of beak evolution
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-bird-lovers-scientists-secrets-beak.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools (we know!)
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-importance-remote-cameras-biodiversity-tools.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Shore birds, crocodiles and rare mangroves to be protected by new Ramsar Site in Myanmar
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-shore-birds-crocodiles-rare-mangroves.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researchers investigate decline in South Africa's forest-birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-decline-south-africa-forest-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Search smarter not harder: Researchers present optimal strategy for foragers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203135107.htm
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Genomes in flux: New study reveals hidden dynamics of bird and mammal DNA evolution
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-genomes-flux-reveals-hidden-dynamics.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researchers seek to improve welfare in captive birds of prey through olfactory enrichment
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-welfare-captive-birds-prey-olfactory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Study of birds' sense of smell reveals important clues for behavior and adaptation
https://phys.org/news/2015-07-birds-reveals-important-clues-behavior.html
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Czechs cull up to 20,000 poultry as bird flu outbreak spreads
http://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-czech-idINKBN15L0YA?feedType=RSS&feedName=health&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINhealth+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+Health%29
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Departure of migratory birds from stopover sites is hormone-controlled
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-departure-migratory-birds-stopover-sites.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/departureofm.jpg)
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Making a scavenger--the meat-thieving traits that have stood the test of time
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-scavengerthe-meat-thieving-traits-stood.html
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Bird lookouts make alarm calls to save themselves, not the group (questionable)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2120631-bird-lookouts-make-alarm-calls-to-save-themselves-not-the-group/
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Combined count data reveals shifts in hawks' migratory behavior
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/aosp-ccd020117.php
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Human-Related Threats to Urban Raptors
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-08-63.1
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Trial Restoration of the Harpy Eagle, a Large, Long-lived, Tropical Forest Raptor, in Panama and Belize
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/rapt-50-01-3-22.1
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Food Habits of the Harpy Eagle, a Top Predator from the Amazonian Rainforest Canopy
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-13-00017.1
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Species-dependent effects of bird feeders on nest predators and nest survival of urban American Robins and Northern Cardinals
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-72.1
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Birds and Climate Change: Impacts and Conservation Responses
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-163.1
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Host birds reject brown parasitic eggs more often the blue-green eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208094428.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Climate change and fishing create 'trap' for penguins
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-climate-fishing-penguins.html
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Once-reviled scavenger bird now the pride of its Indian home
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-once-reviled-scavenger-bird-pride-indian.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Alaska scientists continue researching seabird death mystery
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-alaska-scientists-seabird-death-mystery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ctgr-item&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Update: Warm ocean water triggered vast seabird die-off, experts say
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-pacific-vast-seabird-die-off.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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This isn't new info - just putting it here for the record.
Alcoa eaglets become part of research study
http://qctimes.com/business/alcoa-eaglets-become-part-of-research-study/article_dea71abc-7eb8-5909-83c5-5b26ce33abc1.html
SATELLITE TRACKING OF BALD EAGLES IN THE UPPER MIDWEST (B. Mandernack)
http://sci-hub.cc/10.3356/JRR-10-77.1
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Some China cities close poultry markets amid bird flu fears
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-china-cities-poultry-bird-flu.html
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Has Red-tailed Hawks' migratory behaviour changed due to climate change?
http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?c=11&cate=__16617
Hawks' Migratory Behavior Shifts in Response to Climate
https://cdanews.com/2017/02/hawks-migratory-behavior-shifts-in-response-to-climate/
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Desert songbirds may face expanding threat of lethal dehydration
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-songbirds-threat-lethal-dehydration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/desertsongbi.jpg)
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Impact of climate change on mammals and birds 'greatly under-estimated'
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-impact-climate-mammals-birds-greatly.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Infectious Diseases 2017 - FLI (Germany): Risk estimation on HPAI H5
http://www.poultrymed.com/Poultrymed/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=178&FID=1908&PID=0&IID=50383
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Monitoring birds by drone
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-birds-drone.html
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eBird records show substantial growth of the Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin sedentarius) population in urban Southern California
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-153.1?code=coop-site
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These tiny camera lenses can 'see' like an eagle
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/these-tiny-camera-lenses-can-see-eagle?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-02-15&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1167802
Paper: 3D-printed eagle eye: Compound microlens system for foveated imaging
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/2/e1602655.full
Raptor Camera Gives Drones Eagle-Eye Predator Vision
http://www.seeker.com/raptor-camera-gives-drones-eagle-eye-predator-vision-2263698404.html
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How temperature guides where species live, where they'll go
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215130449.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New bird flu test in Hong Kong markets as human infections soar in mainland China
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2071132/new-bird-flu-test-hong-kong-markets-human
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Genetic recapture identifies long-distance breeding dispersal in Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Abstract: http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-178.1
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China closes live poultry markets amid deadly flu outbreak
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-china-poultry-deadly-flu-outbreak.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New guidance on hand-rearing decisions for endangered penguin chicks
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-guidance-hand-rearing-decisions-endangered-penguin.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Egg-free surrogate chickens produced in bid to save rare breeds
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-egg-free-surrogate-chickens-rare.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists find evidence of Alaskan ecosystem health in Harlequin ducks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216120542.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird flu strain hitting China may be getting more infectious
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121869-bird-flu-strain-hitting-china-may-be-getting-more-infectious/?cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2017-FBvideo-BIRDFLU&utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=NSNS&utm_campaign=FBvideo&utm_content=BIRDFLU
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How migratory birds respond to balmier autumns?
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-migratory-birds-balmier-autumns.html
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Up to 600 waterfowl die in western Idaho from avian cholera
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-waterfowl-die-western-idaho-avian.html
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Drought drives birds to take flight
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/220217/drought-drives-birds-to-take-flight.html
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Survey reveals drastic decline of waterbirds in Irrawaddy River
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-survey-reveals-drastic-decline-waterbirds.html
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Researchers ponder the shape of birds' eggs
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-ponder-birds-eggs.html
Paper: The point of a Guillemot's egg
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ibi.12458/full
"In summary, in light of the failure of the rolling-in-an-arc hypothesis to account for the pyriform shape of Guillemot eggs, we offer two new hypotheses: strength, and protection from debris contamination."
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Examples of naturally incubated Guillemot (top three rows) and Razorbill (bottom three rows) eggs
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Blood ties fuel cooperation among species, not survival instinct
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222102527.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds of a feather mob together
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222105242.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Floodplain contamination linked to lead poisoning in animals
https://environmentonsite.com/53764/floodplain-contamination-linked-to-lead-poisoning-in-animals
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Paleontologist suggests path to flight for dinosaurs not as straight as thought
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-paleontologist-path-flight-dinosaurs-straight.html
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Podcast: why dinosaurs had wings before they could fly (starts at the 13:38 time mark)
http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/podcast-cracking-smell-code-why-dinosaurs-had-wings-they-could-fly-and-detecting-guilty?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-02-23&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1182175
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Quantifying the demographic cost of human-related mortality to a raptor population
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172232
"...the number of golden eagle pairs required to support windfarm mortality was large. We estimated that the entire annual reproductive output of 216-255 breeding pairs would have been necessary to support published estimates of 55-65 turbine blade-strike fatalities per year."
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0172232.g005)
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0172232.t003)
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The oldest fossilized giant penguin
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223102022.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-birds-home-good-mental-health.html
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How temperature guides where species live, where they'll go
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215130449.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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More: How migratory birds respond to balmier autumns?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222102524.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Farther from the forest: 'Eye-opening' study shows rural US loses forests faster than cities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222150300.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Hitching a ride with a predator - Research shows secondary seed dispersal by predator animals is important for recolonization of plants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223124256.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Recovering predators and prey
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-recovering-predators-prey.html
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Greater prairie chickens cannot persist in Illinois without help, researchers report
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-greater-prairie-chickens-persist-illinois.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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It may not have been too late to save 'extinct' pigeon
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-late-extinct-pigeon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2014/passengerpig.jpg)
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Plumage pattern dimorphism in a shorebird exhibiting sex-role reversal (Actitis macularius)
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-96.1
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Testing alternative hypotheses for the cause of population declines: The case of the Red-headed Woodpecker
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-101.1?utm_campaign=February+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=February+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of US
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-early-bird-special-super.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Lasers flesh out dino-bird profile (interesting info in the video)
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-lasers-flesh-dino-bird-profile.html
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Southern Oregon forest restoration may take precedence over spotted owl habitat
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-southern-oregon-forest-owl-habitat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Cannons, lasers, drones: New hope to save birds at toxic pit
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-cannons-laser-radars-birds-toxic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Article: Tagged animals are falling victim to photographers, poachers
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/tagged-animals-are-falling-victim-photographers-poachers?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-03-02&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1194555
Article: Tagged animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39108583
Paper: Troubling issues at the frontier of animal tracking for conservation and management
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.12895/full
Reference: To Tag or not to Tag: Animal Welfare, Conservation, and Stakeholder Considerations in Fish Tracking Studies That Use Electronic Tags
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13880292.2013.805075
Reference: Biotelemetry and biologging in endangered species research and animal conservation: relevance to regional, national, and IUCN Red List threat assessments
http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p165-185/
Reference: Measuring devices on wild animals: what constitutes acceptable practice?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/1540-9295(2006)004%5b0147:MDOWAW%5d2.0.CO%3b2/full
Reference: RESTRICTED ACTIVITY: VHF RADIO RECEIVER EQUIPMENT
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/scond/Cond_E.asp?oID=24602&oPark=100092
Reference: Cyber-poaching: Hacking GPS collar data to track and kill endangered tigers
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2475200/cybercrime-hacking/cyber-poaching--hacking-gps-collar-data-to-track-and-kill-endangered-tigers.html
Reference: Anglers Tagging and Marking Fish: Provincial and State Fishery Agency Views
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/1548-8446%282001%29026%3C0023%3AATAMFP%3E2.0.CO%3B2
Reference: Out of Bounds: The Death of 832F, Yellowstone's Most Famous Wolf
https://www.outsideonline.com/1913831/out-bounds-death-832f-yellowstones-most-famous-wolf
Reference: Flight mode affects allometry of migration range in birds
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1111/ele.12627
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Surge in human cases of deadly bird flu is prompting alarm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/03/03/surge-in-human-cases-of-deadly-bird-flu-is-prompting-alarm/?utm_term=.6469dc8c15f0&wpisrc=al_alert-hse
(https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/03/AFPbirdflu.jpg&w=1484)
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Watch tiny geolocator map rare bird's round-trip migration
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/watch-tiny-gps-map-rare-bird-s-complete-life-cycle?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2017-03-03&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1196831
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Landscape heterogeneity drives intra-population niche variation and reproduction in an arctic top predator
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.675/full
Weather-mediated decline in prey delivery rates causes food-limitation in a top avian predator
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01130/abstract
Preparation for flight: pre-fledging exercise time is correlated with growth and fledging age in burrow-nesting seabirds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01186/abstract
Influence of device accuracy and choice of algorithm for species distribution modelling of seabirds: A case study using black-browed albatrosses
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01238/abstract
Early arrival is not associated with more extra-pair fertilizations in a long-distance migratory bird
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01317/abstract
Soaring across continents: decision-making of a soaring migrant under changing atmospheric conditions along an entire flyway
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01298/abstract
Geographical Variation in Reproductive Investment across Avian Assemblages in Europe: Effects of Environmental Drivers Differ Between Altricial and Precocial Species
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01131/abstract
Climate determinants of breeding and wintering ranges of lesser kestrels in Italy and predicted impacts of climate change
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01179/abstract
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Parent birds assess nest predation risk: influence of cavity condition and avian nest predator activity
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.00787/abstract
Age-related prenatal maternal effects and postnatal breeding experience have different influences on nestling development in an altricial passerine
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01202/abstract
Wing size but not wing shape is related to migratory behavior in a soaring bird
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01220/abstract
The Long Shadow of Senescence: Age Impacts Survival and Territory Defense in Loons
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01393/abstract
No effect of partner age and lifespan on female age-specific reproductive performance in blue tits
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.00970/abstract
Breeding phenological response to spring weather conditions in common Finnish birds: resident species respond stronger than migratory species
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01110/abstract
Plasticity in incubation behavior and shading by king rails Rallus elegans in response to temperature
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01056/abstract
Context-dependent effects of radio transmitter attachment on a small passerine
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01148/abstract
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Warming, Taller Shrubs May Affect Birds Breeding on Tundra
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2017-03-03/warming-taller-shrubs-may-affect-birds-breeding-on-tundra
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Across borders - UN experts help migratory species cope with climate change
http://www.dw.com/en/across-borders-un-experts-help-migratory-species-cope-with-climate-change/a-37742824
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Scientists discover how animals measure time of year to reproduce (maybe so, but I couldn't find this paper anywhere!)
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-scientists-animals-year.html
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Bird spiders detectives: The solution to a 200-year-old hairy mystery
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-spiders-solution-year-old-hairy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Chickadees lose weight in the summer
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-chickadees-weight-summer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-tyson-foods-chicken.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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'Black swan' events strike animal populations
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-black-swan-events-animal-populations.html
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3-D scans reveal flexible skull patterns are key to island bird diversity
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-d-scans-reveal-flexible-skull.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Fly-over states matter when understanding--and saving--migratory birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-fly-over-states-understandingand-savingmigratory-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Cyanide poisoning of a Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70184271
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Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-guillemot-chicks.html
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Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-tyson-foods-chicken.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Update: Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreak
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-cases-revive-major.html
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Evidence found of ostriches in India 25,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-evidence-ostriches-india-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Diversity improves problem-solving success: Just ask songbirds
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-diversity-problem-solving-success-songbirds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientist details the indirect effects of an invasive species in Guam
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170308084631.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Redefining 'species'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170308081054.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Climate change driving widespread local extinctions; tropics most at risk
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/climate-change-driving-widespread-local-extinctions-tropics-most-at-risk/
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Study reveals new insights into the dining habits of toucans
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-reveals-insights-dining-habits-toucans.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Stressed seabird parents think only of themselves
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-stressed-seabird-parents.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Highly pathogenic A(H7N9) virus mutation does not change risk to humans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313102354.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2017/03/170313102354_1_900x600.jpg)
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After Deepwater Horizon spill: Which animals weathered the disaster
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-deepwater-horizon-animals-weathered-disaster.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Common Cuckoos can distinguish the calls of their neighbors from a stranger's
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-common-cuckoos-distinguish-neighbors-stranger.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their offspring
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-plenty-penguin-parents-offspring.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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White House funds songbird study to unlock mystery of vocal learning
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-white-house-funds-songbird-mystery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Antarctic penguin numbers double previous estimates: scientists
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-antarctic-penguin-previous-scientists.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Scientists analyze dispersal of parasites by birds in the Americas
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-scientists-dispersal-parasites-birds-americas.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Vultures are 'eyes in the sky' for hungry hyenas and jackals
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/vultures-are-eyes-in-the-sky-for-hungry-hyenas-and-jackals-35532649.html
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Cyprus poachers kill 2.3 million songbirds in 2016
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-cyprus-poachers-million-songbirds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Animal behaviorist looks through the eyes of peafowl
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-animal-behaviorist-eyes-peafowl.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Third case of bird flu detected in Tennessee
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-case-bird-flu-tennessee.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds Can Smell, and One Scientist is Leading the Charge to Prove It (Thanks to ginger52 for finding this article.)
http://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2014/birds-can-smell-and-one-scientist
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New Study Supports the Rarity and Limited Range of a Kauai Endemic Bird
https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-study-supports-rarity-and-limited-range-a-kauai-endemic-bird
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UN body urges China to act as bird flu deaths spike
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-body-urges-china-bird-flu.html
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MORTAL COMBAT: INTRASPECIFIC KILLING BY AN AFRICAN PYGMY FALCON (POLIHIERAX SEMITORQUATUS) TO ACQUIRE NEW MATE AND TERRITORY
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-64.1
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Two Records of Female Cooper's Hawks Courting Two Different Males in Neighboring Urban Territories
http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-00007.1
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The First Black-and-Chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori) Nest Discovered in Argentina Reveals Potential Human-Predator Conflicts
http://sci-hub.cc/10.3356/JRR-16-49.1
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Annual Variability and the Influence of Embryonic Development On Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Eggshell Characteristics
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-00009.1
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American Kestrels Occupying Nest Boxes In Michigan Cherry Orchards Show High Reproductive Rates and Tolerance of Monitoring
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-43.1
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Adjusted Diets of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Breeding In An Altered Estuary
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-00005.1
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Camera Trapping at Harpy Eagle Nests: Interspecies Interactions Under Predation Risk
http://sci-hub.cc/doi/10.3356/JRR-15-58.1
This is interesting!!
Quote:
"Nests of large species can be substantial (Newton 1979), favoring the accumulation of prey remains, as reported for Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja; Rettig 1978, Aguiar-Silva et al. 2014)."
Citation:
RETTIG, N. 1978. Breeding behavior of the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja). Auk 95:257?273.
Abstract (scroll down the page):
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4085350?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=Breeding&searchText=behavior&searchText=of&searchText=the&searchText=harpy&searchText=eagle&searchText=(Harpia&searchText=harpyja)&searchText=NL&searchText=Rettig&searchText=-&searchText=The&searchText=Auk,&searchText=1978&searchText=-&searchText=JSTOR&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Ffc%3Doff%26amp%3BQuery%3DBreeding%2Bbehavior%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bharpy%2Beagle%2B%2528Harpia%2Bharpyja%2529%2BNL%2BRettig%2B-%2BThe%2BAuk%252C%2B1978%2B-%2BJSTOR%26amp%3Bgroup%3Dnone%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bacc%3Doff&seq=1#fndtn-page_scan_tab_contents
You can read the entire paper online and for free by registering with JSTOR.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4085350?item_view=read_online
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Common Raven (Corvus corax) kleptoparasitism at a Golden Eagle (Aquila chyrsaetos) nest in southern Nevada.
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70185333
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Asian flu strains can enter North America through Alaska, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-asian-flu-strains-north-america.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Winter sets up breeding success: study
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-winter-success.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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For this New Zealand parrot, 'laughter' is contagious
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-zealand-parrot-laughter-contagious.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Livestock can uproot protected wildlife from prime real estate
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-livestock-uproot-wildlife-prime-real.html
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How to stop the thieves when all we want to capture is wildlife in action
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-thieves-capture-wildlife-action.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Bird flu confirmed in two poultry flocks in north Alabama
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-poultry-flocks-north.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Research teaches machines to decipher the dawn chorus
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320090442.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Are whooping cranes destined for extinction? Climate change imperils recruitment and population growth
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2892/full
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New study shakes the roots of the dinosaur family tree
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-roots-dinosaur-family-tree.html
New
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Old
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Expert: Bird flu outbreak nation's worst since 2015
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-expert-bird-flu-outbreak-nation.html
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AVIAN COMMUNICATION IN URBAN NOISE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF VOCAL ADJUSTMENT
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1642/0004-8038%282006%29123%5B639%3AACIUNC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Grey Gerygone hosts are not egg rejecters, but Shining Bronze-Cuckoos lay cryptic eggs
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-128.1?utm_source=Spring+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email&code=coop-site
Stopover biology of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) during autumn migration
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1642/AUK-15-160.1
Seasonal differences in landbird migration strategies
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1642/AUK-16-105.1
Reproduction in Mesozoic birds and evolution of the modern avian reproductive mode
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-216.1
Range-wide connectivity of priority areas for Greater Sage-Grouse: Implications for long-term conservation from graph theory
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-60.1?utm_source=Spring+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
What makes a tactile forager join mixed-species flocks? A case study with the endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-191.1?utm_source=Spring+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Darker eggshell spotting indicates lower yolk antioxidant level and poorer female quality in the Eurasian Great Tit (Parus major)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-128.1
Vocal imitation of mother's calls by begging Red-backed Fairywren nestlings increases parental provisioning
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-15-162.1
Scatter-hoarding corvids as seed dispersers for oaks and pines: A review of a widely distributed mutualism and its utility to habitat restoration
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-125.1
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Wintering Sandhill Crane exposure to wind energy development in the central and southern Great Plains, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-99.1
(http://www.bioone.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/bioone/journals/content/cond/2016/00105422-118.2/condor-15-99.1/20160525/images/medium/i0010-5422-118-2-391-f01.gif)
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Avian interactions with renewable energy infrastructure: An update
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-61.1
Avian interactions with energy infrastructure in the context of other anthropogenic threats
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-12.1?utm_source=Spring+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Collision avoidance by migrating raptors encountering a new electric power transmission line
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-15-55.1?utm_source=Spring+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
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Flight locations of migrating raptors
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Research questions effectiveness of translocation conservation method
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322153247.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Single nucleotide change responsible for allowing H7N9 flu to jump from birds to humans found
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nucleotide-responsible-h7n9-flu-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Non-breeding ravens live in highly dynamic social groups
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-non-breeding-ravens-highly-dynamic-social.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/nonbreedingr.jpg)
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Livestock grazing effects on sage-grouse
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-livestock-grazing-effects-sage-grouse.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/sagegrouse.jpg)
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Immune study in chickens reveals key hurdle for Campylobacter vaccine effort
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Discovery of breeding area for rare blue-throated macaw raises hopes for survival in the wild
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/23/discovery-of-breeding-area-for-rare-blue-throated-macaw-raises-hopes-for-the-birds-survival-in-the-wild/
(http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/files/2017/03/Blue-throated-Macaws.-Photo-by-Daniel-Alarcon-Asociaci%C3%B3n-Armon%C3%ADa.-590x336.jpg)
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Distribution, nesting activities, and age-class of territorial pairs of golden eagles at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California, 2014-16, Open-File Report 2017-1035
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20171035
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Scientists make new discovery about bird evolution
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-scientists-discovery-bird-evolution.html
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Japan culls 280,000 more birds for avian flu
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-japan-culls-birds-avian-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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For the birds: New prediction method sheds brighter light on flight
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-birds-method-brighter-flight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/forthebirdsn.jpg)
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Satellites reveal bird habitat loss in California
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-satellites-reveal-bird-habitat-loss.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-satellitesre.jpg)
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Bird flu found in chicken flock at northwest Georgia farm
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-flu-chicken-flock-northwest.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Seabird bones, fossils reveal broad food-web shift in North Pacific
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-seabird-bones-fossils-reveal-broad.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/2-seabirdbones.jpg)
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People and Shorebirds Flock to Beaches
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/03/28/people-and-shorebirds-flock-to-beaches/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Red-knot-preens-on-the-beach._-600x400.jpg)
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Birds hit by cars are, well, bird-brained
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-birds-cars-bird-brained.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/birdspeciesw.jpg)
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Night parrot rediscovery in WA raises questions for mining
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-night-parrot-rediscovery-wa.html
Fellowship aims to protect threatened Australian night parrots
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-fellowship-aims-threatened-australian-night.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/nightparrotr.jpg)
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/fellowshipai.jpg)
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New research disproves common assumption on cranial joints of alligators, birds, dinosaurs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328105905.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Opinion: National Audubon Society: The White House Offers a Pollution Party Platter Without Solutions
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/9391-national-audubon-society-the-white-house-offers-a-pollution-party-platter-without-solutions
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A bird's blind spot plays an important role in its vision
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-bird-important-role-vision.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/abirdsblinds.jpg)
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Motherhood is full of challenges--even for bird supermoms
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-motherhood-full-challengeseven-bird-supermoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/motherhoodis.jpg)
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Altitudinal bird migration in North America
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-228.1?code=coop-site
AUTHOR BLOG: A New Look at Altitudinal Migration
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2017/03/29/author-blog-a-new-look-at-altitudinal-migration/
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Data loggers in artificial eggs reveal that egg-turning behavior varies on multiple ecological scales in seabirds
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-143.1
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Preferential attachment and colonization of the keratinolytic bacterium Bacillus licheniformis on black- and white-striped feathers
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-245.1
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Kinship and genetic mating system of the Grayish Baywing (Agelaioides badius), a cooperatively breeding Neotropical blackbird
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-188.1
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High-resolution sea duck distribution modeling: Relating aerial and ship survey data to food resources, anthropogenic pressures, and topographic variables
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1650/CONDOR-16-57.1
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A new species of tapaculo (Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus) from the Western Andes of Colombia
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-205.1
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The mitonuclear compatibility species concept
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-201.1
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Evaluating and improving count-based population inference: A case study from 31 years of monitoring Sandhill Cranes
http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.cc/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-137.1
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A bare-part ornament is a stronger predictor of dominance than plumage ornamentation in the cooperatively breeding Australian Swamphen
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-119.1
Plumage pattern dimorphism in a shorebird exhibiting sex-role reversal (Actitis macularius)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-96.1
Interpopulation variation in nest architecture in a secondary cavity-nesting bird suggests site-specific strategies to cope with heat loss and humidity
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-16-117.1
Diet history effects on Zebra Finch incubation performance: Nest attendance, temperature regulation, and clutch success
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-161.1
The feasibility of counting songbirds using unmanned aerial vehicles
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-216.1
Brood parasitism by the enigmatic and rare Pavonine Cuckoo in Amazonian Peru
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-190.1
Demographic history of Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) from late Quaternary to present: Effects of past climate change in the Gulf of California
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-57.1
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Roosters are nicer to their relatives than to other males
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-roosters-nicer-relatives-males.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/roostersaren.jpg)
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Tyrannosaurs show their sensitive side
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170331174219.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Do smart songbirds always get the girl?
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-smart-songbirds-girl.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How to save animals by reducing roadkill
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-animals-roadkill.html
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Groups sue to stop US use of cyanide predator killing traps
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-groups-sue-cyanide-predator.html
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Eagle photographers contribute to science
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/04/04/eagle-photographers-contribute-to-science/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/H-H-banded-as-a-nestling-in-Norfolk-VA-in-2009-600x471.jpg)
H/H banded as a nestling in Norfolk, VA in 2009 and photographed by Mike Inman on the Lafeyette River in Norfolk in October of 2012.
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Infectious disease transmission in fish, mammals, other animals has implications for humans
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-infectious-disease-transmission-fish-mammals.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-infectiousdi.jpg)
Contact network showing male tortoises (blue nodes), females (red nodes) and burrows (gray nodes). Credit: Shweta Bansal
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Researchers investigate how songbirds teach themselves songs
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-songbirds-songs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New indications of gradual decline of dinosaurs before the end of the cretaceous period
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403135935.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Big Mud
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/04/05/big-mud/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/A-flock-of-shorebirds-takeoff-in-response-to-the-survey-plane._-600x400.jpg)
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Sandpiper detectives pinpoint trouble spots in continent-wide migration
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-sandpiper-continent-wide-migration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/sandpiperdet.jpg)
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Eagles migrate through bad weather to arrive in time to nest
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-eagles-migrate-bad-weather.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper: Counterintuitive roles of experience and weather on migratory performance
http://sci-hub.cc/10.1642/AUK-16-147.1
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Puffins that stay close to their partner during migration have more chicks
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-puffins-partner-migration-chicks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-puffinsthats.jpg)
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New study reveals how some chickens got striped feathers
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-reveals-chickens-striped-feathers.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/2-newstudyreve.jpg)
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Study finds unused farmland could be key to aiding the survival of farmland birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-unused-farmland-key-aiding-survival.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-studyfindsun.jpg)
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Birds to help unravel the inner working of nature's most complex societies
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-birds-unravel-nature-complex-societies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Assisting with Conservation of the Steppe Whimbrel
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/04/07/assisting-with-conservation-of-the-steppe-whimbrel/
(http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Steppe-Whimbrel-on-winter-territory-near-Maputo-Mozambique-600x449.jpg)
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New method for recording bird flight in 3-D
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-method-bird-flight-d.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Secretary bird at German park gets new leg from 3-D printer
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-secretary-bird-german-leg-d.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/secretarybir.jpg)
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High-tech radar helps OU doctoral student study bird migration
http://newsok.com/article/5544594
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Factors influencing territorial occupancy and reproductive success in a Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) population
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175597
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175597.g001)
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More than a quarter of UK birds face extinction risk or steep decline - study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/11/more-than-a-quarter-of-uk-birds-face-extinction-risk-or-steep-decline-study
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Promiscuity slows down evolution of new species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170410123948.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Palaeontologist reconstructs feathered dinosaurs in the flesh
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411104519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2017/04/170411104519_1_540x360.jpg)
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Antarctic penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-antarctic-penguin-colony-repeatedly-decimated.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Eat wild venison to support native woodland birds, says ecologist (what could go wrong?)
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-wild-venison-native-woodland-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Computer game helps scientists understand animal camouflage
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-game-scientists-animal-camouflage.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Hunting accounts for 83 and 58 percent declines in tropical mammal and bird populations
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-accounts-percent-declines-tropical-mammal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Citizen scientists help identify shorebird extinction threat
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-citizen-scientists-shorebird-extinction-threat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/citizenscien.jpg)
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Early dinosaur cousin had a surprising croc-like look
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412132326.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2017/04/170412132326_1_540x360.jpg)
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Cracking the origin of ancient decorative ostrich eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412091226.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study: Bird population in Vermont forests drop 14.2 percent
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-bird-population-vermont-forests-percent.html
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EPA busy scuttling rules, planning cutbacks, amid pro-business shift
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/04/epa_busy_scuttling_rules_plann.html
The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting comments on or before May 15, 2017, on existing regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification.
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190-0042
If you wish to comment electronically, here's the link: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190-0042
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Mating success follows duet dancing in the Java sparrow (don't miss the video :o)
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-success-duet-java-sparrow.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/matingsucces.jpg)
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Think only humans can build on the knowledge of previous generations? Meet these pigeons
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/think-only-humans-can-build-knowledge-previous-generations-meet-these-pigeons?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-04-18&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1279514
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__699w__no_aspect/public/_IMG_2564_16x9.jpg?itok=73Ewwzyb)
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Scientists identify neural basis for parasitic cowbird's secret password
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-scientists-neural-basis-parasitic-cowbird.html
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Pigeon study takes on sexism in science: Big differences in genes involved in reproductive control
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-pigeon-sexism-science-big-differences.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/pigeonstudyt.jpg)
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Birds sing shorter songs in response to traffic noise
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-birds-shorter-songs-response-traffic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/birdssingsho.jpg)
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Busy city living makes some house finches more savvy than others
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-busy-city-house-finches-savvy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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'Happy wife, happy life' meaningful for birds, too
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-happy-wife-life-meaningful-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study--for the first time--links specific genes with parenting behavior across species
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-studyfor-timelinks-specific-genes-parenting.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Time-lapse cameras provide a unique peek at penguins' winter behavior
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-time-lapse-cameras-unique-peek-penguins.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Under-studied boreal habitat key for North America's ducks
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-under-studied-boreal-habitat-key-north.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Can barnacle geese predict the climate?
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-barnacle-geese-climate.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get pollinators to specialize
"...flowers that are visited almost exclusively by hummingbirds are actually designed not to lure birds, but to deter bumblebees and their wasteful visits."
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-04-birds-bees-evolved-pollinators-specialize.html#jCp
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-birds-bees-evolved-pollinators-specialize.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Science is core to saving wildlife
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-science-core-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Review highlights why animals have evolved to favor one side of the brain
"...birds, like chickens, use one eye to distinguish grain from pebbles on the ground while at the same time using the other eye to keep watch for predators overhead."
"When a pigeon chick develops in the shell, its right eye turns toward the outside, leaving its left eye to face its body. When the right eye is exposed to light coming through the shell, it triggers a series of neuronal changes that allow the two eyes to ultimately have different jobs."
Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-highlights-animals-evolved-favor-side.html#jCp
Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-highlights-animals-evolved-favor-side.html#jCp
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Biologists: Too soon to know if killing barred owls helps spotted owls
http://www.capitalpress.com/Research/20170418/biologists-too-soon-to-know-if-killing-barred-owls-helps-spotted-owls
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Songbirds breeding earlier as climate changes, Pittsburgh study shows
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2017/04/20/Climate-change-impacts-birds-breeding-earlier-Powdermill-banding-study-migration-warm-spring/stories/201704200084?pgpageversion=pgevoke
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Kind to kin: weak interference competition among white stork Ciconia ciconia broodmates
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.00983/abstract
Non-moulted primary coverts correlate with rapid primary moulting
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.00939/abstract
How much do we know about the breeding biology of bird species in the world?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.00934/abstract
Wing size but not wing shape is related to migratory behavior in a soaring bird
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01220/abstract
Weather-mediated decline in prey delivery rates causes food-limitation in a top avian predator
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01130/abstract
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Radical collaboration protects Colombia's birds, coffee farmers
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-radical-collaboration-colombia-birds-coffee.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Periodic model predicts spread of Lyme disease
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170420090215.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study raises alarm on Vt. forest bird populations
http://www.wcax.com/story/35230252/study-raises-alarm-on-vt-forest-bird-populations
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Wind, rain play key role in breeding patterns of migratory tree swallows
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-key-role-patterns-migratory-tree.html
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'First arrival' hypothesis in Darwin's finches gets some caveats
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-hypothesis-darwin-finches-caveats.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Seabird parents compensate for struggling partners (very interesting)
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-seabird-parents-compensate-struggling-partners.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Using rooster testes to learn how the body fights viruses
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-rooster-body-viruses.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425140222.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Inaccurate IUCN range maps leave birds endemic to India's western Ghats vulnerable
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/cioe-iir041817.php
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Climate Change And Shifts In The Migration Patterns Of Birds
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/04/27/525830183/climate-change-and-shifts-in-the-migration-patterns-of-birds
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Recent Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Bird Populations Over the Past 25 Years
https://middleburycampus.com/35219/local/recent-study-reveals-decline-in-vermont-bird-populations-over-the-past-25-years/
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Directional effects of biotic homogenization of bird communities in Mexican seasonal forests
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-116.1?utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Tracing origins of waterfowl using the Saskatchewan River Delta: Incorporating stable isotope approaches in continent-wide waterfowl management and conservation
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-179.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Characterizing opportunistic breeding at a continental scale using all available sources of phenological data: An assessment of 337 species across the Australian continent
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-243.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Hematological indicators of habitat quality: Erythrocyte parameters reflect greater parental effort of Red-necked Grebes under ecological trap conditions
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-195.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Negative effect of mite (Knemidokoptes) infection on reproductive output in an African raptor
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-134.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Conservation genetics of threatened Red-billed Tropicbirds and White-tailed Tropicbirds in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-141.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Counterintuitive roles of experience and weather on migratory performance
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-147.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Comparing reproductive success of a colonial seabird, the Magellanic Penguin, estimated by coarse- and fine-scale temporal sampling
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-123.1?utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Migratory connectivity of Semipalmated Sandpipers and implications for conservation
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-55.1?utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Seabird parents compensate for struggling partners (very interesting)
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-seabird-parents-compensate-struggling-partners.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Abstract: Turn-taking ceremonies in a colonial seabird: Does behavioral variation signal individual condition?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-26.1?utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Time-lapse cameras provide a unique peek at penguins' winter behavior
https://phys.org/news/2017-04-time-lapse-cameras-unique-peek-penguins.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Abstract: Peeking into the bleak midwinter: Investigating nonbreeding strategies of Gentoo Penguins using a camera network
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-69.1?utm_source=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Feeding strategies in competing hummingbird species observed in a small area in Brazil
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-strategies-hummingbird-species-small-area.html
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"Urban Nature" is an excellent series with outstanding videos!
Urban Nature: 'Building a Bird-Safe City' - Chicago
http://interactive.wttw.com/urbannature/building-bird-safe-city#!/
Urban Nature: 'Rooftop Refuges' - New York
http://interactive.wttw.com/urbannature/rooftop-refuges#!/
Urban Nature: 'Jamaica Baywatch' - New York
http://interactive.wttw.com/sites/default/files/jamaica_bay-osprey.jpg
Here's the entire series: EXPLORE the WILD SIDE of CITIES
http://interactive.wttw.com/urbannature/#!/
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Deforestation endangering the majority of the world's species, says new global research
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-deforestation-endangering-majority-world-species.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Holy chickens: Did Medieval religious rules drive domestic chicken evolution?
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-holy-chickens-medieval-religious-domestic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Vulture vision study reveals raptor-like hunting ability
Researchers find that white-headed vultures have a surprisingly predatory foraging technique, and could explain why they're less prone to flying into man-made objects like wind turbines.
http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/05/02/vulture-vision-study-reveals-raptor-like?videoId=371592483&videoChannel=118065&channelName=Moments+of+Innovation
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Aquatic rest stops may pose potential hazards for migratory waterfowl
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502114006.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Article: Tracking Devices Reduce Warblers' Chances of Returning from Migration
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2017/05/03/tracking-devices-reduce-warblers-chances-of-returning-from-migration/
Paper: Mixed effects of geolocators on reproduction and survival of Cerulean Warblers, a canopy-dwelling, long-distance migrant
http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.io/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-180.1
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Turning chicken feces, weeds into biofuel
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503100847.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Challenges faced by birds in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503080243.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Parachuting birds into long-lost territory may save them from extinction
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/parachuting-birds-long-lost-territory-may-save-them-extinction?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2017-05-05&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1311714
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Poultry feed with arsenic more problematic than assumed?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170505103620.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Mystery Behind The Arctic Clouds Revealed And How Bird Poop Helps To Slow Down The Effects Of Climate Change
http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/14399/20170505/mystery-behind-the-arctic-clouds-revealed-and-how-bird-poop-helps-to-slow-down-the-effects-of-climate-change.htm
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Climate change: A case study on wildlife environment in Manipur
http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Science_and_Technology.Climate_change_A_case_study_on_wildlife_environment_in_Manipur_By_Rahul_Ashem
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Scientists use satellites to count endangered birds from space
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504083234.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds choose their neighbours based on personality
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-birds-neighbours-based-personality.html
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Federally subsidized shrubs, grasses crucial to sage grouse survival in Washington
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170509161137.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird feathers inspire researchers to produce vibrant new colors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170508083415.htm
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New Zealand's ambitious plan to save birds: Kill every rat
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-zealand-ambitious-birds-rat.html
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Scientist identify key locations for spread of pin-tailed whydahs
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-scientist-key-pin-tailed-whydahs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Migratory seabird deaths linked to hurricanes
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-migratory-seabird-deaths-linked-hurricanes.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study on blue tits: Smell first, and then beg
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170512101151.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Learned kin recognition cues in a social bird
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7037/abs/nature03522.html
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Egyptian vultures found to engage in puzzling cosmetic mud bathing rituals
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-egyptian-vultures-engage-puzzling-cosmetic.html
Vultures smear their faces in red mud which they use as makeup
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2130980-vultures-smear-their-faces-in-red-mud-which-they-use-as-makeup/
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Vehicles, lack of hunting and nesting sites threaten urban barn owls: report
http://www.timescolonist.com/vehicles-lack-of-hunting-and-nesting-sites-threaten-urban-barn-owls-report-1.19945943
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Picky fruit-eating birds are more flexible
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170511095230.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Migratory birds bumped off schedule as climate change shifts spring
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170515091126.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists find that 'fathers do matter' for the wandering albatross
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-swansea-uni-scientists-fathers-albatross.html
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Cockatoos keep their tools safe
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-cockatoos-tools-safe.html
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National Wind Coordinating Collaborative: Wind-Wildlife News
http://mailchi.mp/awwi/wind-wildlife-updates?e=120b63cb0a
Links from above
Webinar: BOEM Efforts to Collect and Analyze Offshore Wind Data in a Holistic Manner, as Demonstrated through the RODEO Study
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/Wren_Webinar_%2310_BOEM_RODEO_Study.pdf
Webinar: Interactions between Wind Turbines and Wildlife, Part 1
http://www.cleanegroup.org/webinar/interactions-wind-turbines-wildlife/
Slides: http://www.cleanegroup.org/wp-content/uploads/NWRC-webinar-slides-3.1.2017.pdf
Webinar: Interactions between Wind Turbines and Wildlife, Part 2
Slides: http://www.cleanegroup.org/wp-content/uploads/NWRC-webinar-slides-3.29.2017.pdf
Upcoming Webinar: Upcoming Research on Eagle Impact Minimization Technologies Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy
Friday, May 19, 2017, Noon - 1:30pm (Eastern) Registration: https://www.nationalwind.org/research/webinars/
Upcoming Webinar: Research Programs to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind, Part 2
June 20, 2017 at 15:00 - 16:30 UTC (8:00 am PT/11:00 am ET): https://tethys.pnnl.gov/events/research-programs-understand-environmental-impacts-offshore-wind-part-2-vattenfalls
Wind Turbine Interactions with Wildlife and their Habitats: A Summary of Research Results and Priority Questions
Summary: https://awwi.org/resources/summary-of-wind-wildlife-interactions-2/
Fact Sheet: https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AWWI-Wind-Wildlife-Interactions-Summary-June-2016.pdf
Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI - November 30 - December 2, 2016
Proceedings: https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WWRM-XI-Proceedings-May-2017.pdf
3 Ways Energy Department Research Will Help Eagles Coexist with Wind Energy Deployment
https://energy.gov/eere/articles/3-ways-energy-department-research-will-help-eagles-coexist-wind-energy-deployment
Paper: Greater sage-grouse habitat selection, survival, and wind energy infrastructure
http://sci-hub.io/10.1002/jwmg.21231
A Generalized Estimator for Estimating Bird and Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities: Why One Is Needed and What It Will Do
https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Generalized-Estimator-Flier.pdf
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New Zealand's mainland yellow-eyed penguins face extinction unless urgent action taken
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-zealand-mainland-yellow-eyed-penguins-extinction.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Don't count on your chickens counting
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-dont-chickens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Male Birds Adjust Courtship Behavior Based on Social Context
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2017/05/17/male-birds-adjust-courtship-behavior-based-on-social-context/
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Extreme weather has greater impact on nature than expected
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170516104732.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://images.sciencedaily.com/2017/05/170516104732_1_540x360.jpg)
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Advanced imaging reveals unusual, unseen patterns in seabird feathers
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-advanced-imaging-reveals-unusual-unseen.html
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Watch these tiny parrots reveal how dinosaurs may have learned to fly
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/watch-these-tiny-parrots-reveal-how-dinosaurs-may-have-learned-fly?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-05-17&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1331920
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When birds of a feather poop together
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-birds-feather-poop.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Good grief! Losing a friend brings wild birds closer together
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-good-grief-friend-wild-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-goodgrieflos.jpg)
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Free range-eggs seen as tastier, more nutritious and safer, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-free-range-eggs-tastier-nutritious-safer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/freerangeegg.jpg)
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Goddesses of the wind: How researchers saved Venezuela's harpy eagles
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/goddesses-of-the-wind-how-researchers-saved-venezuelas-harpy-eagles/
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Barn owls struggling to adapt to urban sprawl
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/barn-owls-struggling-to-adapt-to-urban-sprawl-1.3416452
(https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.3127322.1494967517!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg)
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Mass landfills are saving endangered vultures from extinction
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2131615-mass-landfills-are-saving-endangered-vultures-from-extinction/
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Climate Change And Its Impact On Migratory Birds In North America; Know Drastic Results
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/39432/20170518/climate-change-impact-migratory-birds-north-america-know-drastic-results.htm
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Even non-migratory birds use a magnetic compass
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-non-migratory-birds-magnetic-compass.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Domino Effect: The Myriad Impacts of Warming on an East Coast Estuary
http://e360.yale.edu/features/domino-effect-the-myriad-impacts-of-warming-on-an-east-coast-estuary
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Land around powerlines could be boon to birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-powerlines-boon-birds.html
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Cowbird moms choosy when selecting foster parents for their young
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-cowbird-moms-choosy-foster-parents.html
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Increased protection of world's national animal symbols needed, suggests study
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170524152624.htm
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BSU Leads New Study On Bird Migration And Climate Change
http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/bsu-leads-new-study-bird-migration-and-climate-change#stream/0
Boise State Awarded $1.7M to Research Climate Change, Birds
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2017-05-22/boise-state-awarded-17m-to-research-climate-change-birds
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Contaminants in animals provide clues about the health of the north
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/environment/2017/05/21/contaminants-in-animals-give-clues-about-the-health-of-the-north/
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DNA research provides new hope for a bird on the brink
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-dna-bird-brink.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Powdermill Avian Research Center documents bird species year round
http://triblive.com/lifestyles/homegarden/12326849-74/powdermill-avian-research-center-documents-bird-species-year-round
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The perils of publishing location data for endangered species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170525141549.htm
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Wind blows young migrant birds to all corners of Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170524084602.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds, bees and other critters have scruples, and for good reason
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170524101447.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Environmental influences on the nesting phenology and productivity of Mississippi Kites (Ictinia mississippiensis)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-165.1
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How do en route events around the Gulf of Mexico influence migratory landbird populations?
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-20.1
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Evaluating and improving count-based population inference: A case study from 31 years of monitoring Sandhill Cranes
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-137.1
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Biology: Climate change affecting spring greening and migratory birds
http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170528/biology-climate-change-affecting-spring-greening-and-migratory-birds
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Citizen scientist tracks bird-window collision fatalities
http://www.normantranscript.com/news/government/songbirds-sing-no-more/article_68a473f9-a146-5af9-9c61-887f0d15ba5a.html
(http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/normantranscript.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/36/336d83f2-43ed-54bf-923d-ceaa315d5795/592a4fa2e9cfd.image.jpg)
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Geneticists search for 'Usain Bolt gene' in falcons to produce better birds
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/geneticists-search-for-usain-bolt-gene-in-falcons-to-produce-better-birds
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How dinosaurs may have evolved into birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170529142232.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth's biodiversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170525100247.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Research uses heat to predict species most threatened by climate change
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-species-threatened-climate.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Genetic analysis of New World birds confirms untested evolutionary assumption
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-genetic-analysis-world-birds-untested.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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More frequent extreme ocean warming could further endanger albatross
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-frequent-extreme-ocean-endanger-albatross.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Fowl-mouthed study finds that diet shaped duck, goose beaks
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-fowl-mouthed-diet-duck-goose-beaks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Budgerigars can identify spoken sounds without prior exposure to human speech
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-budgerigars-spoken-prior-exposure-human.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Spotted owls benefit from forest fire mosaic
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-owls-benefit-forest-mosaic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researchers prove cormorants can hear under water
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-cormorants.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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What makes a good parent? Sex-specific relationships between nest attendance, hormone levels, and breeding success in a long-lived seabird
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-13.1?utm_source=May+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
Environmental conditions and animal behavior influence performance of solar-powered GPS-GSM transmitters
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-76.1?utm_source=May+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
The adaptive significance of variation in avian incubation periods
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-171.1?utm_source=May+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=April+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Genetic analysis of New World birds confirms untested evolutionary assumption
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170530140652.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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SNH Commissioned Report 982: Analyses of the fates of satellite tracked golden eagles in Scotland
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/982.pdf
Quote:
"Of 131 young eagles tracked, as many as 41 (31%) have disappeared (presumably died) under suspicious circumstances significantly connected with contemporaneous records of illegal persecution. These disappearances occurred mainly in six areas of the Highlands (predominantly in the central and eastern Highlands).
Some, but not all, areas managed as grouse moors were strongly associated with the disappearance of many of the tagged eagles.
Tagging revealed that the persecution of young eagles is suppressing the golden eagle population in the central and eastern Highlands, and hampering overall recovery from historic, widespread persecution.
Wind farms were not associated with any recorded golden eagle deaths, and there were very few records of tagged young golden eagles near wind farms.
Operations associated with tagging had no discernible adverse effects on the welfare, behaviour or survival of the birds."
One in three tagged golden eagles died 'suspiciously' in Scotland
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-40108063
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How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-galapagos-cormorant-lost-ability.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Sea level rise may drive coastal nesting birds to extinction
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-sea-coastal-birds-extinction.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Researchers untangle mystery of tiny bird's trans-Pacific flight
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-untangle-mystery-tiny-bird-trans-pacific.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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New details on nest preferences of declining sparrow
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531084459.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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1976 drought revealed as worst on record for British butterflies and moths
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531091448.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Steep declines in Kauai's seabird populations, radar reveals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601124223.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Rare Clip - Eagle feeding Baby Hawk and Baby Eagle at same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K31a6gsxGgM&feature=youtu.be
https://twitter.com/Sassephoto/status/871496172724080640
Published on Jun 5, 2017
"This is a nest occupied by 3 eaglets and 1 baby hawk, the eaglets are about 10 weeks old, the baby hawk about 4 weeks old. Amazingly the hawk is doing well with its 3 huge siblings! How did the hawk get into the nest? According to David Hancock, Eagle Biologist, likely mama hawk was involved in a fight with an eagle, lost, brought to the nest and laid an egg as it died. Since there were already eggs in the nest, the eagles incubated all eggs and treat the baby hawk as an eagle!"
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Breeding pairs of birds cooperate to resist climate change
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-pairs-birds-cooperate-resist-climate.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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First long-term study of Murray-Darling Basin wetlands reveals severe impact of dams
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170605101006.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ravens remember people who suckered them into an unfair deal
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/ravens-remember-people-who-suckered-them-unfair-deal?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-06-06&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1367382
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Tyrannosaurus rex had scaly skin and wasn't covered in feathers, a new study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/06/06/tyrannosaurus-rex-had-scaly-skin-and-wasnt-covered-in-feathers-a-new-study-says/?utm_term=.4f87640b07cd&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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Which extinct ducks could fly?
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-extinct-ducks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Kestrels' strategies for flight and hunting vary with the weather
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-kestrels-strategies-flight-vary-weather.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Finding new homes won't help Emperor penguins cope with climate change
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-homes-wont-emperor-penguins-cope.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-culls-poultry-korea-bird-flu.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Rare Clip - Eagle feeding Baby Hawk and Baby Eagle at same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K31a6gsxGgM&feature=youtu.be
https://twitter.com/Sassephoto/status/871496172724080640
Published on Jun 5, 2017
"This is a nest occupied by 3 eaglets and 1 baby hawk, the eaglets are about 10 weeks old, the baby hawk about 4 weeks old. Amazingly the hawk is doing well with its 3 huge siblings! How did the hawk get into the nest? According to David Hancock, Eagle Biologist, likely mama hawk was involved in a fight with an eagle, lost, brought to the nest and laid an egg as it died. Since there were already eggs in the nest, the eagles incubated all eggs and treat the baby hawk as an eagle!"
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More: Bald eagle defies nature by adopting, not eating, baby hawk
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/bald-eagle-defies-nature-by-adopting-not-eating-baby-hawk-1.3448675
Bird experts surprised by red-tailed hawk chick surviving in bald-eagle nest
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bird-experts-surprised-by-red-tailed-hawk-chick-surviving-in-bald-eagle-nest
New video with comentary by Chrisian Sasse and David Hancock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbi_KWZa300
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Update: Two hawk chicks were being raised by Sidney eagles but only one remains, says expert
http://www.cheknews.ca/two-hawk-chicks-raised-sidney-eagles-one-remains-says-expert-329297/
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New forensic feather test could help to collar Scotland's raptor killers, summit is told
http://www.thenational.scot/news/15334331.New_forensic_feather_test_could_help_to_collar_Scotland___s_raptor_killers__summit_is_told/
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S.Africa bans poultry imports from Zimbabwe after bird flu outbreak
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-safrica-poultry-imports-zimbabwe-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Want to help animals? Don't forget the chickens
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-animals-dont-chickens.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Invited Commentary: Fifty Years of Raptor Research
http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.io/doi/10.3356/0892-1016-51.2.95
Abstract
This review examines the main developments that have occurred over the past 50 years in our understanding of three aspects of raptor biology: (1) natural factors that limit breeding densities; (2) influences of toxic chemicals; and (3) movements and migrations. Early evidence indicated that raptor breeding densities were limited naturally by the availability of either prey or nest sites, whichever was in shortest supply in the area concerned. More recent evidence has shown that predation can have additional influence, with larger raptors and owls limiting the numbers of smaller ones to below what food or nest sites would permit. In addition, it has become apparent that some migratory raptors, like other migratory birds, can be limited in their migration and wintering areas to levels below those that conditions in breeding areas would permit. As many raptor populations have recovered from the effects of organochlorine pesticides, attention has switched to other limiting agents, including lead (from ammunition), which is currently preventing California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus) from establishing self-sustaining populations in the wild, and anti-inflammatory veterinary drugs, which have caused massive declines in Asia vultures (Gyps spp.). The development of radio-tracking enabled studies of the local movements of individual raptors, providing new information on territories and ranging behavior, while satellite-based tracking has revealed the migration routes, wintering areas, and behavior of hundreds of individual birds.
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Offshore migration of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) along the Atlantic Flyway
http://www.briloon.org/uploads/BRI_Documents/Wildlife_and_Renewable_Energy/2014%20Report%20Ch%2017%20-%20Offshore%20migration%20of%20Peregrine%20Falcons%20along%20the%20Atlantic%20Flyway%20-%2014pg.pdf
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BLOOD‐LEAD LEVELS OF FALL MIGRANT GOLDEN EAGLES IN WEST‐CENTRAL MONTANA
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/Domenich_and_Langler_2009.pdf
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Dudek, Ben - The role of Trichomonas gallinae and hematophagous ectoparasites in golden eagle nesting ecology
https://raptorresearchcenter.boisestate.edu/dudek-ben-the-role-of-trichomoniasis-gallinae-and-hematophagous-ectoparasites-in-golden-eagle-nesting-ecology/
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From: The Distribution and Relative Abundance of Mexican Chicken Bugs in Golden Eagle Nests in Southwestern Idaho
*BENJAMIN M. DUDEK
"Hematophagous ectoparasites can increase the costs
associated with reproduction of many raptor species.
Raptor nestlings require substantial energy for growth
and development, leaving little capacity to deal with
health challenges caused by nest ectoparasites.
Ectoparasite-induced anemia can reduce nestling mass
and immunocompetence, and repeated exposure to biting
insects may elicit stress responses triggering premature
fledging. Insects in the family Cimicidae (Order Hemiptera)
can significantly impact host species because both
nymphs and adults require blood meals. One species in
particular, the Mexican Chicken Bug (Haematosiphon
inodora), has been shown to negatively impact nestling
development, cause premature fledging, and nestling
mortality in a variety of raptor species. In 1996, a new
northern latitudinal distribution of Mexican Chicken Bugs
was reported in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of
Prey National Conservation Area (NCA). Our objectives
were to assess the distribution and relative abundance of
Mexican Chicken Bugs in Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
nests along the Snake River Canyon in the NCA. We visited
Golden Eagle nests throughout the breeding season and
quantified abundance using cimicid-specific traps at nest
sites. We compared relative abundance of Chicken Bugs to
nestling health and development and we evaluated nest site
characteristics to understand the factors that may increase
risk of Chicken Bug infestation. We also evaluated the use of
aromatic green plant material at nest sites as a method for
controlling abundance. We estimated the amount of plant
material in each nest, collected samples of nest material
for identification and chemical analysis, and compared
the presence of aromatic green plants to ectoparasite
abundance."
From: PROTOCOL FOR GOLDEN EAGLE OCCUPANCY, REPRODUCTION, AND PREY POPULATION ASSESSMENT
Prepared By Daniel E. Driscoll Bald and Golden Eagle Biologist American Eagle Research Institute
"If nest infestations are severe, the bugs can kill young eagles by depleting body fluids and making them more susceptible to heat stress (Hunt et al. 1992, Driscoll et al. 1999).
Nests infested with Mexican chicken bugs tend to harbor the parasites each year the eagles use
that particular nest. The parasites can be killed by a thorough application of diatomaceous earth
after young have fledged, or in extreme cases, during nest climbs to band young (J. Driscoll pers.
comm.). Nest infestations could possibly be controlled by the application of pyrethrins (a
naturally occurring neurotoxin insecticide made from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium flowers)
after the young have fledged, or in extreme cases, during nest climbs to band young. Young can
also be sprayed with a pyrethrin solution. If a particular nest is not accessible to climbing,
diatomaceous earth or pyrethrins could potentially be applied by use of a shotgun or a paint-ball
gun from a helicopter. Synthetic pyrethroids (Bifenthrin, Permethrin, and Cypermethrin) are
currently produced commercially.
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Identifying Power Line Collision Risk Areas for Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Using Telemetry Data
*CRISTINA A. FRANK ([email protected]),
Pepco Holdings, Newark, DE, U.S.A. ELIZABETH K. MOJICA,
EDM International, Inc Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A. KATHLEEN
CLARK, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Woodbine,
NJ, U.S.A.
Avian protection is a critical issue for electric power delivery
companies. Avian interactions with power lines can result in
death/injury for birds and power outages. Pepco Holdings
(PHI), a power delivery company, developed an Avian
Protection Program (APP) to improve power reliability,
ensure customer satisfaction, and minimize risk to birds. PHI
utilizes an APP to respond to avian incidents and proactively
minimize electrocution and collision hazards on its system.
Effective avian protection requires the identification of high
priority bird use areas where proactive retrofitting and avian-
friendly pole design could prevent electrocution and collision
incidents. PHI?s service territory includes the Chesapeake
Bay and Delaware Estuary where thousands of Bald Eagles
congregate year-round from breeding and migratory
populations. Bald Eagle collisions with electric infrastructure
are increasing in the region and usually result in death or
injury to eagles. Mitigation techniques include marking
power lines with bird flight diverters to increase line visibility
to eagles. PHI collaborated with the New Jersey Division of
Fish and Wildlife to identify high priority eagle areas where
risk mitigation efforts could be implemented. Telemetry data
from a five year tracking study involving seven New Jersey
Bald Eagles was used to identify communal roosts and flight
paths entering and exiting roosts. Collision risk around each
roost was assessed by examining intersections of eagle flight
paths with nearby distribution and transmission lines. Using
telemetry data, 78 eagle roosts were identified in Maryland,
Delaware, and New Jersey. Eagle flight paths highlighted
21 areas around roosts where PHI can evaluate the
engineering/construction feasibility of proactive line marking.
Areas with the highest collision risk were power lines
adjacent to or bisecting water with little to no vegetation to
shield the lines. Collision risk and roost locations will be used
to inform future eagle management in the region and to
prioritize PHI?s risk mitigation efforts.
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XI - Presentation Abstracts - Nov. 29 thru Dec. 2, 2016
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WWRMXI_Abstracts-11-21-16.pdf
RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION - 2016 Annual Conference | Cape May, NJ
http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/files/2016/11/2016_conference_program.pdf
Raptor Research Foundation | 2015 Annual Conference
http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/files/2015/11/2015_conference_program.pdf
Raptor Research Foundation 2014 Annual Meeting
http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/files/2014/09/2014_program.pdf
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Ingestion of lead from ammunition and lead concentrations in white-tailed sea eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222422738_Ingestion_of_lead_from_ammunition_and_lead_concentrations_in_White-tailed_Sea_Eagles_Haliaeetus_albicilla_in_Sweden
Sublethal Lead Exposure Alters Movement Behavior in Free-Ranging Golden Eagles
http://cdn-pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.6b06024
"Our study highlights lead exposure as a considerably more serious threat to wildlife conservation than previously realized and suggests implementation of bans of lead ammunition for hunting."
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Power Pole Density Informs Spatial Prioritization for Mitigating Avian Electrocution
*JAMES F. DWYER
Reports of raptor and corvid electrocutions collectively indicate
continental conservation concerns for breeding, migrating, and
wintering birds. Although concerns are widespread, mitigation
is implemented primarily at local scales of individual electric
utilities. By not considering landscape-scale patterns, conservation
strategies may fail to focus mitigation where efforts are needed
most. To enable resource managers to consider electrocution risk
at larger scales, we developed a regional model of distribution
power pole density in a grid of 1 square kilometer (km2) cells
throughout Colorado and Wyoming. To do so, we obtained data
on pole locations from a sample of electric utilities covering 31%
of Colorado and Wyoming. We used these in a Random Forest
machine learning classification procedure based on anthropogenic
and natural land-cover characteristics to develop a predictive model
of power pole density. We used out-of-sample validation to test
the model, then predicted pole density across two U.S. states. Pole
density was influenced by road lengths, number of oil and gas
wells, slope, development, and land cover. Poles were densest in
areas with high road lengths, high numbers of wells, and relatively
flat terrain, and in areas developed for agriculture or human
residences. When model predictions are viewed together with
species-specific habitat maps, locations where high pole densities
overlap high-quality habitat suggest areas where mitigating
electrocution risk could be prioritized. As an example, we
compared model predictions with Golden Eagle (
Aquila chrysaetos
)
breeding season foraging habitat in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming
to identify candidate areas of high electrocution potential. If poles
in these areas were not built or previously retrofitted to minimize
electrocution risk, retrofitting measures focused there may offer
substantial conservation impacts. Thus, the model provides a
framework for systematic spatial prioritization in support of
regional conservation planning.
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Identifying Power Line Collision Risk Areas for Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Using Telemetry Data
*CRISTINA A. FRANK ([email protected]),
Pepco Holdings, Newark, DE, U.S.A. ELIZABETH K. MOJICA,
EDM International, Inc Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A. KATHLEEN
CLARK, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Woodbine,
NJ, U.S.A.
Avian protection is a critical issue for electric power delivery
companies. Avian interactions with power lines can result in
death/injury for birds and power outages. Pepco Holdings
(PHI), a power delivery company, developed an Avian
Protection Program (APP) to improve power reliability,
ensure customer satisfaction, and minimize risk to birds. PHI
utilizes an APP to respond to avian incidents and proactively
minimize electrocution and collision hazards on its system.
Effective avian protection requires the identification of high
priority bird use areas where proactive retrofitting and avian-
friendly pole design could prevent electrocution and collision
incidents. PHI?s service territory includes the Chesapeake
Bay and Delaware Estuary where thousands of Bald Eagles
congregate year-round from breeding and migratory
populations. Bald Eagle collisions with electric infrastructure
are increasing in the region and usually result in death or
injury to eagles. Mitigation techniques include marking
power lines with bird flight diverters to increase line visibility
to eagles. PHI collaborated with the New Jersey Division of
Fish and Wildlife to identify high priority eagle areas where
risk mitigation efforts could be implemented. Telemetry data
from a five year tracking study involving seven New Jersey
Bald Eagles was used to identify communal roosts and flight
paths entering and exiting roosts. Collision risk around each
roost was assessed by examining intersections of eagle flight
paths with nearby distribution and transmission lines. Using
telemetry data, 78 eagle roosts were identified in Maryland,
Delaware, and New Jersey. Eagle flight paths highlighted
21 areas around roosts where PHI can evaluate the
engineering/construction feasibility of proactive line marking.
Areas with the highest collision risk were power lines
adjacent to or bisecting water with little to no vegetation to
shield the lines. Collision risk and roost locations will be used
to inform future eagle management in the region and to
prioritize PHI?s risk mitigation efforts.
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Advances in Tracking Movement of Raptors
*TODD E. KATZNER
Tracking movement is an important theme in raptor
research. Over the past 50 yrs, the techniques used to
track movement of raptors have improved dramatically. To
understand the development of tracking studies over time
and to describe the techniques used, I surveyed all issues
of The Journal of Raptor Research (JRR) from its inception
(as Raptor Research News) in 1967 through 2016. The
simplest and oldest way to track movement of raptors is
via banding, and such studies have been a part of JRR
since two were first published in 1970. Although banding is
basic, analysis techniques and band records have improved
and more than half of banding studies in JRR have been
published since 2009. The most commonly used mechanism
to track movement of raptors is via conventional VHF radio
tracking. VHF is useful because it can be used with small
raptors and ≥ 82 such studies have been published in
JRR, generally 0-6 per year, the vast majority from 1980
to the present. Since 2002, there have been ~30 satellite
telemetry studies, nearly all using the ARGOS satellite
system and either Doppler shift or GPS to determine animal
location. Since 2010, several new techniques have arrived
on the animal tracking scene. These include GPS systems
that allow download via either the mobile phone network
(three studies) or a VHF connection (one study), light-level
geolocators (one study) and stable isotope ratios (three
studies). Although banding, VHF and satellite technologies
provide less information than does use of more recently
developed technologies, they have a number of strengths
and they should remain prominent in the literature as other
techniques continue to be developed and refined.
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Juvenile dispersal of Bald Eagles (Halieeatus leucocephalus) in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, U.S.A (sounds familiar ;))
*TRICIA A. MILLER, ([email protected]), MELISSA
BRAHAM & ADAM DUERR, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV, U.S.A. JEFF COOPER, Virginia Department
of Game and Inland Fisheries, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
MICHAEL J. LANZONE, Cellular Tracking Technologies, LLC,
Somerset, PA, U.S.A. JAMES T. ANDERSON, Division of
Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV, U.S.A. TODD E. KATZNER, U.S. Geological
Survey, Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Boise, ID, U.S.A
Long-lived species of raptors tend to mature slowly and
have a prolonged but poorly understood pre-breeding phase.
To better understand this phase of the life-cycle of Bald
Eagles (Halieeatus leucocephalus), we tracked 17 nestling
Bald Eagles from 13 nests during 2013 ? 2015 in the
Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, U.S.A. Between 2013
and 2016, we tracked these eagles for an average of 618
? 386 ds (?SD; range: 79 ? 1054) and collected a total of
1,731,333 GPS locations (mean: 101,753/bird ? 84,729;
range: 8,266 ? 241,509). Our analysis suggested that eagle
movements were highly variable among individuals. Eagles
fledged between 16 May?13 Jun (1 Jun ? 6.1 days) and
dispersed from their nest site 57 ? 15.5 ds later (range: 44
? 97 ds) from 14 Jul ? 31 Aug. Maximum dispersal distance
was 1040 km and the minimum distance was 9 km. On
average juveniles dispersed 360 ? 74.7 km. Direction of
long-distance movements varied, but typically they were
to the north (n = 12; 70.5%) and rarely to the south (n
= 3; 17.6%) or east (n = 1; 5.8%). These long-distance
movements were typically short-lived (i.e., eagles returned
to their general natal area) and usually occurred within
a month of leaving the nest site. However, juvenile eagles
occasionally moved far from the natal area in subsequent
years and stayed at a distant site for as long as 3 mos, a
movement that might be described as migration. Following
dispersal from the natal area, juvenile eagles utilized a
variety of habitat types including densely populated urban
areas (e.g., New York City, NY), upland agricultural areas,
landfills, airports, and wildlife refuges. Our data highlight the
highly variable nature of juvenile Bald Eagle movements and
allow us to understand potential threats eagles may face
following dispersal from their natal areas.
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Bald Eagle Lead Exposure in the Upper Midwest
S.E. WARNER, ED E. BRITTON and *DREW N. BECKER
([email protected]), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Moline, IL, U.S.A. M.J. COFFEY
In 2012, 58 Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that
were found dead along the Upper Mississippi River and
in the adjacent states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
were (1) examined for clinical signs of lead exposure, (2)
measured for morphometric data, and (3) analyzed for
lead in livers. Sixty percent of Bald Eagles had detectable
lead concentrations and 37.9% had concentrations within
the lethal range for lead poisoning. The results of the liver
lead analysis prompted us to initiate a voluntary non-lead
ammunition voucher program during the 2012 managed
deer hunts at the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi
River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) in
northwest Illinois. This was the first program in the National
Wildlife Refuge System known to provide vouchers for
free non-lead ammunition to reduce the threat of lead on
the landscape and exposure to Bald Eagles. Of 31 white-
tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested during
managed deer hunts on the Refuge, 32.3% were shot with
non-lead ammunition provided by the voucher program,
25.8% were shot with non-lead ammunition provided by
the hunter, and 41.9% were shot with lead ammunition.
We collected and radiographed the offal from the deer
shot with lead ammunition. The radiographs showed that
38.5% of the offal, which would have been discarded on
the Refuge, contained lead fragments ranging from 1-107
particles per offal specimen. This indicates that lead is on the
landscape and available to Bald Eagles. The use of non-lead
ammunition for deer hunting is an effective management
tool that reduces the amount of lead on the landscape,
thus limiting exposure to Bald Eagles and other scavenging
wildlife. Increasing hunter awareness through a broad
information campaign on the relationship of lead ammunition
to lead exposure in Bald Eagles is an important management
tool for voluntary use of non-lead ammunition.
Bald Eagle Lead Exposure in the Upper Midwest
https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Warneretal2014.pdf
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Testing Perch Deterrents and Supplemental Perches Designed to Mitigate Raptor Electrocutions
*MICHAEL C. TINCHER ([email protected]) and GAIL E.
KRATZ, Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, Fort Collins,
CO, U.S.A. JAMES F. DWYER and RICK E. HARNESS, EDM
International, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A.
Avian electrocution is an ongoing globally important
conservation concern. Electrocutions occur because most
overhead power lines are constructed with bare wire, to
reduce wire weight, which reduces the number of poles
needed per line. This allows lower energy costs, but can
place birds, particularly raptors, at risk of electrocution
when perching on poles. Electrocution mitigation focuses
primarily on covering energized wires and equipment.
Sometimes, covering energized components is not feasible,
so perch deterrents and supplemental perches are used to
shift perching raptors away from high risk points. Because
these methods have met with limited success in the field,
we are working to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
We have completed two year-long studies, and are currently
conducting another, evaluating the effectiveness of perch
deterrents and supplemental perches on mock power
poles within a flight conditioning enclosure of a wildlife
rehabilitation center. To test a spiked perch deterrent
designed to prevent raptor perching between insulators,
we evaluated perching by 16 raptors. As reported in
Northwestern Naturalist in 2016, deterrents were perched
upon significantly less than all other perch options, and
were perched upon significantly less than expected given
their proportional availability. To test a supplemental perch,
we compared perching on cross arms with and without
a supplemental perch. As reported in Colorado Birds in
2016, the 17 raptors we tested used the supplemental
perch significantly more than all other perch options, and
the supplemental perch was perched upon significantly
more than expected given its proportional availability. These
data demonstrate that, at least in a captive setting, raptors
can be shifted from high-risk perching locations on a pole.
Our ongoing study builds on the two completed projects by
evaluating the effectiveness of a combined perch deterrent
* Presenting Author
** William C. Andersen Memorial Award Candidate
RAPTOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
2016 Annual Conference | Cape May, NJ
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and supplemental perch. Our presentation will summarize
and illustrate methods and results of all three studies.
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Journal of Raptor Research - Table of Contents - Jun 2017
http://www.bioone.org/toc/rapt/51/2
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Stunning fossil reveals prehistoric baby bird caught in amber
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/06/09/stunning-fossil-reveals-prehistoric-baby-bird-caught-in-amber/?utm_term=.d569c7a145f8&wpisrc=nl_most-draw14&wpmm=1
(https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2017/06/Close-up-of-the-feet-2-BY-Ming-BAI-203x300.jpg)
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Genetic differences across species guide vocal learning in juvenile songbirds
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-genetic-differences-species-vocal-juvenile.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2013/songbird.jpg)
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Tracking invasive species? Follow the people
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-tracking-invasive-species-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/themonkparak.jpg)
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Late-nesting birds and bees face habitat threat
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-late-nesting-birds-bees-habitat-threat.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(http://)
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Backyard poultry present salmonella risk
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-backyard-poultry-salmonella.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds of a feather
First large-scale study shows birds with faster rates of differentiation more likely to produce greater numbers of species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170613120538.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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For Japan's Eagles, Hope Lies in 'Rewilding' Long-Tamed Forests
http://e360.yale.edu/features/for-japans-eagles-hope-lies-in-rewilding-long-tamed-forests
(http://e360.yale.edu/assets/site/_800xAUTO_stretch_center-center/Goldeneagle2.JPG)
(http://e360.yale.edu/assets/site/_800xAUTO_stretch_center-center/Japanese_planted_forest1.jpg)
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Climate change risk for animals living in prime conditions
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-climate-animals-prime-conditions.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2015/bird.jpg)
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Muscle fibers alone can't explain sex differences in bird song
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-muscle-fibers-sex-differences-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Oxytocin associated with offspring protection response in parents' brains (fascinating!)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-oxytocin-offspring-response-parents-brains.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/1-whatmakesamo.jpg)
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Why don't birds get lost? They may have mastered quantum mechanics.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/09/why-dont-birds-get-lost-they-may-have-mastered-quantum-mechanics/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.e5c933241f93
Paper: Electron spin relaxation can enhance the performance of a cryptochrome-based magnetic compass sensor (unreadable!)
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1367-2630/18/6/063007/meta
(https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/10/23/Interactivity/Images/03442325.jpg&w=1484)
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Mutations that allow bird flu strain to spread among humans identified
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170615142851.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-birds-feathers-army-ants.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/birdsofallfe.jpg)
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When Young Eagles Ride the Winds (must read!)
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/when-young-eagles-ride-winds?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
(http://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/styles/flexslider_full/public/sierra/articles/big/SIERRA%20Eagle%20Soaring%20WB.jpg?itok=NqdhmJSc)
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How do en route events around the Gulf of Mexico influence migratory landbird populations?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-20.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Condition- and context-dependent factors are related to courtship behavior of paired and unpaired males in a socially monogamous songbird
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-214.1?utm_campaign=Winter%202016&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Summer%202017%20Newsletter&code=coop-site
What makes a tactile forager join mixed-species flocks? A case study with the endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-191.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Mixed effects of geolocators on reproduction and survival of Cerulean Warblers, a canopy-dwelling, long-distance migrant
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-180.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Peeking into the bleak midwinter: Investigating nonbreeding strategies of Gentoo Penguins using a camera network
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-69.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Migratory connectivity of Semipalmated Sandpipers and implications for conservation
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-55.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Directional effects of biotic homogenization of bird communities in Mexican seasonal forests
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-116.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
Turn-taking ceremonies in a colonial seabird: Does behavioral variation signal individual condition?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-26.1?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
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Top 80 Bird Blogs And Websites For Ornithologists And Bird Lovers
http://blog.feedspot.com/bird_blogs/?utm_source=Summer+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Winter+2016&utm_medium=email
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Birds' feathers reveal their winter diet
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-birds-feathers-reveal-winter-diet.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2017/birdsfeather.jpg)
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The world's largest canary
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-world-largest-canary.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Bioterrorism rule blocks some U.S. researchers from studying bird flu
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/bioterrorism-rule-blocks-some-us-researchers-studying-bird-flu?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-06-21&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1397444
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_large/public/images/avian%20flu.jpg?itok=ryEUpHxh×tamp=1497992295)
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I learned a new term from the paper in the next post, below this one, and wanted to explore it a little more. The term is "hand-wind index" or "HWI." The HWI measurement can be used for anything from predicting avian egg shape to fledgling dispersal distance and migration.
Quote below from (also see next post): Avian egg shape: Form, function, and evolution - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6344/1249.full
"We also used biometric measurements from museum specimens to calculate the hand-wing index (HWI), a standard proxy for flight efficiency and dispersal ability in birds (13, 28, 29). We computed HWI as the ratio of Kipp's distance (the distance between the tip of the longest primary and the tip of the first secondary feather) to total wing chord (distance between the carpal joint and wingtip) (29). Although HWI correlates with dispersal distance and migratory behavior in birds (13), we note that neither dispersal distance nor migration completely captures the essence of flight ability, because many bird species (e.g., some shorebirds and hummingbirds) fly well even though they are nonmigratory with low dispersal. Using HWI as an index of flight ability sidesteps this issue because even resident species with stronger and more frequent flight tend to have narrower and more pointed wingtips (high HWI), whereas species with weaker and less frequent flight tend to have shorter, more rounded wingtips (low HWI) (13)."
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Linear measurements used to calculate the hand-wing index: (WL) 'wing length' from the carpal joint to the tip of the longest primary feather; (SL) 'secondary length' from the carpal joint to the tip of the first secondary feather. Both measurements were taken on closed wings without flattening their natural curvature. Here, WL and SL are traced on a wing outline of Xenops rutilans (University of Washington Burke Museum 77 384) to show their relationship with the extent and width of the wing.
Empirical evidence supports the hand-wing index as a valid surrogate for flight and dispersal ability in birds. Flight performance (see the electronic supplementary material), migratory behaviour [29,30], natal dispersal distance [31] and genetic differentiation [32] are all correlated with this index. Because the index varies on a continuous scale, it can be used to study higher order relationships between dispersal and diversification like the intermediate dispersal model.
Above from: High dispersal ability inhibits speciation in a continental radiation of passerine birds: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1733/1567?ijkey=b24df22f08aeaa3348a938e375fa003e4a588fad&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
Quote below from: Ecomorphological predictors of natal dispersal distances in birds: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01504.x/abstract;jsessionid=67E55A563A03BD0175A8DC005ED2E55C.f04t03
"A multipredictor model that includes Kipp's distance (a measure of wing tip length), bill depth and tail graduation explains 45% of the interspecific variation in natal dispersal distance. These morphological characters all relate to aerodynamics with stronger flyers dispersing further.
However, an index of migration is a strong (but less informative) correlate of dispersal distance and Kipp's distance and bill depth are strong correlates of migration. Thus, we cannot disentangle whether these ecomorphological traits influence dispersal distance directly or whether the relationship between ecomorphology and dispersal is mediated through migratory behaviour.
Notwithstanding uncertainties regarding the causal links between dispersal distance and wing morphology, we suggest that two ecomorphological traits, Kipp's distance and bill depth, may provide a useful surrogate."
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Article - How eggs got their shapes: Adaptations for flight may have driven egg-shape variety in birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-eggs-flight-driven-egg-shape-variety.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Paper - Avian egg shape: Form, function, and evolution
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6344/1249.full
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Average egg shapes for each of 1400 species (black dots), illustrating variation in asymmetry and ellipticity, as defined in the text. Images of representative eggs are shown alongside their associated points in morphospace (colored red) to highlight variation in shape parameters. [Egg images (shown on the same relative scale) are copyright of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley. Image details and sources are given in Data S2.]
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A phylogeny of 1209 species in our sample for which molecular sequence data exist, based on (26) and (27). For each species, the average egg length (light blue), asymmetry (medium blue), and ellipticity (dark blue) are represented by line lengths at branch tips. Silhouettes for representative species in each order are shown (details and image sources in Data S2).
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How did bird babysitting co-ops evolve?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170621142150.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Trash-picking seagulls excrete tons of nutrients
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170621151501.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Solar tracking gives scientists tools to follow small animals
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-solar-tracking-scientists-tools-small.html
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Woodpecker partnership records first success within the Great Dismal Swamp
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/06/23/woodpecker-partnership-records-first-success-within-the-great-dismal-swamp/
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Chickens may illuminate how humans developed sharp daylight vision
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-chickens-illuminate-humans-sharp-daylight.html
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H5N8 bird flu outbreak reported on Free State farm
http://ewn.co.za/2017/06/23/sa-reports-outbreak-of-h5n8-bird-flu-industry-body-says
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Andes Condor video posted on twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/cholucon/status/874003388102582272/video/1
Here are stories to go with the video:
Farmer forms touching friendship with young condor he rescued
http://www.9news.com.au/good-news/2017/06/13/07/43/argentinian-farmer-cuddles-young-condor-friend
Video: Enormous condor nursed back to health by Argentinian rancher runs to give his friend a hug
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/video-enormous-condor-nursed-back-health-argentinian-rancher-runs-give-his-friend-hug
Update: Video of Man Petting a Condor Goes Viral for Wrong Reason
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/animals/video-of-man-petting-a-condor-goes-viral-for-wrong-reason/vp-BBCKBut
Analysis: What Is This Wild Condor Doing?
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/06/25/534285063/video-what-is-this-wild-condor-doing
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From time to time we all find news articles and videos regarding new information regarding our avian friends. This new thread is a place for you to share them.
From the Operation Migration Field Journal I found this interesting link about new developments in the UK on identifying fingerprints on feathers. Scoundrels who shoot, injure , or illegally hunt birds may have met their match.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30802401
GG; This is fantastic and I would so love to see it in the US too. Thanks for posting great article!
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Palm cockatoos beat drum like Ringo Starr
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-palm-cockatoos-ringo-starr.html
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Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-scientists-key-pin-tailed-whydahs.html
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Brooding dinosaurs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170628131828.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The trouble with being a handsome bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170628095820.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Highlighting the Use of Museum Collections in Avian Research
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/page/museum_collections?utm_campaign=June%202017%20Content%20Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=June%202017%20Content%20Alert&code=coop-site
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Quantitative discrimination of flightlessness in fossil Anatidae from skeletal proportions
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-23.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Winter diet of Bobolink, a long-distance migratory grassland bird, inferred from feather isotopes
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-162.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Effects of severe weather on reproduction for sympatric songbirds in an alpine environment: Interactions of climate extremes influence nesting success
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-271.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Is sexual dimorphism in singing behavior related to syringeal muscle composition?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-3.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Speckled and plain regions of avian eggshells differ in maternal deposition of calcium and metals: A hitherto overlooked chemical aspect of egg maculation
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-7.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Oligocene and Miocene albatross fossils from Washington State (USA) and the evolutionary history of North Pacific Diomedeidae
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-32.1?utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Declining population trends of Hawaiian Petrel and Newell's Shearwater on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-223.1?utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Intense short-wavelength light triggers avoidance response by Red-tailed Hawks: A new tool for raptor diversion?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-230.1?utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=June+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
Quote: "Our results suggest that, with further testing and refinement, high-brightness, monochromatic LEDs that specifically target avian photoreceptors could provide a useful tool to divert raptors from hazardous situations."
Paper: http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.io/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-230.1
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Birds become immune to influenza
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-birds-immune-influenza.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Praying mantises hunt down birds worldwide
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mantises-birds-worldwide.html
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New paper - bearded vulture foraging behaviour in the Pyrenees unaffected by policy-driven carcass management measures
https://www.4vultures.org/2017/07/01/new-paper-bearded-vulture-foraging-behaviour-in-the-pyrenees-unaffected-by-policy-driven-carcass-management-measures/
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Illegal activities threaten natural World Heritage
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170630105018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Two knees or not two knees: The curious case of the ostrich's double kneecap
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170703083313.htm
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Even light oiling is like flying with a ball and chain for birds
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-oiling-ball-chain-birds.html
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Jailbird: Swiss collector sentenced for filching feathers
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-jailbird-swiss-collector-sentenced-filching.html
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When temperatures rise, Japanese quail require a breeze
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170705164526.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Restoration efforts bolster population of endangered piping plovers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170705113400.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds' migration genes are conditioned by geography
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170706072536.htm
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Emperor penguins may disappear by the end of this century
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/emperor-penguins-may-disappear-end-century?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2017-07-07&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1427819
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MSU to host North American conference 'Birds in the Anthropocene'
http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2017/msu-to-host-north-american-conference-birds-in-the-anthropocene/
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Third of seabirds found dead on NZ and Australian shores had eaten plastic
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/94448787/Third-of-seabirds-found-dead-on-NZ-and-Australian-shores-had-eaten-plastic
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Insecticide found in same B.C. hummingbirds that are on the decline
http://www.timescolonist.com/insecticide-found-in-same-b-c-hummingbirds-that-are-on-the-decline-1.21012654
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Study warns about the impact of the carp in shallow lakes with high ecological value for the preservation of waterbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170707134414.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lost in translation: To the untrained zebra finch ear, jazzy courtship songs fall flat
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-lost-untrained-zebra-finch-ear.html
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Late arrival and breeding in juvenile-plumaged night herons
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/07/10/late-arrival-and-breeding-in-juvenile-plumaged-night-herons/
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Oil spill impacts may perturb entire food webs
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-oil-impacts-perturb-entire-food.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore than others
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-touchscreen-reveals-birds-quicker-explore.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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The sixth mass genesis? New species are coming into existence faster than ever thanks to humans
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-sixth-mass-genesis-species-faster.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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The Auk - July 2017 - Table of Contents
http://americanornithologypubs.org/toc/tauk/134/3
Note: I've posted about half of these titles already, so I've included the abstracts (link below) I'm sure I haven't posted.
http://americanornithologypubs.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?doi=10.1642%2FAUK-16-134.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-16-243.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-36.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-30.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-2.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-16-222.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-46.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-16-192.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-16-242.1&href=%2Ftoc%2Ftauk%2F134%2F3&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+The+Auk%3A+Volume+134%2C+Issue+3+%3Cbr%2F%3E%28July+2017%29
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Tiny fossil reveals what happened to birds after dinosaurs went extinct
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/tiny-fossil-reveals-what-happened-birds-after-dinosaurs-went-extinct?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-07-10&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1432404
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Earth's major 'mass extinction' events
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-earth-major-mass-extinction-events.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-toxic-mercury-accumulating-arctic-tundra.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Seaside sparrows caught between predators and rising seas
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-seaside-sparrows-caught-predators-seas.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Nesting in cavities protects birds from predators--to a point
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-cavities-birds-predatorsto.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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How migrating birds 'run a marathon,' burning muscles and organs in long flights
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-migrating-birds-marathon-muscles-flights.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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James River eagle recovery enters final chapter
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/07/11/james-river-eagle-recovery-enters-final-chapter/
Quote: "We believe that the disruption of breeders by floaters represents the negative behavioral feedback that is pulling down productivity and will ultimately bring the population into equilibrium with available breeding space."
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Crossover Knots
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/07/12/crossover-knots/
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What 'Thrones' fans already know: Ravens can see ahead
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-bird-brain-ravens.html
A raven's memories are for the future
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6347/126.full
Ravens parallel great apes in flexible planning for tool-use and bartering
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6347/202.full
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Tool-using raven. In a separate experiment, a raven involved in the Kabadayi and Osvath study uses a stick to poke for food in a tube (first photo). She succeeds in pushing the stick into the hole (second photo), but handling the stick is tricky for her. She then invents a new way of solving the problem: She fills the tube with bark pieces (third photo) and thereafter pecks at the bark until the food falls out.
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Are Australia's native pigeons sitting ducks?
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-australia-native-pigeons-ducks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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200 green activists killed in 2016, record toll: watchdog
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-green-activists-toll-watchdog.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Chillier winters, smaller beaks
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-chillier-winters-smaller-beaks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Tiny songbird won't be silenced
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-tiny-songbird-wont-silenced.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Late night predatory attacks on hawk nestlings discovered by U of A researchers
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/late-night-attacks-on-hawk-nestlings-causing-decline-in-population
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European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility
http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16224
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How live animal markets create a perfect storm for bird flu
https://www.statnews.com/2017/07/13/bird-flu-markets/
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Mutation speeds up sperm of zebra finches
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mutation-sperm-zebra-finches.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Size key to top speed in animals, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-size-key-animals.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Climatic stability resulted in the evolution of more bird species
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-climatic-stability-resulted-evolution-bird.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Audubon report shows decline of water habitat for birds
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/11/audubon-report-shows-decline-water-habitat-birds/
Water and Birds in the Arid West: Habitats in Decline - July 2017
https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/audubon_birds_water_west_2017_fullreport.pdf
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MoCCaE prohibits the import of poultry meat and bird species from Belgium
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/moccae-prohibits-the-import-of-poultry-meat-and-bird-species-from-belgium-2017-07-13-1.656147
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National Park Service and CCB continue to assess exposure of eagle nestlings to contaminants
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/07/13/national-park-service-and-ccb-continue-to-assess-exposure-of-eagle-nestlings-to-contaminants/
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Birds in Alberta oil fields forced to raise imposters at alarming rate
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-birds-alberta-oil-fields-imposters.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Birds avoid crossing roads to prevent predation
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-birds-roads-predation.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Molting feathers may help birds deal with environmental contaminants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170720113715.htm
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A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-16-76.1
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Notes to Tables
A summary and brief description of options to avoid, minimize, and compensate for take of Golden Eagles as discussed in the text. Listed references describe use of the options at operating facilities or provide more theoretical support for the application of the option.
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Could condors return to northern California?
https://phys.org/news/2017-09-condors-northern-california.html
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Monk parakeets invade Mexico
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170919140444.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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High levels of antibiotic-resistance in Indian poultry farming raises concerns
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170720094846.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Song experiments reveal 21 possible new tropical bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170913193046.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fly away home? Ice age may have clipped bird migration
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170920144653.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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COMING TO TERMS ABOUT DESCRIBING GOLDEN EAGLE REPRODUCTION
Note: See the Appendix for a Glossary of Recommended Terms
http://sci-hub.io/10.3356/JRR-16-46.1
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Penguin-mounted video captures gastronomic close encounters of the gelatinous kind
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925163223.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Big brains in birds provides survival advantage
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925132924.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The leaving ecology of whimbrel
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/09/12/the-leaving-ecology-of-whimbrel/#prettyphoto[group]/1/
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Hope survives
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/09/13/hope-survives/
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Avian Electrocutions on Incorrectly Retrofitted Power Poles
Note: What a wealth of information! All 3 authors are from EDM in Ft. Collins, CO, and 1 of them spoke to us via live-streaming arranged by RRP! Please, check out the numerous figures and tables and all of the other papers available on the subject in the "Literature Cited" section.
Quote: Retrofitting poles through increasing clearances (separation) between components, adding insulation to components, or adding redirection materials like perch discouragers reduces risk, but electrocutions may occur even on retrofitted poles. This study provides insight to electric utility personnel and wildlife managers interested in proactively evaluating the thoroughness of retrofitting, facilitating immediate identification and correction of retrofitting errors, increasing cost effectiveness, and reducing avian electrocution mortality.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-93.1
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Figure 1. Avian electrocution risk is highest on poles with no mitigation, and lowest on poles with avian-friendly retrofitting achieved through insulation or separation.
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Two Caribbean bird-catcher trees named after two women with overlooked botanical works
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926115932.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926105445.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Pigeons better at multitasking than humans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170926090528.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How do you make a hawk regrow feathers? Try beef thyroid.
https://pilotonline.com/life/wildlife-nature/how-do-you-make-a-hawk-regrow-feathers-try-beef/article_31679ee2-2b8e-55ef-9c1c-5171dbedbcf8.html
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Historical wildlife trends reliable for predicting species at risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802103042.htm
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Puffins, Politics, and Joyful Doggedness in Maine
http://blog.ucsusa.org/derrick-jackson/puffins-politics-and-joyful-doggedness-in-maine
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Dino-killing asteroid's impact on bird evolution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170921121131.htm
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PETA goes after a Yale postdoc for her research on birds, and some academics cry foul.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/22/peta-goes-after-postdoc-her-research-birds-and-academics-cry-foul
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Negros Island's endemic babbler birds continue to decline-study
https://businessmirror.com.ph/negros-islands-endemic-babbler-birds-continue-to-decline-study/
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Songbird populations may indicate trouble in northwestern forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170927093332.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Geographic variation in Gentoo penguin calls
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170927093335.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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More than a 38 % of the Neotropical parrot population in the American continent is threatened by human activity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170927100933.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How do you make a hawk regrow feathers? Try beef thyroid.
https://pilotonline.com/life/wildlife-nature/how-do-you-make-a-hawk-regrow-feathers-try-beef/article_31679ee2-2b8e-55ef-9c1c-5171dbedbcf8.html
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Update: A red-tailed hawk and an owl hitch a ride to Chesapeake, courtesy of reporter
https://pilotonline.com/life/wildlife-nature/a-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-owl-hitch-a-ride/article_69229041-ab01-5201-b023-1ae0575eee7f.html
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Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-164.1?utm_source=July+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=July+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Nest site selection and nest survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens near a wind energy facility
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-51.1?utm_source=August+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=June+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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The role of the North American Breeding Bird Survey in conservation
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-62.1
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Intense short-wavelength light triggers avoidance response by Red-tailed Hawks: A new tool for raptor diversion?
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-230.1
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Environmental conditions and animal behavior influence performance of solar-powered GPS-GSM transmitters
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-76.1
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First-Year Dispersal of Golden Eagles from Natal Areas in the Southwestern United States and Implications for Second-year Settling
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-80.1
Characterizing Golden Eagle Risk to Lead and Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure: A Review
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-19.1
A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-76.1
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Better nutritional condition changes the distribution of juvenile dispersal distances: an experiment with Spanish imperial eagles
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01468/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+7th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+08.00+EDT+%2F+13.00+BST+%2F+17%3A30+IST+%2F+20.00+SGT+and+Sunday+8th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+06.00+EDT+%2F+11.00+BST+%2F+15%3A30+IST+%2F+18.00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.+Apologies+for+the+inconvenience+caused+.
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Triploidy in a sexually dimorphic passerine provides new evidence for the effect of the W chromosome on secondary sexual traits in birds
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01504/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+7th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+08.00+EDT+%2F+13.00+BST+%2F+17%3A30+IST+%2F+20.00+SGT+and+Sunday+8th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+06.00+EDT+%2F+11.00+BST+%2F+15%3A30+IST+%2F+18.00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.+Apologies+for+the+inconvenience+caused+.
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Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone in feathers
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01274/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+unavailable+on+Saturday+7th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+08.00+EDT+%2F+13.00+BST+%2F+17%3A30+IST+%2F+20.00+SGT+and+Sunday+8th+Oct+from+03.00+EDT+%2F+08%3A00+BST+%2F+12%3A30+IST+%2F+15.00+SGT+to+06.00+EDT+%2F+11.00+BST+%2F+15%3A30+IST+%2F+18.00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.+Apologies+for+the+inconvenience+caused+.
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Long-term phenological shifts in migration and breeding-area residency in eastern North American raptors
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-5.1?utm_source=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Feasibility of California Condor recovery in northern California, USA: Contaminants in surrogate Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-48.1?utm_source=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Study: Climate change affecting whooping cranes' migration patterns
http://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/study-climate-change-affecting-whooping-cranes-migration-patterns/
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Duck Penises Get Bigger When They Are Surrounded By Other Males
http://www.newsweek.com/duck-penises-get-bigger-when-they-are-surrounded-other-males-668147?utm_source=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Quantitative discrimination of flightlessness in fossil Anatidae from skeletal proportions
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-23.1?utm_source=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Geographic variation in song structure in the Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-16-222.1?utm_source=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Winter diet of Bobolink, a long-distance migratory grassland bird, inferred from feather isotopes
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-16-162.1?utm_source=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Failed predator attacks: A direct test of security of tree cavities used by nesting Marsh Tits (Poecile palustris)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-51.1?utm_source=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Fall+2017+Newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Animals that play with objects learn how to use them as tools
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171002105204.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/10/171002105204_1_540x360.jpg)
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The Annual 9/11 'Tribute in Light' Really Messes With the Birds
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/10/02/tribute-in-light-birds/#.WdQe0thrzIU
(http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/files/2017/10/640px-Tribute_In_Light_ABC36_IQ3100.jpg)
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House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171003111056.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Computational study sheds doubt on latest theory of birds' mysterious magnetic compass
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171003125446.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New VCE study reveals population health of mountain songbirds
https://vtdigger.org/2017/10/04/new-vce-study-reveals-population-health-mountain-songbirds/#.WdVIudhrzIU
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No good news for eastern black rails in NC and GA
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/10/04/no-good-news-for-eastern-black-rails-in-nc-and-ga/
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Raptor Resource Project Blog
Birds on Radar, October 3rd, 2017
https://raptorresource.blogspot.com/2017/10/birds-on-radar-october-3rd-2017.html
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Whooping Cranes Take Wing Earlier in Spring Thanks to Climate Change
http://www.audubon.org/news/whooping-cranes-take-wing-earlier-spring-thanks-climate-change
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Pheasant roadkill peaks in autumn and late winter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171003202920.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Albatross feces show diet of fishery discards
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171004120453.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Annual 9/11 'Tribute in Light' Really Messes With the Birds
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/10/02/tribute-in-light-birds/#.WdQe0thrzIU
(http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/files/2017/10/640px-Tribute_In_Light_ABC36_IQ3100.jpg)
More: We Finally Know How Bright Lights Affect Birds Flying at Night
http://www.audubon.org/news/we-finally-know-how-bright-lights-affect-birds-flying-night?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-20171005_fastest-bird&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20171005_fastest-bird
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Block Island Wind Farm Helps Researchers Monitor Offshore Bird And Bat Migrations
http://ripr.org/post/block-island-wind-farm-helps-researchers-monitor-offshore-bird-and-bat-migrations#stream/0
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Study: Supporting owls compatible with managing forests for fire, drought
https://yubanet.com/scitech/study-supporting-owls-compatible-with-managing-forests-for-fire-drought/
(https://yubanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/spotted-owl-on-branch_JustinWindsor_USDAForestService-300x201.jpg)
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How yellow and blue make green in parrots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171005121112.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/10/171005121112_1_540x360.jpg)
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Feasibility of California Condor recovery in northern California, USA: Contaminants in surrogate Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-48.1?utm_source=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=September+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
More: California condor study finds lead toxicity risk increases during hunting seasons
http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20171006/NEWS/171009888
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What soot-covered, hundred-year-old birds can tell us about saving the environment
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171009155000.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Strange reason tui sound better at dawn
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11931492
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Salt marsh research warns of pumpkin-colored 'zombies'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171010105757.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds reveal the importance of good neighbors for health, aging
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171009092808.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists complete the world's first 'atlas of life:' New study maps every vertebrate on Earth in effort to aid conservation
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4963630/Scientists-complete-map-vertebrate-Earth.html
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/09/18/452C0AB700000578-4963630-Richness_of_all_tetrapods_reptiles_amphibians_birds_and_mammals_-a-18_1507571178129.jpg)
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Foundation: Philippines needs more raptor researchers
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2017/10/11/foundation-philippines-needs-more-raptor-researchers-568815
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/sites/default/files/field/image/article/philippine-eagle-biasong_0.jpg)
Loaning out Philippine eagles abroad mulled to protect endangered bird from extinction
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2017/10/loaning-out-philippine-eagles-abroad-mulled-to-protect-endangered-bird-from-extinction/
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Golden Eagle Diet Breadth and Reproduction in Relation to Fluctuations in Primary Prey Abundance in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-39.1?af=R
"Our results suggest that the abundance of cottontails was the critical factor influencing Golden Eagle reproduction in a given year during our study."
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A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-76.1?af=R
"Because estimates of Golden Eagle fatalities at many wind energy projects are low, research to evaluate mitigation measures needs to be coordinated and collaborative across multiple wind energy facilities to improve our ability to produce scientifically robust mitigation strategies."
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Does Hopi Religious Harvest of Eaglets Affect Golden Eagle Territory Occupancy and Reproduction on the Navajo Nation?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-61.1?af=R
"Territories in harvest and control areas produced similar numbers of nestlings early in the season; however, significantly fewer (53%) reached fledging age in the harvested area, suggesting collection of nestlings led to locally depressed fledgling production."
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Characterizing Golden Eagle Risk to Lead and Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure: A Review
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-19.1?af=R
"Contaminant exposure is among the many threats to Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) populations throughout North America, particularly lead poisoning and anticoagulant rodenticides (AR)."
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No Substitute for Survival: Perturbation Analyses Using a Golden Eagle Population Model Reveal Limits to Managing for Take
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-32.1?af=R
"Importantly, we found that the ability for increases in reproductive output to compensate for decreased survival was very limited. To maintain stable populations, declines in survival >4% required increases in productivity that generally exceed the evolutionary potential for Golden Eagles. Our findings support the current U.S. Fish and Wildlife conservation strategy which mitigates eagle "take" via efforts to reduce mortality elsewhere."
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Golden Eagles in a Changing World
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/0892-1016-51.3.193
"The goal of this collection of reports is to share the results of recent and newly emerging research on Golden Eagle populations, review human-caused mortality factors and approaches for managing their effects, and provide some guidance on how to better communicate results to other researchers and decision-makers."
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Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone in feathers (interesting)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01274/abstract
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Effect of composition on shape of bird eggs
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01528/abstract
"Although significant, the models explained little of the variation in egg shape and so it was concluded that other factors, such as pelvis size and shape, could be more important in determining egg shape in birds."
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Clutch size in Chesapeake Bay bald eagles: an unexpected history
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/10/05/clutch-size-in-chesapeake-bay-bald-eagles-an-unexpected-history/
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Three-egg bald eagle clutch along the upper Potomac River. The Chesapeake Bay appears to have the highest rate of three-egg clutches throughout the breeding range, likely reflecting the high productivity of the area. Photo by Bryan Watts.
"Amazingly, eagle egg collections from the Chesapeake included three four-egg clutches and two five-egg clutches."
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A tough year for Chesapeake osprey
http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/10/06/a-tough-year-for-chesapeake-osprey/
"The breeding season had been a dismal failure for osprey in the Chesapeake Bay. Not just in one location but in all locations that were under observation."
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Telltale sign of food stress is a bald spot on the nape of a young chick where dominant young have pulled out feathers to reinforce the dominance hierarchy and to control access to food. This sign has been common throughout the Bay in recent years. Photo by Bryan Watts.
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Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and Its Paleobiological Significance
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-117.1
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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-112.1
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Long-term phenological shifts in migration and breeding-area residency in eastern North American raptors
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-5.1
"Such an increase in time spent at northern latitudes in a large number of terrestrial avian predators over a wide geographic area may have profound impacts on population and ecosystem dynamics."
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Sex-specific differences in preen gland size of Zebra Finches during the course of breeding
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-12.1
"Females reached a maximum gland size when the first chick hatched, whereas male gland size peaked earlier, when the first egg was laid."
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Effect of light-level geolocators on apparent survival of two highly aerial swift species
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01521/abstract
"...our results generally showed that equipping swifts with geolocators decreased their survival prospects..."
"We suggest that future studies tracking the movements of aerial insectivorous birds should use devices designed to minimize drag."
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Usutu virus is back: Not only in blackbirds but also in humans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171013103319.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Livestock grazing management compatible with nesting greater sage-grouse
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012163959.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A Review and Assessment of Spent Lead Ammunition and Its Exposure and Effects to Scavenging Birds in the United States
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/refuges/Review%20and%20Assessment%20paper.pdf
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Hawk Mountain helps to advance global raptor monitoring
http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/hawk-mountain-helps-to-advance-global-raptor-monitoring/638848487
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Not so 'Happy Feet': Penguin breeding collapses prompt calls for more protection
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/not-so-happy-feet-penguin-breeding-collapses-prompt-calls-for-more-protection-20171012-gz07ie.html
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More: Scientists Press For Marine Sanctuary After Massive Penguin Chick Die-Off
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/antarctica-penguin-chick-die-off_us_59e52549e4b0a2324d1d0e9a?section=us_science
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Banded stilts fly hundreds of kilometres to lay eggs that are over 50% of their body mass
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-banded-stilts-hundreds-kilometres-eggs.html
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How many golden eagles are there?
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-golden-eagles.html
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A Closer Look at How Vultures Lazily Circle in the Air
http://www.audubon.org/news/a-closer-look-how-vultures-lazily-circle-air-1
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Ancient preen oil: Researchers discover 48-million-year-old lipids in a fossil bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171018091229.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Markings show the uropygial gland.
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A 27-year study found the amount of insects flying in the air has declined 75% -- but no one knows why
http://nordic.businessinsider.com/germany-insect-population-flying-bugs-climate-change-pesticides-population-decline-2017-10/
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Insect and bird populations declining dramatically in Germany
http://www.dw.com/en/insect-and-bird-populations-declining-dramatically-in-germany/a-41030897
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Climate Change Is Causing a 'Catastrophic' Shortage of Food for Birds in the Galapagos
http://therevelator.org/climate-change-catastrophic-food-birds-galapagos/
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Declining baby songbirds need forests to survive drought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171019101024.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in animal model for flu
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171019143007.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Evolution in your back garden: Great tits may be adapting their beaks to birdfeeders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171019143010.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?
http://theconversation.com/ive-always-wondered-why-dont-chickens-look-down-when-they-scratch-85820
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Quote: "As birds can see ultraviolet light, that means that when a bird looks at another bird, they don't see what we see.
In fact, a study of 312 bird species in 142 families showed that all bird families have ultraviolet feathers. Even more interestingly, male and female birds that look the same to us look very different under ultraviolet light - so birds can often tell another bird's gender when we can't."
And here's the paper that studied ultraviolet plumage:
The ubiquity of avian ultraviolet plumage reflectance
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691429/pdf/12965000.pdf
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The peculiar Palm-nut Vulture
https://www.bou.org.uk/blog-carneiro-palm-nut-vultures/
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Birds without own brood help other birds with parenting, but not selflessly
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171023094411.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Smart birds: Canada geese give hunters the slip by hiding out in Chicago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171023132009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New Peruvian bird species discovered by its song
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171023140906.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Extinction looms for two rare bird species after devastating hurricanes
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-extinction-looms-rare-bird-species.html
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Hydroelectric power most damaging to ecology, study shows
http://www.ejinsight.com/20171024-hydroelectric-power-most-damaging-to-ecology-study-shows/
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Article: Tracking Devices Reduce Warblers' Chances of Returning from Migration
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2017/05/03/tracking-devices-reduce-warblers-chances-of-returning-from-migration/
Paper: Mixed effects of geolocators on reproduction and survival of Cerulean Warblers, a canopy-dwelling, long-distance migrant
http://www.bioone.org.sci-hub.io/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-180.1
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Updates: Comment on "Mixed effects of geolocators on reproduction and survival of Cerulean Warblers, a canopy-dwelling, long-distance migrant"
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-111.1?utm_campaign=October+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=October+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
Response to Streby and Kramer: Additional considerations for explaining differences in return rates of geolocator-tagged and control Cerulean Warblers
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-159.1?utm_campaign=October+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=October+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Research questions effectiveness of translocation conservation method
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322153247.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
New research: Translocated Hawks Thrive in Hispaniola
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2017/10/26/translocated-hawks-thrive-in-hispaniola/
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Bitterroot's Winter Eagle Project shows just who's coming to dinner in the wild
http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_df61bf95-4821-5910-8092-3fe453214504.html
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Cool tools from Cornell!
BirdCast-Cornell Lab
http://birdcast.info/
eBird
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
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National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Newsletter
(Updates on wind-wildlife activities from the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, facilitated by the American Wind Wildlife Institute.)
http://mailchi.mp/awwi/wind-wildlife-updates-wybojans1g-957925?e=120b63cb0a
Featuring: Questions and Answers - Implementation of the Revised Eagle Incidental Take Permit Regulations
https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/management/eagleregsQandA.pdf
Cutting-Edge Technology at Block Island Wind Farm Helping Scientists Track Bird and Bat Activity Offshore
http://dwwind.com/press/cutting-edge-technology-block-island-wind-farm-helping-scientists-track-bird-bat-activity-offshore/
NRDC Stepping Up to Address Wind-Wildlife Impacts
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/katie-umekubo/stepping-address-wind-wildlife-impacts
Recent Webinars - Recordings of the following webinars are now available to view online
Upscaling Wind and Wildlife Individual Interactions to Population-Level Impacts
WREN Webinar, September 20, 2017
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/events/upscaling-wind-and-wildlife-individual-interactions-population-level-impacts
Summary and Synthesis of the Latest Knowledge on Wind Energy and Wildlife
NWCC Webinar, July 18, 2017
https://www.nationalwind.org/research/webinars/
Research Programs to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind, Part 2 - Vattenfall's Environmental Research Programme at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and the Dutch Offshore Wind Ecological Programme (Wozep)
WREN Webinar, June 20, 2017
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/events/research-programs-understand-environmental-impacts-offshore-wind-part-2-vattenfalls
Upcoming Research on Eagle Impact Minimization Technologies Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy
NWCC Webinar, May 19, 2017
https://www.nationalwind.org/research/webinars/
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Animals feel a 'landscape of fear' - just like humans
https://massivesci.com/articles/animals-feel-fear-like-humans-lions-moonlight/
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Abstract: Fear affects parental care which predicts juvenile survival and exacerbates the total cost of fear on demography
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.2050/abstract?campaign=wolacceptedarticle
Abstract: Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1398
Abstract: A 'dynamic' landscape of fear: prey responses to spatiotemporal variations in predation risk across the lunar cycle
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12832/abstract
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Casper bird scientist launches first effort to research northern saw-whet owls in Wyoming
http://trib.com/news/local/casper-bird-scientist-launches-first-effort-to-research-northern-saw/article_c1a3635b-b6e0-5141-87d7-188601f1596a.html
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How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
"Egg-based production causes virus to target bird cells, making vaccine less effective."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171030134625.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Cover crops provide bed and breakfast layover for migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171030112227.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How songbirds learn a new song
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101092010.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Native trees, shrubs provide more food for birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031084841.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Penguins' calls are influenced by their habitat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101092039.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/11/171101092039_1_540x360.jpg)
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Are elevated levels of mercury in the river birds due to run-of-river dams?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101122432.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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First Documented Predation of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) by Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Russian Far East
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-12-00008.1
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New study pinpoints birds of prey as hardest hit by wind farms
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2017/11/04/new-study-pinpoints-birds-of-prey-as-hardest-hit-by-wind-farms/
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Quote: "A recent Nature article [see below] suggests that the high collision rates for raptors could also be due to their visual adaptions for hunting; they have a large blind spot directly in front of them which means that a wind turbine can catch them completely out of the blue."
Vultures blind to the dangers of wind farms
http://www.nature.com/news/vultures-blind-to-the-dangers-of-wind-farms-1.10214
(http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/7.3323.1331651884!/image/1.10214_Vultures.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/1.10214_Vultures.jpg)
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Increasing evidence that bats actively forage at wind turbines
https://peerj.com/articles/3985/
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Acoustic monitoring provides holistic picture of biodiversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171106100150.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lack of Observed Movement Response to Lead Exposure of California Condors
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1002/jwmg.21378
Quote: "Our work suggests that the measurements we took of flight behaviors were not a
useful tool in predicting lead exposure in the mildly to moderately exposed birds we studied. Wild birds are
effective at hiding illness, especially condors who have a strong social hierarchy in which showing weakness is
a disadvantage."
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Duck bill's sensitive touch develops in the egg
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/duck-bills-sensitive-touch-develops-egg?utm_campaign=news_daily_2017-11-06&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1647771
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New documentary features unseen footage of baby hawk raised by eagles
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baby-hawk-survives-eagles-nest-captured-in-documentary-1.4392308
Hawk raised by Eagles - The complete Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0O1Dp2cocQ&feature=youtu.be
Research papers on similar behavior:
Adoptions of Young Common Buzzards in White-tailed Sea Eagle Nests - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1676/10-084.1
BALD EAGLES REAR RED-TAILED HAWKS - https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jrr/v027n02/p00126-p00127.pdf
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Spunky, the baby hawk, is seen here to the right side of the eagle. (Christian Sasse)
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Crested pigeons use feathers to sound the alarm
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-crested-pigeons-feathers-alarm.html
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Photograph of a crested pigeon in flight. Primary feathers are spread and the narrow eighth primary is visible. Credit: Geoffrey Dabb
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Researcher studies birds that break all the mating rules
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-birds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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Air pollution harms bird health too
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/opinion/70409
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Why do starlings dance in the sky?
http://sciencenordic.com/why-do-starlings-dance-sky
Flocking: It's as simple as black and white. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=QPZbedm_fBA
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Climate-influenced changes in flowering, fruiting also affect bird abundance, activities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171108215658.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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'On life support:' Research shows common pesticides starve, disorient birds
http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/on-life-support-research-shows-common-pesticides-starve-disorient-birds
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A white crested sparrow is seen in this undated handout photo. Research suggests that two of Canada's most commonly used pesticides cause migrating songbirds to lose both weight and their sense of direction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, University of Saskatchewan *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Paper: Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15446-x.epdf
Quotes:
"These results suggest that wild songbirds consuming the equivalent of just four imidacloprid-treated canola seeds or eight chlorpyrifos granules per day over 3 days could suffer impaired condition, migration delays and improper migratory direction, which could lead to increased risk of mortality or lost breeding opportunity."
"Declines in migratory bird populations have been linked to a range of complex factors, including the large-scale application of agricultural pesticides."
"Birds that utilize agricultural landscapes may be exposed to insecticides through consumption of treated seeds, granules, or sprayed soils and prey items. Small migratory songbirds that regularly use farmland habitats as a stopover and refuelling source may be particularly susceptible to exposure and the negative effects of neurotoxic insecticides."
"Organophosphates and neonicotinoids have effects on survival, as well as sublethal neurophysiological and behavioural effects in birds, including impaired thermoregulation and food consumption."
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University of Akron Researchers Create New Non-Toxic Pigments Inspired By Bird Feathers (really interesting)
http://wksu.org/post/univeristy-akron-researchers-create-new-non-toxic-pigments-inspired-bird-feathers#stream/0
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The arrangement of melanin particles in feathers provides a range of structural colors in birds, from iridescent green of the teal to the shimmering brown of turkeys.
Credit ALI DHINOJWALA / UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
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Nano-sized balls of melanin aggregate into clusters called supraballs. Melanin appears black in individual nanoparticles. But altering spacing of the nanoparticles in the ball scatters light to produce a range of colors.
Credit ALI DHINOJWALA / UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
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California birds nesting a week earlier than they did a century ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113153818.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Seals, birds and humans compete for fish in the Baltic Sea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113104707.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lead Contamination in Fish & Game
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lead-contamination-in-fish-and-game/
Paper: Health and Environmental Risks from Lead-based Ammunition: Science Versus Socio-Politics (mentioned in the video from above article)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-016-1177-x
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Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1098/rspb.2017.0829
Abstract: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1862/20170829
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How Birds are Rescheduling their Lives Around Climate Change
https://today.uconn.edu/2017/11/birds-rescheduling-lives-around-climate-change/
Abstract: Phenological shifts conserve thermal niches in North American birds and reshape expectations for climate-driven range shifts
http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2017/11/07/1705897114
Study of data from 1970s, '80s reveals climate changes affecting native birds
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/study-data-1970s-80s-reveals-climate-changes-affecting-native-birds
Birds nest earlier as climate heats up
https://cosmosmagazine.com/climate/birds-nest-earlier-as-climate-heats-up
Climate Change Affecting Food Supply of Hawai'i Birds
http://hawaiipublicradio.org/post/climate-change-affecting-food-supply-hawai-i-birds
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A Population of Billions May Have Contributed to This Bird's Extinction
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/science/passenger-pigeons-extinction.html?_r=0
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Beauty Beyond Skin Deep
https://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/beauty-beyond-skin-deep/
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Saving endangered African penguins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171115091801.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How the songbird changes its tune
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116132739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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(This work is interesting, but it's based on a very small sample size. It does show the way for much more research.)
Article: Young Bald Eagles Live Life in the Fast Lane
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/young-bald-eagles-live-life-fast-lane?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=4df52739e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-4df52739e1-121598265
Paper: To migrate, stay put, or wander? Varied movement strategies in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
https://movementecologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40462-017-0102-4
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Movement strategy classification flow chart
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Examples of the four different strategies of movement observed in bald eagles monitored along the north Pacific coast, 2010-2016. Breeders (a) remained near nesting sites year-round, with short distance movements for access to seasonal resources (i.e. autumn). Non-breeding localized individuals (b) engaged in primarily short-distance movements for access to seasonal resources (i.e. spring, autumn) within a distinct range. Non-breeding migratory individuals (c) had directed moves in autumn and spring between distinct summer and winter ranges. Non-breeding nomadic individuals (d) displayed irregular movement patterns with little interannual consistency.
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Average distance traveled per day by bald eagles monitored along the north Pacific coast, 2010-2016; data presented by month by a movement strategy, b age class, and c sex class. Migratory birds traveled greater distances per day than any other class. Across all months, immature birds traveled greater distances per day than adults, and males traveled greater distances per day than females.
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Comments on previous papers published recently in The Condor.
Successful enhancement of Ridgway's Hawk populations through recruitment of translocated birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-77.1
Response to Streby and Kramer: Additional considerations for explaining differences in return rates of geolocator-tagged and control Cerulean Warblers
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-159.1
Comment on "Mixed effects of geolocators on reproduction and survival of Cerulean Warblers, a canopy-dwelling, long-distance migrant"
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-111.1
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Book Review published in The Condor.
Parrots of the Wild: A Natural History of the World's Most Captivating Birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-110.1
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Research articles published in The Condor.
Applying citizen-science data and mark-recapture models to estimate numbers of migrant Golden Eagles in an Important Bird Area in eastern North America - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-166.1
Fruits and migrant health: Consequences of stopping over in exotic- vs. native-dominated shrublands on immune and antioxidant status of Swainson's Thrushes and Gray Catbirds - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-28.1
Survival and habitat selection of Canada Geese during autumn and winter in metropolitan Chicago, USA - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-234.1
Does nest predator activity predict the location and survival of songbird nests in urbanizing landscapes? - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-23.1
Feasibility of California Condor recovery in northern California, USA: Contaminants in surrogate Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-48.1
Summer and winter space use and home range characteristics of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in eastern North America - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-154.1
Diet switching of seed-eating birds wintering in grazed habitats of the central Monte Desert, Argentina - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-61.1
Nest site selection and nest survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens near a wind energy facility - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-51.1
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Splint fracture carpo metacarpus Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel and Accipiter nisus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2656119
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prototype Leg and fingers articulated for bird of prey
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2656230
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Meet the sentinels - These animals and plants help scientists keep an eye on the environment (excellent article)
https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i46/meet-the-sentinels.html#introduction
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Albatross populations in decline from fishing and environmental change
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-albatross-populations-decline-fishing-environmental.html
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Climate change models of bird impacts pass the test
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-climate-bird-impacts.html
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Article: US study highlights lead fishing tackle threat to water birds
https://chemicalwatch.com/61190/us-study-highlights-lead-fishing-tackle-threat-to-water-birds
Paper: Population-level effects of lead fishing tackle on common loons
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21348/full
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Timing of fishing activity on Squam Lake, New Hampshire, USA, 2010-2011, documented statewide lead fishing tackle mortality of common loons, and lead mortalities with non-lead associated tackle, 1989-2012.
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Warmer water signals change for Scotland's shags
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117103802.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Arctic shorebird decline noted by study
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120174451.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Feasibility of California Condor recovery in northern California, USA: Contaminants in surrogate Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1650/CONDOR-17-48.1
Quote/Conclusion: "Given the significant increase in blood lead concentration in ravens during the hunting season, we believe that pervasive exposure to lead demonstrates a risk facing potential propagules of California Condors throughout the species' historical range."
"Transitioning from lead to nonlead ammunition should help to reduce the deleterious effects of lead on wildlife; ultimately, reducing exposure to lead will not be possible without a sound scientific understanding of routes of exposure, effective and accessible alternative ammunition, and full engagement with the hunting and shooting community."
More research: Southwest California Condor Program Reviewed
http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/31028-southwest-california-condor-program-reviewed
Quote: "Reintroduction efforts have been complicated primarily by lead poisonings."
Report: California Condor Recovery Program in the Southwest: Fourth Review (2012-2016)
https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Documents/SpeciesDocs/CA_Condor/Fourth%205yr%20review%20final.pdf
Quote: "This report concludes that the most significant issue raised in the third program review, exposure to lead contamination, continues to be the chief impediment to recovery."
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EU trade ban brings down global trade in wild birds by 90 percent
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171122151048.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Do birdsong and human speech share biological roots?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171122124032.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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What can albatross poo tell us about climate change?
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-albatross-poo-climate.html
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Smithsonian Scientists Develop Free Tool to Improve Understanding of Migratory Connectivity
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/news/smithsonian-scientists-develop-free-tool-improve-understanding-migratory
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Red knots are long-distance migrants that breed in the Canadian arctic and winter from the southeast United States (as seen here on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico) to the southern tip of South America. The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is one of several groups studying the migratory connectivity of red knots with tracking technologies.
Abstract: Quantifying the strength of migratory connectivity: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.12916/full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.12916/full
Paper: QUANTIFYING THE STRENGTH OF MIGRATORY CONNECTIVITY
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1111/2041-210X.12916
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Try lead-free ammo this deer season, Iowa conservation officers advise
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/outdoors/try-lead-free-ammo-this-deer-season-iowa-conservation-officers-advise-20171124
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New species can develop in as little as two generations, Galapagos study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171124084320.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Proof of Evolution? Birds of Prey Avoid Extinction by Growing Longer Beaks in Just 10 Years
http://www.newsweek.com/proof-evolution-birds-prey-avoid-extinction-growing-longer-beaks-just-10-years-723904
Rapid morphological change of a top predator with the invasion of a novel prey: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0378-1
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a, Snail kites are dietary specialists that have morphological traits, particularly bill size and shape, that have adapted to extracting apple snails from their shells. b, The exotic apple snail (P. maculata; right) is a novel prey21 for snail kites, because it is much larger than the native congener (P. paludosa; left), leading to implications for foraging and demography17,19. c, The invasion first occurred in Lake Tohopekaliga, where P. maculata had become established by the 2005 breeding season (orange). By 2009, P. maculata had established in several wetlands (red). Snail kite breeding closely tracked the invasion sequence, where bars show changes in the proportion of nests over time with the invasion (pre-invasion 2003, 2003-2004; initial invasion 2005, 2005-2008; post-invasion 2009, 2009-2012). Annual averages are shown, n = 1,778 nests. Test for change in the proportions of nests across regions over time: F 4,45 = 13.1, P < 0.0001. d, Snail kites do feed on the much larger exotic snails. The relative frequencies of snail sizes consumed by snail kites in 2013-2014 (n = 903) are shown, taken from snail shells collected at foraging perches throughout the range.
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Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171128230425.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Depiction of Anchiornis and its contour feather. Credit: Rebecca Gelernter
(The paper, below, has many photos and drawings of the feathers.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PRIMITIVE CONTOUR AND WING FEATHERING OF PARAVIAN DINOSAURS
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1111/pala.12342
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'On life support:' Research shows common pesticides starve, disorient birds
http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/on-life-support-research-shows-common-pesticides-starve-disorient-birds
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A white crested sparrow is seen in this undated handout photo. Research suggests that two of Canada's most commonly used pesticides cause migrating songbirds to lose both weight and their sense of direction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, University of Saskatchewan *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Paper: Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15446-x.epdf
Quotes:
"These results suggest that wild songbirds consuming the equivalent of just four imidacloprid-treated canola seeds or eight chlorpyrifos granules per day over 3 days could suffer impaired condition, migration delays and improper migratory direction, which could lead to increased risk of mortality or lost breeding opportunity."
"Declines in migratory bird populations have been linked to a range of complex factors, including the large-scale application of agricultural pesticides."
"Birds that utilize agricultural landscapes may be exposed to insecticides through consumption of treated seeds, granules, or sprayed soils and prey items. Small migratory songbirds that regularly use farmland habitats as a stopover and refuelling source may be particularly susceptible to exposure and the negative effects of neurotoxic insecticides."
"Organophosphates and neonicotinoids have effects on survival, as well as sublethal neurophysiological and behavioural effects in birds, including impaired thermoregulation and food consumption."
More: Common pesticide can make migrating birds lose their way, research shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/29/common-pesticide-can-make-migrating-birds-lose-their-way-research-shows
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The new research analysed the effect of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid on white-crowned sparrows that migrate from the southern US and Mexico to northern Canada in summer. Photograph: Danita Delimont/Alamy
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Neonicotinoids are usually applied to seeds, which can be eaten by many different animals. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Return of the native wild turkey -- setting sustainable harvest targets with limited data
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171127094957.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Invasive frogs give invasive birds a boost in Hawaii
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129090421.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity to non-target wildlife under controlled exposure conditions
Book Abstract: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70194112
Book Chapter 3: http://sci-hub.bz/10.1007/978-3-319-64377-9_3
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Could Baby Pterosaurs Fly? A Massive Fossil Find Launches Fresh Debate
https://www.thedailybeast.com/could-baby-pterosaurs-fly-a-massive-fossil-find-launches-fresh-debate?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon
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Hundreds of pterosaur eggs help reveal the early life of flying reptiles
https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-pterosaur-eggs-help-reveal-the-early-life-of-flying-reptiles-88266
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Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/30/discovery-of-hundreds-of-pterosaur-eggs-has-paleontologists-really-excited/?utm_term=.37a03768dc52
Paper: Egg accumulation with 3D embryos provides insight into the life history of a pterosaur
http://sci-hub.bz/10.1126/science.aan2329
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Migration makes breeding harder for seabirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130122901.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Loss of breeding grounds hits a sad note for common songbird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129163853.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Chick embryos provide valuable genetic data for understanding human development
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171201104038.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Environmental and ecological conditions at Arctic breeding sites have limited effects on true survival rates of adult shorebirds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-107.1?utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Invasive coqui frogs are associated with greater abundances of nonnative birds in Hawaii, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-109.1?utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Habitat explained microgeographic variation in Little Penguin agonistic calls
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-75.1?utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email
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Noise from four types of extractive energy infrastructure affects song features of Savannah Sparrows
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-69.1?utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=cond
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Measuring the embryonic heart rate of wild birds: An opportunity to take the pulse on early development
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-111.1?utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Stable isotope mixing models fail to estimate the diet of an avian predator
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-143.1?utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Seasonal variation in chronic stress and energetic condition in Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) and Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-79.1?utm_campaign=November+2017+Content+Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=November+2017+Content+Alert&journalCode=tauk
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Climate Change & Anthropocene Extinction 38: European migratory birds offer early climate warning
http://www.bitsofscience.org/climate-change-migratory-birds-7729/
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A warbler's flashy yellow throat? There are genes for that
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171108102224.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Peregrine Falcons Attack Like Missiles To Grab Prey Midair, Scientists Find
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/04/568301594/peregrine-falcons-attack-like-missiles-to-grab-prey-midair-scientists-find
Replicating peregrine falcon attack strategies could help down rogue drones
https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/news/replicating-peregrine-falcon-attack-strategies-could-help-down-rogue-drones
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Pigeons can discriminate both space, time
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171204144805.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Early avian evolution: The Archaeopteryx that wasn't
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171204150650.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Songbirds Shift Migration Patterns to Sync with Warming
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/songbirds-shift-migration-patterns-to-sync-with-warming/
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Rooftop wiretap aims to learn what crows gossip about at dusk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171205091501.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Newly discovered amphibious dinosaur had swan-like body but killer raptor claws
https://www.zmescience.com/science/raptor-duck-dinosaur-0432432/
Synchrotron sheds light on the amphibious lifestyle of a new raptorial dinosaur
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206132218.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Decades-past logging still threatens spotted owls in national forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206141635.htm
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Peregrine Falcons Attack Like Missiles To Grab Prey Midair, Scientists Find
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/04/568301594/peregrine-falcons-attack-like-missiles-to-grab-prey-midair-scientists-find
Replicating peregrine falcon attack strategies could help down rogue drones
https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/news/replicating-peregrine-falcon-attack-strategies-could-help-down-rogue-drones
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More: The Air Force Wants To Use Falcons To Punch Drones Out Of The Sky
http://taskandpurpose.com/air-force-falcons-drones-research/
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Aussie owls fall foul of rat poisons
https://phys.org/news/2017-12-aussie-owls-fall-foul-rat.html
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Timing of migration is changing for songbirds on the Pacific coast
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206090626.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Crafty crows know what it takes to make a good tool
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171207141719.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Life of an albatross: Tackling individuality in studies of populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171207182514.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New documentary features unseen footage of baby hawk raised by eagles
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baby-hawk-survives-eagles-nest-captured-in-documentary-1.4392308
Hawk raised by Eagles - The complete Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0O1Dp2cocQ&feature=youtu.be
Research papers on similar behavior:
Adoptions of Young Common Buzzards in White-tailed Sea Eagle Nests - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1676/10-084.1
BALD EAGLES REAR RED-TAILED HAWKS - https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jrr/v027n02/p00126-p00127.pdf
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Spunky, the baby hawk, is seen here to the right side of the eagle. (Christian Sasse)
Another one! I accidentally found this on YouTube. You can see Christian Sasse's request for an interview in the comments.
Bald Eagle Banding. 2 Eagles and a Redtailed Hawk! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDACj8RZiNU
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Journal of Raptor Research - Table of Contents - December 2017
http://www.bioone.org/toc/rapt/51/4
Selected topics:
Unusual Timing of Alternative Nest Building by an Urban Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
https://sci-hub.la/10.3356/JRR-17-09.1
Repeated Observations of Northern Goshawks Foraging as Terrestrial Predators
http://sci-hub.la/http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-106.1
Field Measurements of Gastrointestinal pH of New World Vultures in Guyana
https://sci-hub.la/10.3356/JRR-16-62.1
Commentary: Research Recommendations for Understanding the Decline of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Across Much of North America
https://sci-hub.hk/10.3356/JRR-16-73.1
Siblicide, Parental Infanticide, and Cannibalism at a Northern Goshawk Nest
http://sci-hub.la/http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-17-22.1
Juvenile Dispersal of Harpy Eagles (Harpia harpyja) in Ecuador
https://sci-hub.la/10.3356/JRR-16-54.1
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Lead and Mercury in Fall Migrant Golden Eagles from Western North America (disturbing)
https://sci-hub.la/10.1007/s00244-015-0139-6
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Red List 2017: seabirds starving, songbirds trapped, hope for pelican and kiwis
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/red-list-2017-seabirds-starving-songbirds-trapped-hope-pelican-and-kiwis
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Red List Roundup
http://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/RedList/Red-List-Bird-Roundup_BirdLife.pdf
'Worrying alarm call' for world's birds on brink of extinction
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42314289
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Silent cliffs a sure sign of the decline of the kittiwake
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15715296.Silent_cliffs_a_sure_sign_of_the_decline_of_the_kittiwake/
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Kittiwake added to the list of British birds facing global extinction...and plastic is partly to blame
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/12/12/kittiwake-added-list-british-birds-facing-global-extinctionand/
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How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171211192741.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Golden eagle migration out of sync with climate change
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42318555
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Owl tracking technology catches human prey
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2017-12-12-owl-tracking-technology-catches-human-prey/
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CU Boulder study sees future decline in wind power for U.S. (for an alarming reason)
http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_31519937/cu-boulder-study-sees-future-decline-wind-power
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Scientists in awe of huge olfactory bulb found in turkey vulture brain
http://insider.si.edu/2017/12/scientists-in-awe-of-huge-olfactory-bulb-found-in-turkey-vulture-brain/
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A turkey vulture, left, and a black vulture vie for access to carrion. Lacking the highly sensitive sense of smell that turkey vultures have, black vultures often follow turkey vultures to a meal and then aggressively push them away. (Flickr photo by Jim Mullhaupt)
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This image shows the well developed nasal openings of a turkey vulture. (Flickr photo by David Wynia)
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Shown above are the brains of (a) black vulture and (b) turkey vulture. Arrows indicate the olifactory bulb (OB) and optic lobe (TeO) of each specimen.
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How fires are changing the tundra's face
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171212141839.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ancient Penguins Were Giant Waddling Predators
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/science/ancient-penguins-kumimanu.html?_r=0
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The likelihood for mixed breeding between two songbird species lessens with warmer springs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171211091712.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Urban Cooper's hawks outcompete their rural neighbors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213095555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Flight speed of birds is more complex than previously thought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213104946.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study shows sustainable forestry sustains these 5 birds
https://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/study-shows-sustainable-forestry-sustains-these-5-birds.html
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Abstract Fencing in nature? Predator exclusion restores habitat for native fauna and leads biodiversity to spill over into the wider landscape
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320717308601?via%3Dihub#s0085
Fenced Nature Preserves Have Benefits Beyond Their Boundaries
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/fenced-nature-preserves-have-benefits-beyond-their-boundaries/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=ea1c778348-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-ea1c778348-121598265
NEW ZEALAND THREAT CLASSIFICATION SERIES 19 - Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2016
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'A different dimension of loss': inside the great insect die-off
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/14/a-different-dimension-of-loss-great-insect-die-off-sixth-extinction
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New antbird species discovered in Peru
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171214153140.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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From SOAR's FB Page:
SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources
22 hrs
~ Eleven years of Iowa bald eagle data is published! ~
Data compiled by SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources from all wildlife rehabilitators in Iowa (Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project, Macbride Raptor Project, Orphaned & Injured Wildlife, SOAR - Saving Our Avian Resources, and Wildlife Care Clinic) that admit eagles. We have 11 years (2004-2014) of data with 322 eagle admits from across the state of Iowa.
What did the data tell us about the lead exposure to bald eagles in Iowa? Please visit this link to learn more!
http://www.fwspubs.org/doi/10.3996/122015-JFWM-124?code=ufws-site
Paper: Lead Poisoning in Bald Eagles Admitted to Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities in Iowa, 2004-2014
http://www.fwspubs.org/doi/10.3996/122015-JFWM-124?code=ufws-site
http://www.fwspubs.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/pinnacle/journals/content/fwma/2017/1944687x-8.2/122015-jfwm-124/20171211/images/large/i1944-687x-8-2-465-f01.jpeg
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Climate Change & Anthropocene Extinction 41: Arctic bird shrinks due to mismatch with tundra insects
http://www.bitsofscience.org/climate-change-arctic-bird-shrinks-temporal-mismatch-tundra-insects-7786/
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Birds learn from each other's 'disgust,' enabling insects to evolve bright colors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218120338.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/12/171218120338_1_540x360.jpg)
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New study: India may have even fewer vultures than we thought
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-study-india-may-have-even-fewer-vultures-we-thought
(http://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/slender-billed_j_irons.jpg)
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Songbirds may hold the secret to how babies learn to speak
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219144405.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Webinars on the Latest Wind-Wildlife Research and Tools
Note: The American Wind Wildlife Institute hosts regular National Wind Coordinating Collaborative webinars on the latest research and tools related to the interactions of wind energy, wildlife, and wildlife habitat. The link immediately below this paragraph is a complete list of the recorded webinars available, along with links to the presentation materials used during the webinars.
https://www.nationalwind.org/research/webinars/
Note: The links below are selected webinars about raptors/eagles.
Summary and Synthesis of the Latest Knowledge on Wind Energy and Wildlife
https://awwi.adobeconnect.com/_a1042747971/p83jqn2eo9rd/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Upcoming Research on Eagle Impact Minimization Technologies Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy
https://awwi.adobeconnect.com/_a1042747971/p1i49d91hhw3/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Golden Eagles: Estimating Mitigation Credits from Voluntary Lead Abatement & Reducing Vehicle Collisions
https://awwi.adobeconnect.com/_a1042747971/p1f32v3brwb/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Paper: Modeling with uncertain science: estimating mitigation credits from abating lead poisoning in Golden Eagles
https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cochrane-et-al.-2015_GOEA-lead-mitigation.pdf
Eagle Research and Mitigation
https://awwi.adobeconnect.com/_a1042747971/p9sdsaj20o8/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
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Hunting Wild Game With Lead-Based Ammunition May Contaminate Food Supply
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb15026470.htm
Paper: Chronic Lead Intoxication From Eating Wild-Harvested Game
http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)31224-X/fulltext
Paper: Lead Exposure Through Eating Wild Game
http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(16)30021-3/fulltext
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Wrens' calls reveal subtle differences between subspecies
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171227075058.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/12/171227075058_1_540x360.jpg)
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First-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226104941.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2017/12/171226104941_1_540x360.jpg)
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Scientists should be super modelers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226154041.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Invasive tree species: Call for action to tackle threat to a global biodiversity hotspot
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180102103325.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Automated bird identification system based on bird calls and song
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180103101128.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Vultures, Hippos and Anthrax
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/vultures-hippos-and-anthrax/
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Scientists in awe of huge olfactory bulb found in turkey vulture brain
http://insider.si.edu/2017/12/scientists-in-awe-of-huge-olfactory-bulb-found-in-turkey-vulture-brain/
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A turkey vulture, left, and a black vulture vie for access to carrion. Lacking the highly sensitive sense of smell that turkey vultures have, black vultures often follow turkey vultures to a meal and then aggressively push them away. (Flickr photo by Jim Mullhaupt)
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This image shows the well developed nasal openings of a turkey vulture. (Flickr photo by David Wynia)
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Shown above are the brains of (a) black vulture and (b) turkey vulture. Arrows indicate the olifactory bulb (OB) and optic lobe (TeO) of each specimen.
More: Turkey Vultures Have a Keen Sense of Smell and Now We Know Why
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/turkey-vultures-have-keen-sense-smell-and-now-we-know-why-180967599/
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Can migratory birds survive rapid climate change? The answer may be in their genes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/can-migratory-birds-survive-rapid-climate-change-the-answer-may-be-in-their-genes
How bird genetics adapt to climate change
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-bird-genetics-climate.html
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December Content Alert - 9 New Articles in December, 2018 in The Auk and The Condor
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1117729130041&ca=b08a1be1-c78d-4c74-853c-524ad974fb3d
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Maryland student climbs into bald eagle nests in the name of science (nice story)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/science/bs-hs-bald-eagle-research-20171215-story.html
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If Australian animals don't poison you or eat you, they'll BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSE
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/08/australian_birds_light_fires/
Abstract: Intentional Fire-Spreading by "Firehawk" Raptors in Northern Australia
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2993/0278-0771-37.4.700
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Journal of Ethnobiology / Dec 2017 - Table of Contents
http://www.bioone.org/toc/etbi/37/4
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Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/01/09/some-birds-are-so-stressed-by-noise-pollution-it-looks-like-they-have-ptsd/?utm_term=.77a79b6eafca&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Abstract: Chronic anthropogenic noise disrupts glucocorticoid signaling and has multiple effects on fitness in an avian community
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/01/03/1709200115
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Light pollution may promote the spread of West Nile virus
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/light-pollution-may-promote-spread-west-nile-virus
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Birds of prey are starting fires DELIBERATELY: Kites and falcons are 'intentionally dropping smouldering twigs' to smoke out mice and insects in Australia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3439042/Birds-prey-starting-fires-DELIBERATELY-Brown-falcon-dropped-smouldering-twigs-Australian-bush-smoke-mice-insects-say-researchers.html
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More information about how raptors adapt to and benefit from fires. Bonus item on why no squirrel is safe.
Raptors Are Avian Arsonists
http://daily.jstor.org/raptors-are-avian-arsonists/?utm_source=internalhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_03032016&cid=eml_j_jstordaily_dailylist_03032016
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More info (also see article posted 1/8/18):
Firehawks: In Australia, birds of prey are intentionally setting the forests on fire
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/arsonist-birds-hawk-11012018/
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Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/wildfires-birds-animals-australia/
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Engineered sandbars don't measure up for nesting plovers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180110080553.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lake Michigan waterfowl botulism deaths linked to warm waters, algae
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180109090245.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Owls Dying Near Marijuana Farms (Here's Why)
https://www.livescience.com/61403-marijuana-farms-dying-owls.html
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Paper: Exposure to rodenticides in Northern Spotted and Barred Owls on remote forest lands in northwestern California: evidence of food web contamination
https://www.ace-eco.org/vol13/iss1/art2/
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The Unsolved Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-marbled-murrelet/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=228b4cff7a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-228b4cff7a-121598265
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As climate warms, more bird nests are destroyed in Finnish farmlands
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-climate-bird-finnish-farmlands.html
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Feds Can Kill One Bird to Help Another, Appeals Court Rules
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-can-kill-one-bird-to-help-another-appeals-court-rules/
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AZGFD Studies Cormorant Impact on Wildlife, Fish
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/01/azgfd-studies-cormorant-impact-wildlife-fish/#axzz541US1V00
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The Carcass Race
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-carcass-race/
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Scouting the eagles: Proof that protecting nests aids reproduction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180109214935.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Managing individual nests promotes population recovery of a top predator
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13062/abstract;jsessionid=E40078C3AE18602BCFBED2085D263595.f04t03
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More Accurately Identifying Forests, Grasses, Crops
http://www.newswise.com/articles/more-accurately-categorizing-forests,-grasses,-crops-
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Abstract: Stable isotope mixing models fail to estimate the diet of an avian predator
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-143.1
"We conclude that with our data stable isotope analysis alone is inaccurate for monitoring the diet of Arctic Peregrine Falcons, but motion-sensitive cameras at nest sites provide a viable alternative method." ;D ;D ;D
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Abstract: Measuring the embryonic heart rate of wild birds: An opportunity to take the pulse on early development
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-111.1
Buddy Mk2 Digital Egg Monitor by Avitronics: http://northwoodsfalconry.com/products-page/breeding-products/buddy-mk2-digital-egg-monitor-by-avitronics/
Digital Egg Monitor Buddy: https://www.amazon.com/Taxonyx-Science-Inc-Mk2-Digital/dp/B01JQEWS82
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'Rainbow' dinosaur had iridescent feathers like a hummingbird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116095542.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Great scat! Bears -- not birds -- are the chief seed dispersers in Alaska
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116131259.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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No-fishing zones help endangered penguins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116222517.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Not just for Christmas: Study sheds new light on ancient human-turkey relationship
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117104136.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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City lights setting traps for migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180119125817.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Timing of spring birdsong provides climate insights
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-birdsong-climate-insights.html
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Researchers find post-fire logging harms spotted owls
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/pp-rfp011818.php
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How roosters protect themselves from their own deafening crows
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/how-roosters-protect-themselves-their-own-deafening-crows?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-01-19&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1800660
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Genetic drift caught in action in invasive birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180117085740.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Mitigation techniques fall short of preventing electrocution of golden eagles on power poles
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124085606.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Quote: "Age was the second most frequently identified risk factor, with juvenile eagles electrocuted at approximately twice the rate of subadults or adults."
Abstract: Review and synthesis of research investigating golden eagle electrocutions
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21412/abstract;jsessionid=38965D65B876E275D5A220242BCFBBAA.f02t01?systemMessage=Please+be+advised+that+we+experienced+an+unexpected+issue+that+occurred+on+Saturday+and+Sunday+January+20th+and+21st+that+caused+the+site+to+be+down+for+an+extended+period+of+time+and+affected+the+ability+of+users+to+access+content+on+Wiley+Online+Library.+This+issue+has+now+been+fully+resolved.++We+apologize+for+any+inconvenience+this+may+have+caused+and+are+working+to+ensure+that+we+can+alert+you+immediately+of+any+unplanned+periods+of+downtime+or+disruption+in+the+future.
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When birds meet the high-speed rail
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124092451.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Endangered woodpeckers persist, but still struggle, on private land
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124131745.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ancient Forests May Protect Birds from Rising Heat
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-forests-may-protect-birds-from-rising-heat/
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Warming temperatures may cause birds to shrink
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-temperatures-birds.html
Quote: "They found that maximum temperatures during the summer, when the birds breed, were a better predictor of adult body size at each location than winter minimum temperatures."
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-temperatures-birds.html#jCp
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The size of European House Sparrows in Australia and New Zealand may be influenced by high temperatures during development. Credit: P. Deviche
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Life Tag solar bird tracker goes commercial
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/life-tag-solar-bird-tracker-goes-commercial
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Protecting piping plovers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180123112544.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks
https://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/1408777
Full report: https://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/1408777
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Abstract: A bridge between oceans: Overland migration of marine birds in a wind energy corridor
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jav.01474/full
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Journal of Avian Biology: Abstracts and links to papers from October 2017 - January 2018
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/rss/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1600-048X
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Bird gene-mapping project studies biodiversity, effect of climate change
http://dailybruin.com/2018/01/25/bird-gene-mapping-project-studies-biodiversity-effect-of-climate-change/
Abstract: Genomic signals of selection predict climate-driven population declines in a migratory bird
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6371/83
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Bird poop brings 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen out of the sea each year
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/bird-poop-brings-38-million-metric-tons-nitrogen-out-sea-each-year?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2018-01-26&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1814101
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__699w__no_aspect/public/guano_16x9.jpg?itok=34thwL58)
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Songbirds on Alberta oilfields are changing their tunes to cope with the noise
http://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oilpatch-noise-pollution-causes-songbirds-to-change-their-usual-tune-study-says
Abstract: Noise from four types of extractive energy infrastructure affects song features of Savannah Sparrows
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-69.1
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Paleontology: The eleventh Archaeopteryx
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180126085440.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/01/180126085440_1_540x360.jpg)
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Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic?
http://www.audubon.org/magazine/winter-2017/can-these-seabirds-adapt-fast-enough-survive
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A Mandt's Black Guillemot delivers sculpin--inferior prey in Alaska's waters--to its chick. Photo: Peter Mather
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Meet the Terror Bird, a Bone-Smashing Beast That Once Roamed the Americas
http://mentalfloss.com/article/527174/meet-terror-bird-bone-smashing-beast-once-roamed-americas
(http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/default/files/styles/mf_image_3x2/public/527174-wikimediacommons.jpg?itok=9ZZTHugk&resize=1100x740)
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From RRP's FB page:
Raptor Resource Project shared Neil Rettig Productions's post.
January 30 at 7:51am
A little share from Neil and Laura. Some of you might remember seeing Cal at After The Fledge in 2016!
Neil Rettig Productions added 2 new photos.
January 29 at 3:39pm
Cal and Dr. Laura share their contribution to avian medicine; the manuscript is published today in the current issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. We are so happy our magnificent bird is healthier than ever, and we hope this paper documenting his illness and recovery gives help to other birds and veterinarians in the future.
https://avmajournals.avma.org/toc/javma/252/3
Abstract: Diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in a harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) with suspected fenbendazole toxicosis
https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.252.3.336
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Three critically endangered red-headed vulture nests discovered in Cambodia's Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180129181338.htm
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/01/180129181338_1_540x360.jpg)
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Exclusive: Dinosaur-Era Bird Found Trapped in Amber
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/dinosaurs-birds-trapped-amber-fossils-paleontology-science/
(https://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2018/02/02/dinosaur-era-bird-trapped-amber/05-bird-trapped-amber-photo.adapt.590.1.jpg)
Illustration
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Long-lasting, solar-powered tag to track birds over their lifetimes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180205161717.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180205161717_1_540x360.jpg)
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Here is the perfect spot for a birds' inner compass
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207120617.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180207120617_1_540x360.jpg)
Researchers have discovered that the long sought after protein in migratory birds are situated exactly here at the outer segment of the so-called double cone photoreceptor cells in the retina of the bird (this is a European robin). Cry4 is unique to birds and therefore could endow them with the sixth sense.
Credit: Ilia Solov'yov/SDU.
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'Larger hummingbirds use muscle power to outperform smaller species'
http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/larger-hummingbirds-use-muscle-power-to-outperform-smaller-species-11364249281813
Evolution -- and skill -- help hefty hummingbirds stay spry
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180208141340.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180208141340_1_540x360.jpg)
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Warming temperatures may cause birds to shrink
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124085545.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
An outdoor cat can damage your sustainability cred
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180130140249.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Small birds have more efficient wing strokes than bats
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180205102725.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Lactation hormone cues birds to be good parents
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180205161637.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Visualizing danger from songbird warning calls
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180129153958.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/01/180129153958_1_540x360.jpg)
This is a Japanese tit looking for snakes when hearing specific alarm calls.
Credit: Kyoto University / Toshitaka Suzuki
Heritage turkey production research profitable but more difficult
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180129160459.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/01/180129160459_1_540x360.jpg)
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Geese reduce metabolic rate to cope with winter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180201085803.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180201085803_1_540x360.jpg)
Woodpeckers show signs of possible brain damage, but that might not be a bad thing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180202140910.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180202140910_1_540x360.jpg)
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Duck faeces shed light on plant seed dispersal
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180205223419.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180205223419_1_540x360.jpg)
White cheeks are more titillating
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180206105833.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180206105833_1_540x360.jpg)
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BIRD OF THE WEEK: February 9, 2018 - Royal Sunangel
https://abcbirds.org/bird/royal-sunangel/
(https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Photo-2_Female-Royal-Sunangel_Kenny-Rodriguez.jpg)
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Abstract: Spatial patterns in occupancy and reproduction of Golden Eagles during drought: Prospects for conservation in changing environments
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-96.1
Above from the February 2018 journal THE CONDOR Table of contents: http://americanornithologypubs.org/toc/cond/120/1
Also available in 13 New Articles in January in The Auk and The Condor Table of Contents: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1117729130041&ca=be181623-abcc-43c8-855b-8246ce518323
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A study on the Cory's shearwater will help protecting new marine areas in international waters
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180131110638.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/01/180131110638_1_540x360.jpg)
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How Microplastics Are Contaminating Seabirds in Remote Regions of Alaska
https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/12/how-microplastics-are-contaminating-seabirds-in-remote-regions-of-alaska
(https://newsdeeply.imgix.net/20180209133957/103770601.jpg?w=640&fit=max&q=60)
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Fossil poop reveals critical role of giant birds in New Zealand's ecosystem
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/fossil-poop-reveals-critical-role-giant-birds-new-zealand-s-ecosystem?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-02-13&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1848876
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__699w__no_aspect/public/moa_16x9.jpg?itok=ZI7YX50y)
Ancient moas may have furthered the spread of beech forests by eating mushrooms.
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Seabird poop deserves some respect
http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2018/02/seabird-nutrients-global-importance/
(http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/statue-poop1.jpg.pagespeed.ce._Po3BYzCQV.jpg)
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For tropical forest birds, old neighborhoods matter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215105737.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180215105737_1_540x360.jpg)
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Birds and beans: Study shows best coffee for bird diversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180216084808.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180216084808_1_540x360.jpg)
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria temporarily altered choruses of land and sea animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215125016.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180215125016_1_540x360.jpg)
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Birds and primates share brain cell types linked to intelligence
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215141719.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientist studies effects of wildfire management on bird populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214181740.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fracking tied to reduced songbird nesting success
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093850.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180214093850_1_540x360.jpg)
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Carefully managed fire can promote rare savanna species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093844.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180214093844_1_540x360.jpg)
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#EpicDuckChallenge shows we can count on drones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180213084417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180213084417_1_540x360.jpg)
This is a real-life Crested Tern colony -- the species of seabird that was replicated in the experiment.
Credit: Jarrod Hodgson
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Bill calls for neonicotinoid pesticide restrictions
http://www.feedstuffs.com/news/bill-calls-neonicotinoid-pesticide-restrictions
'Betsy Southerland, former director of EPA's Office of Science & Technology, said, "Scientists at EPA are treated as irrelevant now because they are no longer part of the decision-making process. All environmental decisions come out of (EPA) Administrator (Scott) Pruitt's private meetings with industry and agribusiness."'
(http://www.feedstuffs.com/sites/feedstuffs.com/files/styles/article_featured_standard/public/Protect%20Bee%20Rally.jpg?itok=vNNKzSJs)
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Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic? It Smells Like Fish to Them
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/why-do-seabirds-eat-plastic--it-smells-like-fish-to-them/?beta=true
(https://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2018/02/17/booktalk-seabirds/01-booktalk-seabirds-9781250134189_FC.adapt.352.1.jpg)
(https://news.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/2018/02/17/booktalk-seabirds/02-booktalk-seabirds-NationalGeographic_1980701.adapt.676.1.jpg)
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Dispersal of fish eggs by water birds - just a myth?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180219103258.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists study effects of wildfire management on bird populations
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-scientists-effects-wildfire-bird-populations.html
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Are seismic surveys driving penguins from their feeding grounds?
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-seismic-surveys-penguins-grounds.html
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These Bird Scientists Say Feral Cat Advocates Are Lying About Science Just Like Climate Deniers
https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/feral-cats-birds-science-denial?utm_term=.puonZewYW#.shOwAO8EK
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Groundhogs Don't Have a Clue
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/groundhogs-dont-have-a-clue/
Quote: "...recent research has revealed that birds sense changes in barometric pressure, sometimes days in advance of a pending storm."
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Birds and mammals respond quicker to climate change
http://wildlife.org/birds-and-mammals-respond-quicker-to-climate-change/
Abstract: The impact of endothermy on the climatic niche evolution and the distribution of vertebrate diversity
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0451-9
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Vulture Populations Decreasing, Which Could Mean More Rotting Roadkill
https://weather.com/science/nature/news/2018-02-20-vulture-population-decreasing-roadkill
Abstract: Effects of vulture exclusion on carrion consumption by facultative scavengers - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3840/abstract
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The terrifying phenomenon that is pushing species towards extinction (not directly about birds)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/25/mass-mortality-events-animal-conservation-climate-change
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Are Flamingos Returning to Florida?
https://americanornithologypubsblog.org/2018/02/21/are-flamingos-returning-to-florida/
Abstract: Status and trends of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Florida, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-17-187.1
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Distinguishing males from females among king penguins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180222085655.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180222085655_1_540x360.jpg)
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Locomotion of bipedal dinosaurs might be predicted from that of ground-running birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221140943.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Long incubation times may defend birds against parasites
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221091339.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Duration of embryo development and the prevalence of haematozoan blood parasites in birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-17-123.1
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Extreme-altitude birds evolved same trait via different mutations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180220123044.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/02/180220123044_1_540x360.jpg)
A rendering of avian hemoglobin, the blood protein that captures and delivers oxygen throughout the body.
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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A global view of species diversity in high elevations, via mountain birds
https://news.yale.edu/2018/02/21/global-view-species-diversity-high-elevations-mountain-birds
Abstract: Global elevational diversity and diversification of birds
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25794
(https://news.yale.edu/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media/public/mountains-cc.jpg?itok=ahL9HcZl&c=07307e7d6a991172b9f808eb83b18804)
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A 'one in a million' yellow cardinal is dazzling the Internet with its sunshiny feathers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/02/26/a-one-in-a-million-yellow-cardinal-is-dazzling-the-internet-with-its-sunshiny-feathers/?nid&utm_term=.1369fce1342b
Why Is This Northern Cardinal Yellow?
http://www.audubon.org/news/why-northern-cardinal-yellow
Paper: CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN A MUTANT CARDINAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GENETIC AND ENZYMATIC CONTROL MECHANISMS OF CAROTENOID METABOLISM IN BIRDS
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/7281?code=coop-site
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The bombshell yellow Northern Cardinal from Alabama (left) compared to a regular old Northern Cardinal (right). Photos: Jeremy Black Photography; Diane Wurzer/Audubon Photography Awards
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King penguins may be on the move very soon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226122528.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists Predict King Penguins Face Major Threats Due To Climate Change
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/26/588811506/scientists-predict-king-penguins-face-major-threats-due-to-climate-change
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Collision into buildings cause of many birds' deaths: Study
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/collision-into-buildings-cause-of-many-birds-deaths-study
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Research Articles from "The Auk," Volume 135, April, 2018
Population genetics of an island invasion by Japanese Bush-Warblers in Hawaii, USA
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-120.1
Clinal variation in avian body size is better explained by summer maximum temperatures during development than by cold winter temperatures
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-129.1
Consistent nest-site selection across habitats increases fitness in Asian Houbara
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-156.1
The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers to population growth vary among local populations of Greater Sage-Grouse: An integrated population modeling approach
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-137.1
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Abstracts from "The Auk," Volume 135, April, 2018
Dissecting the roles of body size and beak morphology in song evolution in the "blue" cardinalids (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-146.1
Duration of embryo development and the prevalence of haematozoan blood parasites in birds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-123.1
Breeding season length and nest mortality drive cryptic life history variation in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) breeding across a montane elevational gradient
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-184.1
Experimental manipulation of photoperiod and temperature does not influence nest size in Blue and Great tits
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-174.1
Combining multiple sources of data to inform conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chicken populations
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-113.1
Predictors and consequences of nest-switching behavior in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-52.1
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Research Articles and Abstracts from "The Condor," Volume 120, May 2018
Demographic rates of Golden-cheeked Warblers in an urbanizing woodland preserve
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-86.1
Variation in ocean conditions affects chick growth, trophic ecology, and foraging range in Cape Verde Shearwater
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-220.1
Demographic response of Louisiana Waterthrush, a stream obligate songbird of conservation concern, to shale gas development
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-130.1
Status and trends of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Florida, USA
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-187.1
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Maize fields entice geese to winter in Denmark
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228112407.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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In nature, an imperfect immune system drives the evolution of deadly pathogens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301144204.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Nature can reduce pesticide use, environment impact
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301103715.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Abstracts
Long-term effects of lead poisoning on bone mineralization in vultures exposed to ammunition sources
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749108004478
Zinc and Lead Poisoning in Wild Birds in the Tri-State Mining District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-004-0010-7
Heavy metal exposure in large game from a lead mining area: Effects on oxidative stress and fatty acid composition in liver
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974910800657X
High Prevalences of Lead Poisoning in Wintering Waterfowl in Spain
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s002449900385
Lead shot pellets in the Ebro delta, Spain: Densities in sediments and prevalence of exposure in waterfowl
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749197000468
Lead and arsenic in bones of birds of prey from Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749103000551
Transfer of metals to plants and red deer in an old lead mining area in Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969708006347
Lead poisoning in waterfowl from the Ebro Delta, Spain: Calculation of lead exposure thresholds for mallards
Lead poisoning in waterfowl from the Ebro Delta, Spain: Calculation of lead exposure thresholds for mallards
Effects of lead exposure on oxidative stress biomarkers and plasma biochemistry in waterbirds in the field
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935111000673
After the Aznalc?llar mine spill: Arsenic, zinc, selenium, lead and copper levels in the livers and bones of five waterfowl species
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935105001052
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Papers
LEAD POISONING IN WILD BIRDS IN EUROPE AND THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
https://shop.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/PDF/0107%20Mateo.pdf
Potential Hazard to Human Health from Exposure to Fragments of Lead Bullets and Shot in the Tissues of Game Animals
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0010315
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Abstract: Age and Breeding Effort as Sources of Individual Variability in Oxidative Stress Markers in a Bird Species
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/605395
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Abstract: Primary and secondary poisoning by anticoagulant rodenticides of non-target animals in Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971200071X
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Paper: Experimental evidence that egg color indicates female condition at laying in a songbird
https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/17/4/651/215923
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Asia;s hunger for sand takes a toll on endangered species
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/asias-hunger-sand-takes-toll-endangered-species?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2018-03-02&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1884186
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Singapore is attempting to reduce its reliance on imported sand for its land reclamation projects. Much of the fill for a new container port in Tuas, on the island's west coast, is from domestic dredging and excavation.
SIM CHI YIN/VII/REDUX
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Ravens mated another species into oblivion, their twisted family tree shows
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/02/ravens-mated-another-species-into-oblivion-their-twisted-family-tree-shows/?utm_term=.c13f3d1361cd&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/NPshESvfVaIRIQ6oRsS8x_Jccic=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3Y6RZZCWQ42ULG3P3GAL3U3W6I.jpg)
A raven eats an egg. (Courtesy of John Marzluff of the University of Washington)
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Raptor Interactions With Wind Energy: Case Studies From Around the World
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-16-100.1
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Utility of Automated Species Recognition For Acoustic Monitoring of Owls
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-52.1
Observation of Diurnal Soaring Raptors In Northeastern Brazil Depends On Weather Conditions and Time of Day
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-16-102.1
Comparison of Two Color-Marking Techniques For American Kestrels In South Texas
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-16-108.1
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'Vulture safe zones' aim to rescue a vital but unloved scavenger
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/vulture-safe-zones-aim-rescue-vital-unloved-scavenger?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2018-03-09&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1898284
(http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__699w__no_aspect/public/inline2_vulture_gang.jpg?itok=zTvcw8EP)
At a feeding station in Cambodia, a slender-billed vulture eyes a carcass that is free of harmful contaminants, while a wake of white-rumped vultures waits to feed.
A. B. M. Sarowar Alam/Vulture Conservation Initiatives
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127-million-year-old baby bird fossil sheds light on avian evolution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305093012.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/03/180305093012_1_540x360.jpg)
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Impact of fishing fleets on the most threatened marine birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305093729.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The routes, distribution and behaviour of the marine birds can be studied in detail thanks to global positioning systems (GPS).
Credit: Image courtesy of Universidad de Barcelona
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These tropical hummingbirds make cricket-like sounds other birds can't hear
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305130659.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Tropical birds live longer than temperate counterparts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180307130038.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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When it comes to fuel efficiency, size matters for hummingbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180307121830.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New U of T Scarborough research finds that larger hummingbirds are more efficient than smaller species in powering their hovering flight.
Credit: University of Toronto Scarborough
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Archaeopteryx flew like a pheasant, say scientists
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43386262
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Blood, sweat and tears in raptor research
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-blood-raptor.html
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Small birds discern threat level of enemies
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-small-birds-discern-threat-enemies.html
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New report: South Africa's seabirds, raptors in serious decline
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-report-south-africa%E2%80%99s-seabirds-raptors-serious-decline?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=93dcf44635-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-93dcf44635-133930605&goal=0_4122f13b8a-93dcf44635-133930605&mc_cid=93dcf44635&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Black Oystercatchers are found on the shores of South Africa. Their status, along with that of every other bird in the country, is examined in a new report.
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Rapid response turns shrinking Kenyan lake into protected area
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/rapid-response-turns-shrinking-kenyan-lake-protected-area?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=93dcf44635-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-93dcf44635-133930605&goal=0_4122f13b8a-93dcf44635-133930605&mc_cid=93dcf44635&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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The lake is a key habitat for Endangered birds such as the Grey Crowned-crane ? Fabian Haas
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Even Vultures Are Going Extinct Now
https://www.inverse.com/article/42314-is-lead-toxic-to-birds-vultures-extinction
Abstract: Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718306193
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Abstract from 2006 mentioned in above article: Bullet Fragments in Deer Remains: Implications for Lead Exposure in Avian Scavengers
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34%5B167:BFIDRI%5D2.0.CO;2
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Researchers sampled vultures and found that they had elevated levels of lead in their blood during hunting season.
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Watch a Robot 'Hen' Adopt a Flock of Chicks
https://www.wired.com/story/robot-chicken-mom/?CNDID=52131893&mbid=nl_031918_daily_list1_p2
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Bird populations in French countryside 'collapsing'
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bird-populations-french-countryside-collapsing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Quote: "The culprit, researchers speculate, is the intensive use of pesticides on vast tracts of monoculture crops, especially wheat and corn. The problem is not that birds are being poisoned, but that the insects on which they depend for food have disappeared."
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bird-populations-french-countryside-collapsing.html#jCp
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A starling finds grains in a garden-but many once common birds are an ever rarer sight, with a study showing some species' numbers have slumped in Europe amid crumbling insect numbers as researchers point to intensive use of pesticides
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Hundreds of WKU students will present their research at 48th annual student research conference
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Hundreds-of-WKU-students-will-present-their-research-at-48th-annual-student-research-conference-477642423.html
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Paper: Projected avifaunal responses to climate change across the U.S. National Park System
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0190557
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0190557.g001)
The Future of Birds in Our National Parks
http://www.audubon.org/climate/national-parks?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-20180323_nationalparks-climate_%5Baudience%5D
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Scientists remind their peers: Female birds sing, too
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180314092348.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Research could improve management of conflict between wildlife and farmers across the globe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312091713.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Humans behind majority of raptor deaths in Ontario, Canada
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312130141.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
It's mostly luck, not pluck, that determines lifetime reproductive success
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312150512.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Brain genes related to innovation revealed in birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180314145019.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a Barbados bullfinch innovation in the wild: opening sugar packets. Credit: Louis Lefebvre
Feeding wildlife can influence migration, spread of disease
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180313152124.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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American robins are altering their migration patterns because of human interventions such as ornamental plantings of berry-bearing bushes and bird feeders. Credit: Photo by Richard Hall
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Citizen science birding data passes scientific muster
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312085117.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A Yellow-headed blackbird in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah. Credit: Photo by JJ Horns.
Backyard chickens need more regulation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180302124837.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Waterbirds affected by low water, high salt levels in lakes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322181152.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
US national parks increasingly important for bird conservation in face of climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321141429.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Detection, deterrent system will help eagles, wind turbines coexist better
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319144555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Blackbirds in the city: Bad health, longer life
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322103327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Long-term study reveals fluctuations in birds' nesting success
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321090656.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The environment determines Caribbean hummingbirds' vulnerability
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321121553.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Flight delays: Study finds out why some African birds stay home longer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321162257.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Big game hunters in Africa urged to drop the lead to help save vultures
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315091314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Twice as many birds at a creek after water restored
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315122935.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Altering songbird brain provides insight into human behavior
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315140707.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ending overfishing would stop the population declines of endangered bycatch species about half the time
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315155449.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Gut bacteria can mean life or death for birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322112710.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Evolutionary genomics of host-microbe interactions
http://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/publications/evolutionary-genomics-of-hostmicrobe-interactions(dd803ebe-939b-4d83-928c-c2f21b7efb64).html
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Vulnerability and extinction risk of migratory species from different regions and ecosystems worldwide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326140204.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Quote: "The team's analysis revealed that while migratory birds are relatively abundant, their numbers are decreasing disproportionately to nonmigratory birds."
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Antibiotic resistance: vultures wintering in India show pattern
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/antibiotic-resistance-vultures-wintering-in-india-show-pattern/article23264272.ece
(http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article23264271.ece/alternates/FREE_660/16th-Vulture1%20-%20Pradeep%20Sharma%202%201)
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Even Vultures Are Going Extinct Now
https://www.inverse.com/article/42314-is-lead-toxic-to-birds-vultures-extinction
Researchers solved the mystery behind lead poisoning in endangered African vultures
https://qz.com/1229274/researchers-solved-the-mystery-behind-lead-poisoning-in-endangered-african-vultures/
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African white-backed vultures are listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Genes in songbirds hold clues about human speech disorders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180328092527.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The research team studied male zebra finches, which learn to sing a courtship song from 35 to 100 days after hatching.
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA
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Abstracts from The Auk - Volume 135, Issue 2 (April 2018)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?markall=on&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-18-8.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-189.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-148.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-185.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-183.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-91.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-146.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-123.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-184.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-174.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-113.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-137.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-156.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-129.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-120.1&doi=10.1642%2FAUK-17-52.1&href=%2Ftoc%2Ftauk%2F135%2F2%3Faf%3DT%26code%3Dcoop-site&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+The+Auk%3A+Volume+135%2C+Issue+2+%3Cbr%2F%3E%28April+2018%29
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Cracking eggshell nanostructure: Implications for food safety
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180330145328.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/03/180330145328_1_540x360.jpg)
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An article on Viking ship navigation referenced the ability of migratory birds to use polarized light for navigation.
Behavioural and physiological mechanisms of polarized light sensitivity in birds
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3049006/
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3049006/bin/rstb20100196-g1.jpg)
The avian sun compass is time compensated and takes into consideration the movement of the Sun across the sky during the day. Animals using such a time-compensated sun compass need to compensate for the azimuthal change of the Sun over the day when determining their goal direction (dark arrow). The example shows three sun positions over a day (sunrise in pink, noon in yellow and sunset in orange) and the changing relationships (angles in respective colours) between sun position and the goal direction. In order to be able to determine this angle correctly, the animals needs to be able to precisely measure local time. gN, geographical north.
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How birds "see" magnetic fields
https://www.zmescience.com/science/bird-magnetic-field-71351354/
Paper: Expression patterns of cryptochrome genes in avian retina suggest involvement of Cry4 in light-dependent magnetoreception
http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/15/140/20180058
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Lizards, mice, bats and other vertebrates are important pollinators, too
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180404182504.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Terns face challenges when they fly south for winter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180404093923.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-personal-outreach-landowners-vital-success.html
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Pepco Holdings Employee Receives National Technology Award
"...research incorporated telemetry data of eagle flight paths with geographic information systems data and existing distribution and transmission lines. The analysis identified 78 new eagle roosts in the company's service territory and highlighted more than 20 line segments with potential risk of collision. Incorporating eagle telemetry provided new data to reduce eagle collision outages and improve system reliability while minimizing injury and mortality risk to eagles."
http://washingtoninformer.com/pepco-holdings-employee-receives-national-technology-award/
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Climate change also threatens the survival of seabirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180405095844.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This situation will be particularly harmful for the giant petrels, fulmars and albatrosses.
Credit: Jacob Gonz?lez-Sol?s, UB-IRBio
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It Turns Out Puffins Have Fluorescent Beaks That Glow Under UV Light
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/puffins-glowing-fluorescent-beaks_us_5ac8fe12e4b09d0a11944dc3
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Puffins found to have hidden fluorescent beaks that may help them attract the opposite sex
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/puffin-beaks-fluorescent-hidden-attract-opposite-sex-seabirds-uv-a8293701.html
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZd-7YLX0AAHNRt?format=jpg&name=360x360)
Puffin beaks are fluorescent and we had no idea
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/puffin-beaks-flouresce-1.4607386
(https://i.cbc.ca/1.4607402.1522968809!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_1180/lit-up-puffin.jpg?imwidth=720)
A Bird's View of Color
http://the-biologist-is-in.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-birds-view-of-color.html
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Birds see colors invisible to humans
https://www.futurity.org/birds-see-colors-invisible-to-humans/
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Substance that gives birds mysterious power to see Earth's magnetic field discovered by scientists
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bird-power-earths-magnetic-field-scientists-discovery-magnetoreception-lund-university-oldenburg-a8293891.html
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Paper: Glowing in the Light: Fluorescence of Bill Plates in the Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)
http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/~houde/Wails_et_al_2017_Glowing-in-the-light-Fluorescence-of-bill-plates-in-the-Crested-Auklet-Aethia-cristatella.pdf
Paper: The ubiquity of avian ultraviolet plumage reflectance
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691429/pdf/12965000.pdf
Birds (more great stories from Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Birds
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Cracking the mystery of egg shape (cool graphics)
http://vis.sciencemag.org/eggs/
Abstract: Avian egg shape: Form, function, and evolution
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6344/1249
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Peregrine falcons maneuver best when dive-bombing at more than 300 kilometers per hour (very interesting & with a video because, you know, math!)
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/peregrine-falcons-maneuver-best-when-dive-bombing-more-300-kilometers-hour?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-04-12&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1969675
Paper: Physics-based simulations of aerial attacks by peregrine falcons reveal that stooping at high speed maximizes catch success against agile prey
http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044
(http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044.g003)
Flight performance graphs in the flight simulator for the peregrine falcon (dark blue) and the common starling (light blue).
The double arrows denote the direction of acceleration displayed in the graph. The starling is able to outmaneuver the falcon at a given airspeed, if there exists a region under the curve of the starling that is not overlapping with that of the falcon. (a) Level acceleration versus air speed: level flight with the requirement that lift equals weight. Dashed lines denote the speed wherein torque forces constrain the maximum acceleration (mechanical constraints). Top level flight speed is reached at the point where level acceleration is zero. (b) Vertical dive acceleration (including gravity) versus air speed. At the end of the dashed lines, flapping is substituted by gliding with retracted wings in order to maximize vertical acceleration. (c) Load factor versus air speed. The load factor is defined as lift divided by weight. The maximum load factor does not scale quadratically with forward speed due to constraints in torque forces [11]. Instead, wings are retracted optimally to increase maximum load. (d) Roll acceleration versus air speed. Roll acceleration determines the speed with which the bird can redirect its lift and is calculated by estimating the whole-body inertia around the roll-axis and the maximum net torque production [11]. (e) Turning radius is calculated as the square of air speed divided by the maximum normal acceleration.
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Peregrine falcons maneuver best when dive-bombing at more than 300 kilometers per hour (very interesting & with a video because, you know, math!)
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/peregrine-falcons-maneuver-best-when-dive-bombing-more-300-kilometers-hour?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-04-12&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=1969675
Paper: Physics-based simulations of aerial attacks by peregrine falcons reveal that stooping at high speed maximizes catch success against agile prey
http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044
(http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044.g003)
Flight performance graphs in the flight simulator for the peregrine falcon (dark blue) and the common starling (light blue).
The double arrows denote the direction of acceleration displayed in the graph. The starling is able to outmaneuver the falcon at a given airspeed, if there exists a region under the curve of the starling that is not overlapping with that of the falcon. (a) Level acceleration versus air speed: level flight with the requirement that lift equals weight. Dashed lines denote the speed wherein torque forces constrain the maximum acceleration (mechanical constraints). Top level flight speed is reached at the point where level acceleration is zero. (b) Vertical dive acceleration (including gravity) versus air speed. At the end of the dashed lines, flapping is substituted by gliding with retracted wings in order to maximize vertical acceleration. (c) Load factor versus air speed. The load factor is defined as lift divided by weight. The maximum load factor does not scale quadratically with forward speed due to constraints in torque forces [11]. Instead, wings are retracted optimally to increase maximum load. (d) Roll acceleration versus air speed. Roll acceleration determines the speed with which the bird can redirect its lift and is calculated by estimating the whole-body inertia around the roll-axis and the maximum net torque production [11]. (e) Turning radius is calculated as the square of air speed divided by the maximum normal acceleration.
More: Falcons are as fast as racecars. Pity their poor prey. (flight simulator video)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/12/falcons-are-as-fast-as-racecars-pity-their-poor-prey/?utm_term=.75b2fd8f27b6&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Extremely fast dives help peregrine falcons maneuver to catch agile prey
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180412141110.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Papers and abstracts resulting from a conversation in chat about the role preen oil may play in sibling recognition.
Smells may help birds identify their relatives
https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2011/09/21/smells-may-help-birds-identify-their-relatives
Odor-Based Recognition of Familiar and Related Conspecifics: A First Test Conducted on Captive Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0025002
Preen oil and bird fitness: a critical review of the evidence
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12324
Uropygial gland volatiles facilitate species recognition between two sympatric sibling bird species
https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/24/6/1271/189438
Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep06920
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Article: Dinosaurs breathed like birds (from 2005)
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03716
Paper: Basic avian pulmonary design and flow-through ventilation in non-avian theropod dinosaurs
https://sci-hub.hk/10.1038/nature03716
Related article: New Guineans carved human bones into 'formidable, fierce-looking and beautiful' daggers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/24/new-guineans-carved-human-bones-into-formidable-fierce-looking-and-beautiful-daggers/?utm_term=.fb85578fe3d3&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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Bone daggers from New Guinea, carved from human bone, above, and from the bone of a bird called a cassowary, below. (Nathaniel J. Dominy. ? Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College)
(https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050713/images/dinosaur.jpg)
Small raptors had air-filled bones to help them sprint.
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Fossils reveal how ancient birds got their beaks
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/fossils-reveal-how-ancient-birds-got-their-beaks?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2018-05-04&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=2011271
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Cowbird eggshells could double as deadly weapons
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/cowbird-eggshells-could-double-deadly-weapons?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-05-08&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=2018488
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Bird migration explained at last: It's all about energy efficiency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/07/bird-migration-explained-at-last-its-all-about-energy-efficiency/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5f7ff40a577a&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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Bird migration strategies revealed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180508111741.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How migratory birds are moving Lyme disease to new places and peoples
http://www.ehn.org/migratory-birds-are-moving-lyme-disease-to-new-places-and-peoples-2561494303.html?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=552c90b057-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-552c90b057-99028557
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Migratory vultures gaining resistance to bacteria
https://www.thestatesman.com/features/migratory-vultures-gaining-resistance-bacteria-1502626063.html?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=552c90b057-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-552c90b057-99028557
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Opinion: Shorebirds, the World's Greatest Travelers, Face Extinction
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/27/opinion/shorebirds-extinction-climate-change.html?utm_campaign=2018%2004%20MEM%20Big%20Day&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62542055&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_pQFInlccdX4do5yswCOvuHN8QAzMKXFwVZ7ps7WiDOTXXnd3nkBoT62tW-6BiA7kfPIu1Zy9vzPXkM4NooLVK23WHcQ&_hsmi=62542055
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The utility of point count surveys to predict wildlife interactions with wind energy facilities: An example focused on golden eagles
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X18300244
Wind turbine sensor array for monitoring avian and bat collisions
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/we.2160
Raptor Interactions With Wind Energy: Case Studies From Around the World
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-16-100.1
Male Greater Prairie-Chickens adjust their vocalizations in the presence of wind turbine noise
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-56.1
Flight response to spatial and temporal correlates informs risk from wind turbines to the California Condor
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-17-100.1
Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1408777/%20%A0
U.S. Department of Energy and Geological Survey Release Online Public Dataset and Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics
https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/us-department-energy-and-geological-survey-release-online-public-dataset-and-viewer-us
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Preliminary Habitat Models of Foraging and Roosting Sites Used By Two Rehabilitated Adult Male Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) In Peru
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-17-19.1
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Secondary Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure In Migrating Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) In Relationship To Body Condition
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-17-39.1
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Book Reviews
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-19.1
Songs of Love and War: The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-18.1
Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-13.1
Mozart's Starling - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-8.1
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-7.1
Raptor Medicine, Surgery, and Rehabilitation - http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17.237.1
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Abstracts from The Condor, May 2018 - http://www.bioone.org/action/showMultipleAbstracts?markall=on&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-190.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-206.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-180.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-200.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-179.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-5.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-80.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-127.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-100.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-74.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-211.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-220.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-187.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-130.1&doi=10.1650%2FCONDOR-17-86.1&href=%2Ftoc%2Fcond%2F120%2F2&mailPageTitle=Table+of+Contents+for+The+Condor%3A+Volume+120%2C+Issue+2+%28May+2018%29
Scroll through the above link to find these included titles:
Sampling methods affect observed response of bird species richness to vegetation structure in Brazilian savannas
Opportunities and challenges for big data ornithology
Use of natural and anthropogenic land cover by wintering Yellow Warblers: The influence of sex and breeding origin
Nontarget effects on songbirds from habitat manipulation for Greater Sage-Grouse: Implications for the umbrella species concept
Environmental factors and fisheries influence the foraging patterns of a subtropical seabird, the Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica), in the Tasman Sea
Are seabirds' life history traits maladaptive under present oceanographic variability? The case of Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
Opportunistically collected data reveal habitat selection by migrating Whooping Cranes in the U.S. Northern Plains
Shorebird hunting in Barbados: Using stable isotopes to link the harvest at a migratory stopover site with sources of production
Flight response to spatial and temporal correlates informs risk from wind turbines to the California Condor
Demographic rates of two southeastern populations of Painted Bunting, 2007-2015
Relative importance of social factors, conspecific density, and forest structure on space use by the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A new consideration for habitat restoration
Variation in ocean conditions affects chick growth, trophic ecology, and foraging range in Cape Verde Shearwater
Status and trends of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Florida, USA
Demographic response of Louisiana Waterthrush, a stream obligate songbird of conservation concern, to shale gas development
Demographic rates of Golden-cheeked Warblers in an urbanizing woodland preserve
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The difficulty of becoming a breeding osprey
https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_801620a9-d9d5-563a-81d9-9ce533fb5a96.html
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The survival of sea birds affected by ocean cycles
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180517102230.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Small birds almost overheat while feeding their young (this research could be a game-changer)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516101410.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lifting the economy on hawks' wings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515105726.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers may be underestimating roadkill numbers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083920.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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What is a species? Bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problem
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180510115054.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Angry birds: Size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180510081355.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Russian cuckoo invasion spells trouble for Alaskan birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507111826.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Discovery of gene of extra chromosome boosts zebra finch biology
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503142938.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Flockmate or loner? Identifying the genes behind sociality in chickens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503101714.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why conservation policies which value species based on their 'usefulness' are putting birds like the humble hooded crow at risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503101701.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Are emperor penguins eating enough?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180502131819.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Wintering warblers choose agriculture over forest
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180502094650.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Rethinking the umbrella species concept
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180502094647.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Malaria-carrying parasites spread more when they can jump into multiple birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180430160452.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Vultures reveal critical Old World flyways
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180430102458.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dinosaurs' tooth wear sheds light on their predatory lives
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180426130043.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Novel ecosystems provide use for some native birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180426141544.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Endangered petrels and trawl fishing clash in Tasman sea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425131813.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
After a volcano erupts, bird colonies recover
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425131815.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423135100.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in Pakistan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423085429.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Evidence of parental infanticide in a grassland bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180419130905.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Smooth dance moves confirm new bird-of-paradise species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180417155609.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
'Optimism' remains in chickens in enriched environments despite exposure to stress
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180406112219.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dodo's violent death revealed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180421180509.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Skewed sex ratios causes single bird fathers to bring up the young
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425093750.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Feather replacement or parental care? Migratory birds desert their offspring to molt
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180419130955.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Crowded urban areas have fewer songbirds per person
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180413093836.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds migrate away from diseases
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180410103507.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Climate change could impact critical food supplies for migratory birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180404114713.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Avoid south-facing birdhouses - for the nestlings' sake
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180404095158.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Species hitch a ride on birds and the wind to join green roof communities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180406112221.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Genome structure of dinosaurs discovered by bird-turtle comparisons
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180521092653.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds from different species recognize each other and cooperate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180521143827.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Amazonian 'lookout' birds help other species live in dangerous neighborhoods
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180522170044.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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African vultures under the gun as lead ammunition takes a toll
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/05/african-vultures-under-the-gun-as-lead-ammunition-takes-a-toll/
Abstract: Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718306193
Abstract: Lead ingestion as a potential contributing factor to the decline in vulture populations in southern Africa.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771569
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Long-term study reveals one invasive insect can change a forest bird community
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180523091256.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds play the waiting game in tough environmental conditions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180523091254.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study casts doubt on traditional view of pterosaur flight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180522225549.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is an image of a reliable reconstruction. Soft tissues like ligaments play a big role in determining a joint's range of motion. But soft tissues rarely fossilize, causing problems for paleontologists trying to reconstruct who extinct creatures may have lived. Now researchers have shown a new method for inferring the extent to which ligaments inhibit joint movement, which could be helpful in reconstructing ancient species.
Credit: Armita Manafzadeh
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Quaillike creatures were the only birds to survive the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/quaillike-creature-was-only-bird-survive-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact
When the dinosaurs died, so did forests -- and tree-dwelling birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141736.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Paper: Early Evolution of Modern Birds Structured by Global Forest Collapse at the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)30534-7
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Avialan Diversity at the End-Cretaceous
At least four major clades of near-crown stem neornithines persisted into the latest Maastrichtian [4], including Enantiornithes, the most widespread and diverse clade of Mesozoic Avialae. The figure follows stratigraphic ranges from [4], with topology following recent work (e.g., [21, 22]).
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Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will remain in Europe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141655.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A few week-old young storks in their nest, which were equipped with transmitters. The transmitters, weighing less than 60 grams, record the GPS coordinates and the acceleration of the birds. The latter piece of information tells the researchers whether an animal is flapping its wings or whether it is gliding.
Credit: MaxCine/ Ch. Ziegler
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Cause of E. coli beach closings? Gulls
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180523133242.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Water samples were collected and analyzed for markers indicating the source of bacteria to beaches, and gulls were a significant source.
Credit: USGS
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Synthetic Crab Blood Is Good for the Birds
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/synthetic-crab-blood-is-good-for-the-birds/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=dd77453709-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-dd77453709-121598265
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The distinctive blue blood of horseshoe crabs is highly sensitive to bacterial toxins. Photo by Steve Helber/AP Images
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Eagles Deck Out Their Nest With Kelp
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/eagles-deck-out-their-nest-with-kelp/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=dd77453709-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-dd77453709-121598265
Paper: Predator effects link ecological communities: kelp created by sea otters provides an unexpected subsidy to bald eagles
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2271
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This bald eagle nest was built in part from hardy strands of the kelp, Pterygophora californica. Photo by Erin Rechsteiner/Hakai Institute
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Pterygophora californica stipes used in an eagle nest.
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Windrows of Pterygophora californica stipes.
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Automated telemetry reveals staging behavior in a declining migratory passerine
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-219.1?code=coop-site
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Opportunistically collected data reveal habitat selection by migrating Whooping Cranes in the U.S. Northern Plains
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-80.1
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Abstracts
Sex differences in early determinants of lifetime reproductive success in a polygynous bird: Should mothers adjust offspring sex ratios?
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-227.1?code=coop-site
Flight response to spatial and temporal correlates informs risk from wind turbines to the California Condor
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-100.1
The trade-off between molt and parental care in Hooded Warblers: Simultaneous rectrix molt and uniparental desertion of late-season young
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-240.1?code=coop-site
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The stick insects that survive being eaten by birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180528123957.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is an image of the new mechanism for stick insect habitat expansion suggested by these findings. For insects with very low mobility, such as stick insects, bird predators could be helping them to expand their habitats.
Credit: Kobe University
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How to improve habitat conservation for migrating cranes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180418092047.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Parasitic Birds and Parasitized Host Birds
http://www.birdlife.org/asia/news/parasitic-birds-and-parasitized-host-birds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=dbd217e4b2-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-dbd217e4b2-133930605&goal=0_4122f13b8a-dbd217e4b2-133930605&mc_cid=dbd217e4b2&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Can we really put an end to plastic waste?
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/single-use-plastic?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=dbd217e4b2-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-dbd217e4b2-133930605&goal=0_4122f13b8a-dbd217e4b2-133930605&mc_cid=dbd217e4b2&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Resolving environmental effects of wind energy
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wene.291
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Automated monitoring for birds in flight: Proof of concept with eagles at a wind power facility
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320717319407
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(A) IdentiFlight Camera System showing several of the Wide Field of View cameras and the High Resolution Stereo Camera mounted on a Pan and Tilt unit. B) Map of the study site with 1-km (the combined zone of visual coverage, outer polygon) and 400-m (inner polygon) buffers shown around IdentiFlight units. C) Photograph of a Golden Eagle that was taken and correctly classified by IdentiFlight. D) Photograph of a Bald Eagle that was taken and correctly classified by IdentiFlight.
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Using occupancy modeling to monitor dates of peak vocal activity for passerines in California
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-165.1
How effective is the Safe Harbor program for the conservation of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-113.1
Population genetics of an island invasion by Japanese Bush-Warblers in Hawaii, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-120.1
Clinal variation in avian body size is better explained by summer maximum temperatures during development than by cold winter temperatures
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-129.1
Demographic response of Louisiana Waterthrush, a stream obligate songbird of conservation concern, to shale gas development
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-130.1
Status and trends of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Florida, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-187.1
A call to document female bird songs: Applications for diverse fields
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-183.1
Temporal variation in the effects of individual and environmental factors on nest success
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-189.1
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Special Collection on Integrated Population Models
Improving Population-Level Inference through Study of Avian Life Histories with Integrated Population Models
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/page/integrated-population-models
Special Collection on Bird Song
What Can We Learn from Bird Song? Recent Advances in Functional and Applied Avian Bioacoustic Research
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/page/Birdsong_collection?code=coop-site
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Nepal reports outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-nepal/nepal-reports-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-h5n1-bird-flu-idUSKCN1IU13W
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Parasites affect flight ability of wild seabirds, new study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113200.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Whiskered auklets lack wanderlust, are homebodies instead
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113203.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why Scientists Turned This Taxidermy Bird Into a Robot
https://www.wired.com/story/why-scientists-turned-this-taxidermy-bird-into-a-robot/?CNDID=52131893&mbid=nl_060218_daily_list1_p4
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New research reveals how different animals see the world
https://www.earth.com/news/animals-vision-see-world/
Visual Acuity and the Evolution of Signals
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(18)30052-1
AcuityView: An r package for portraying the effects of visual acuity on scenes observed by an animal
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.12911
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A household scene as viewed by various pets and pests. Human eyesight is roughly seven times sharper than a cat, 40 to 60 times sharper than a rat or a goldfish, and hundreds of times sharper than a fly or a mosquito. (Eleanor Caves)
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Acuity varies by at least four orders of magnitude across animals with image-forming eyes. Figure from Caves et al. 2018, Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Yes, that's an eagle at the top of the scale!)
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Visual acuity in 16 species of vertebrates and invertebrates. Units are cycles per degree (the number of black/white stripe pairs that can be discriminated within one degree of visual angle).
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Why do older male birds father more 'illegitimate' chicks?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180531102745.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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An Ornithologist Reads 'The Feather Thief'
https://www.outsideonline.com/2299821/ornithologist-reads-feather-thief
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Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in Pakistan
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/uoea-tda041918.php
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Effects of Perch Location on Wintering Raptor Use of Artificial Perches in a California Vineyard
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-17-46.1?journalCode=rapt
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Prolonged stopover and consequences of migratory strategy on local-scale movements within a regional songbird staging area
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-4.1
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Biogeographic origins of Darwin's finches (Thraupidae: Coerebinae)
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-215.1
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Extreme drought alters frequency and reproductive success of floaters in Willow Flycatchers
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-206.1
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Shifts in vegetation and avian community structure following the decline of a foundational forest species, the eastern hemlock
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-204.1
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Hypothesized causal relationships among hemlock woolly adelgid invasion, consequent changes to vegetation structure, and concomitant changes in bird community composition. We hypothesized that adelgid-caused hemlock decline would directly and indirectly affect vegetation structure in forests, which in turn would lead to different responses among avian species groups.
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Nontarget effects on songbirds from habitat manipulation for Greater Sage-Grouse: Implications for the umbrella species concept
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-200.1?code=coop-site
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Evidence of widespread movements from breeding to molting grounds by North American landbirds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-201.1
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Examination of context-dependent effects of natal traits on lifetime reproductive success using a long-term study of a temperate songbird
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-177.1
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Experimental test for a trade-off between successful nesting and survival in capital breeders with precocial offspring
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-205.1?code=coop-site
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Australian lizard scares away predators with ultra-violet tongue
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180607101016.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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First 'ambitious' study documents breeding pattern of Mottled Wood-Owl
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/first-ambitious-study-documents-breeding-pattern-of-mottled-wood-owl-5205886/
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Attracting kestrels to orchards could create jobs
https://www.futurity.org/american-kestrels-fruit-job-creation-1758612-2/
(https://www.futurity.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/American_kestrel_1600-1400x400.jpg)
Lifting the economy on hawks' wings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515105726.htm
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/05/180515105726_1_540x360.jpg)
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You talking to me? Scientists try to unravel the mystery of 'animal conversations'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606082327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Aromatic herbs lead to better parenting in starlings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606082330.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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For flickers, looks can be deceiving
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606090518.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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For disappearing Bicknell's thrushes, statistical models are lifesavers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606090522.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How pathogens affect bird migration
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606093723.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists stunned by decline of birds during epic Southern African roadtrip
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180606095341.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Article:
Philippine eagle 'feather mites' suggest species' prehistoric existence-study
https://businessmirror.com.ph/philippine-eagle-feather-mites-suggest-species-prehistoric-existence-study/
(https://businessmirror.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bio01-061118-696x1001.jpg)
Image Credits: John McKean/Philippine Eagle Foundation
Paper:
Captive individuals of endangered Philippine raptors maintain native feather mites (Acariformes: Pterolichoidea) species
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300087
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Geology provides perfect perches
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/people/article_64978044-3dc7-11e8-9a73-a3aad1866c76.html
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The loss of a parent is the most common cause of brood failure in blue tits
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180612105750.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Original habitat is best, but restoration still makes a big difference
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180613101955.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds of prey prefer city over cliffs
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/birds-of-prey-prefer-city-over-cliffs/article_6229a360-8258-549f-bae7-73aefc01ebb2.html
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Museum collection reveals distribution of Carolina parakeet 100 years after its extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619122947.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a preserved male specimen of Carolina parakeet.
Credit: Huub Veldhuijzen van Zanten/Naturalis Biodiversity Center CC BY-SA 3.0
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Time to fly? Birds that leave the nest at the wrong time can bring disaster on the whole family
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/time-fly-birds-leave-nest-wrong-time-can-bring-disaster-whole-family?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-06-20&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=2127511
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A junco parent lures a youngster from the nest, despite its poorly developed wings.
T. E. Martin
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This swamp sparrow's song is more than 1500 years old
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/swamp-sparrow-s-song-more-1500-years-old?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-06-20&et_rid=213094054&et_cid=2127511
Abstract: Birds have time-honored traditions, too
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620094815.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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When you're a sitting duck, you learn to adapt
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620094900.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Common Loons respond adaptively to a black fly that reduces nesting success
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-17-239.1
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T. Rex couldn't stick out its tongue
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620150129.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Incredible fossils discovered in Northeast China with the hyoid bones preserved. The blue and green arrows are pointing to the hyoid apparatus. Credit: Li et al. 2018
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The sounds of climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620150203.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Gambel's white-crowned sparrows, like this one, prefer woody shrubs. As the Arctic continues to warm, shrubs on Alaska's North Slope are expected to overtake open grasslands. That could create conditions for sparrows to outcompete longspurs and other migratory birds. Credit: John Wingfield
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Neonics are being ingested by free-ranging animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620162417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Garden seed diet for threatened turtle doves has negative impact
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180621101331.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New research into Britain's fastest declining bird species has found that young turtle doves raised on a diet of seeds foraged from non-cultivated arable plants rather than food provided in people's gardens are more likely to survive after fledging.
Credit: Copyright Jenny Dunn
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New research on avian response to wildfires
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180622190858.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Algorithms Aid Tracking of Migrating Songbirds in Arctic
https://www.voanews.com/a/algorithms-aid-tracking-of-migrating-songbirds-in-arctic/4450977.html
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Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World's Wildlife
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/ai-machine-learning-to-track-arctic-birds-and-wildlife/4455290.html
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Tropical 'banana eater' birds lived in North America 52 million years ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180626113347.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix), Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa.
Credit: Daniel J Field
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Bird Images May Offer Clue to "Land of Punt"
https://www.archaeology.org/news/6748-180626-egypt-secretary-bird
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It's go time for Hawaiian bird conservation, and luckily there's a playbook
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/aosp-igt062018.php
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Abstract: Research and management priorities for Hawaiian forest birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-25.1
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Fifty-ninth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's Check-list of North American Birds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-62.1?code=coop-site
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Keratin nanofiber distribution and feather microstructure in penguins
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-18-2.1
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Malarial infection alters wax ester composition of preen oil in songbirds: Results of an experimental study
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-242.1
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A flicker of hope: Genomic data distinguish Northern Flicker taxa despite low levels of divergence
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-18-7.1
Variation in nest characteristics and brooding patterns of female Black-throated Blue Warblers is associated with thermal cues
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-195.1
Confirmed year-round residence and land roosting of Whiskered Auklets (Aethia pygmaea) at Buldir Island, Alaska
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-235.1
Parental incubation patterns and the effect of group size in a Neotropical cooperative breeder
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-236.1
Extreme drought alters frequency and reproductive success of floaters in Willow Flycatchers
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-206.1
Experimental test for a trade-off between successful nesting and survival in capital breeders with precocial offspring
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-205.1
Repeatability of a dynamic sexual trait: Skin color variation in the Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-150.1
Examination of context-dependent effects of natal traits on lifetime reproductive success using a long-term study of a temperate songbird
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-177.1
Classic pattern of leapfrog migration in Sooty Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis) is not supported by direct migration tracking of individual birds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-224.1
Energy for the road: Influence of carbohydrate and water availability on fueling processes in autumn-migrating passerines
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-228.1
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Evidence of widespread movements from breeding to molting grounds by North American landbirds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-201.1
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Temporal and multi-spatial environmental drivers of duck nest survival
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-207.1
Automated telemetry reveals staging behavior in a declining migratory passerine
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-219.1?code=coop-site
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) to investigate the gap-crossing decisions of Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-162.1
Sex differences in early determinants of lifetime reproductive success in a polygynous bird: Should mothers adjust offspring sex ratios?
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-227.1
Migratory routes and wintering locations of declining inland North American Common Terns
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-17-210.1
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Genetic structure of painted bunting identified
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180627160246.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A Crazy Idea to Bring Back Atlantic Puffins Is a Success
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/september-october-2013/a-crazy-idea-bring-back-atlantic
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'Urban Raptors': Q&A with authors of book on ecology and conservation of city-dwelling birds of prey
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/06/urban-raptors-qa-with-authors-of-book-on-ecology-and-conservation-of-city-dwelling-birds-of-prey/
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Red-shouldered hawks nested on the rooftop of a three-story suburban apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although most urban raptors nest in trees, they will occasionally use man-made structures for nests. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Dykstra.
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Modeling spatial variation in winter abundance to direct conservation actions for a vulnerable migratory songbird, the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-234.1
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Expected abundance of Bicknell's Thrush in the eastern Cordillera Septentrional, Dominican Republic
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It's go time for Hawaiian bird conservation, and luckily there's a playbook
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/aosp-igt062018.php
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Abstract: Research and management priorities for Hawaiian forest birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-25.1
Paper: Research and management priorities for Hawaiian forest birds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-25.1
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A flicker of hope: Genomic data distinguish Northern Flicker taxa despite low levels of divergence
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-7.1
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Phenotypic variation and geographic distribution of 3 taxa in the Northern Flicker complex: Gilded Flicker (purple), Red-shafted Flicker (red), and Yellow-shafted Flicker (yellow). The orange region of the map shows the approximate location of the hybrid zone between Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted flickers in the North American Great Plains. Diamonds represent sampling locations.
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When you're a sitting duck, you learn to adapt
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620094900.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Common Loons respond adaptively to a black fly that reduces nesting success
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-17-239.1
Paper: Common Loons respond adaptively to a black fly that reduces nesting success
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-239.1?code=coop-site
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Sites with high numbers of black flies (yellow stars), and where nest abandonments (red dots) and successful hatches (black dots) occurred during 3 years with severe black fly outbreaks (2011, 2014, and 2017). Green line traces the path of the largest source of flowing water, the Wisconsin River, which is dammed at 4 points.
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Scale is a key ingredient when tracking biodiversity, researchers say
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180702142945.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Insectivorous birds such as this prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) showed the most drastic declines across all geographic scales, from local to continental. Credit: Julie Hart
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Owls see as humans do
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180702133858.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This montage illustrates a barn owl (Tyto alba) watching a monitor displaying a paradigm which tests behavioral and neural responses to figure-ground segregation. The paradigm consists of a target dot appearing inside the borders of the site's receptive field (figure, represented by the dashed red circle), and moving to the right (denoted by the gray arrow), surrounded by dots-array (ground). The colors of the arrows represent 3 types of movement tested: (1) magenta relates to condition where 100% of the circles moved 1350 upwards; (2) green relates to condition where 70% of the circles moved 1350 upwards; (3) blue relates to condition where 50% of the circles moved 1350 upwards. In behaving barn owls the coherency of the background motion modulates the perceived saliency of the target object, and in complementary multi-unit recordings in the Optic Tectum, the neural responses were more sensitive to the homogeneity of the background motion than to motion-direction contrasts between the receptive field and the surround.
Credit: Yoram Gutfreund
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It All Started With a Few Trout. Now Yellowstone's Iconic Birds Face 'Collapse.'
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/07/yellowstone-lake-trout-trumpeter-swan-avian-collapse-animals/
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With fewer cutthroat trout to feed on in Yellowstone Lake, bald eagles have turned to preying on other birds, including trumpeter swans, terns, loons, and other birds. Photograph by Robbie George, National Geographic Creative
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Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180703131208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Piping plovers want people to get off their lawn
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/aosp-ppw062818.php
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Protecting Eagles' Nests Are Key To Conservation
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/protecting-eagles-nests-are-key-to-conservation/
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This young eagle marks "nesting success" in Voyageurs National Park. Credit: Teryl Grub
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To help save northern spotted owls, we need to prevent kissing cousins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180704112055.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705114124.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Improving seabird conservation in Patagonian ecosystems
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705110054.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The new study opens a new view to identify key areas for the conservation of seabirds in one of the most emblematic and productive natural systems of the world.
Credit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio
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This month in science: albatross disease risk, Danish farmland bird decline
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/month-science-albatrosses-risk-disease-danish-farmland-birds-decline?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=d079c6473b-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-d079c6473b-133930605&goal=0_4122f13b8a-d079c6473b-133930605&mc_cid=d079c6473b&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Abstract: Review of diseases (pathogen isolation, direct recovery and antibodies) in albatrosses and large petrels worldwide
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/review-of-diseases-pathogen-isolation-direct-recovery-and-antibodies-in-albatrosses-and-large-petrels-worldwide/0EA5172F3DFB45C3D994AD379B4C6E20
Table of Contents: Volume 28 - Issue 2 - June 2018 Latest issue of Bird Conservation International
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/latest-issue
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Behavioral evidence and neural correlates of perceptual grouping by motion in the barn owl (skip the abstract & read the statement instead)
http://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2018/07/02/JNEUROSCI.0174-18.2018
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Birds eat 400 to 500 million tons of insects annually
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180709100850.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ospreys Benefit as Contaminants Decrease in Delaware Estuary
https://www.usgs.gov/news/ospreys-benefit-contaminants-decrease-delaware-estuary
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Recently hatched osprey nestling and an unhatched egg in the Delaware Estuary. Credit: Rebecca S. Lazarus, USGS
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Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/iu-src071018.php
Abstract: Flame Retardant Metabolites in Addled Bald Eagle Eggs from the Great Lakes Region
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00163
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Related Abstracts:
Patterns and Trends in Brominated Flame Retardants in Bald Eagle Nestlings from the Upper Midwestern United States
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es501859a
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Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds in Bald Eagle Nestlings in the Upper Midwestern United States
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es501055d
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Brominated Flame Retardants and Halogenated Phenolic Compounds in North American West Coast Bald Eaglet (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Plasma
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es061061l
Distribution and Elimination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, Biphenyls, and p,p'-DDE in Tissues of Bald Eagles from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es0114660
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If you build it, the birds will come -- if it meets their criteria
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711093142.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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California Gnatcatcher's habitat needs go beyond simply having the right plants in place.
Credit: A. Fisher
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LED lights reduce seabird death toll from fishing by 85 percent
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711093214.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/07/180711093214_1_540x360.jpg)
Guanay cormorant stuck in a net.
Credit: Andrew F Johnson
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Eradicate rats to bolster coral reefs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711131201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Shifting antibiotic resistance patterns noted in wintering Egyptian vultures in Rajasthan
https://india.mongabay.com/2018/05/24/shifting-antibiotic-resistance-patterns-noted-in-wintering-egyptian-vultures-in-rajasthan/
Paper: Temporal variations in patterns of Escherichia coli strain diversity and antimicrobial resistance in the migrant Egyptian vulture
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20008686.2018.1450590
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Egyptian vultures in Oman are a local population: Researchers
http://timesofoman.com/article/135037/Oman/Environment/Egyptian-vultures-in-Oman-are-a-local-population-Researchers
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African vultures under the gun as lead ammunition takes a toll
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/05/african-vultures-under-the-gun-as-lead-ammunition-takes-a-toll/
Abstract: Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718306193
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New gannet study reveals warm water lowers nutritional value of fish and squid
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/105391589/new-gannet-study-reveals-warm-water-lowers-nutritional-value-of-fish-and-squid?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=7f80d25dec-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-7f80d25dec-99028557
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Vultures reveal critical Old World flyways
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/uou-vrc042718.php
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These are movements of tracked Egyptian vultures over the course of a year.
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Rainy weather predicts bird distribution -- but climate change could disrupt it
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711093145.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Precipitation is the best predictor of Eastern Kingbirds' winter distribution.
Credit: M. MacPherson
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Financial incentives create critical waterbird habitat in extreme drought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712172201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New research on avian response to wildfires
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/pbcs-nro062218.php
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Cool birds don't sing: Study automates acoustic monitoring of songbird migration
https://news.mongabay.com/wildtech/2018/06/cool-birds-dont-sing-study-automates-acoustic-monitoring-of-songbird-migration/
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Gambel's white-crowned sparrows, like this one, prefer woody shrubs. As the Arctic continues to warm, shrubs on Alaska's North Slope are expected to overtake open grasslands. That could create conditions for sparrows to outcompete longspurs and other migratory birds. Image by John Wingfield
Algorithms Aid Tracking of Migrating Songbirds in Arctic
https://www.voanews.com/a/algorithms-aid-tracking-of-migrating-songbirds-in-arctic/4450977.html
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This June 18, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a Yellow Warbler in Nome, Alaska.
Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World's Wildlife
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/ai-machine-learning-to-track-arctic-birds-and-wildlife/4455290.html
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This June 30, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a Bristle-thighed Curlew in Nome, Alaska. (Rachel M. Richardson/U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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Some Birds Are Better Off With Weak Immune Systems
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/science/migratory-birds-immune-system.html
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Eradicate rats to bolster coral reefs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711131201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
More: Bird poop helps keep coral reefs healthy, but rats are messing that up
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bird-poop-helps-keep-coral-reefs-healthy-rats-are-messing
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WILD WASTE Nitrogen from the guano of seabirds, such as this red-footed booby chick, leaches into coral ecosystems and helps them stay robust.
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How will climate change affect bird migration? Our scientists explain
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/how-will-climate-change-affect-bird-migration-our-scientists-explain
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By 2070, the European Bee Eater's journey is predicted to increase by 1000 km Pierre Dalous
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Hawaiian Forest Birds are in Trouble
https://www.islandconservation.org/hawaiian-forest-birds-trouble/
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The Vulnerable I'iwi has been disappearing from its former range as disease and climate change decimate populations. Credit: Robin Agarwal
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Variations of a single gene drive diverse pigeon feather patterns
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180717094723.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Senior author Mike Shapiro (left), holds a pigeon with the ancestral "bar" pattern on its wing feathers, named for the two horizontal stripes on the wing tips. Lead author Anna Vickrey (right) holds a bird with the checker pattern.
Credit: University of Utah
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Effort to preserve lory population shows success
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180718092505.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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In a warming climate, Arctic geese are rushing north
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180719142115.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This picture shows barnacle geese. After nearly non-stop migration, in an attempt to cope with a rapidly warming Arctic, the geese need time on the breeding grounds to build up body stores before they can start laying eggs.
Credit: Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW
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Birds wearing backpacks trace a path to conservation
https://theconversation.com/birds-wearing-backpacks-trace-a-path-to-conservation-93782
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Is malaria sucking up oxygen in the Himalayan birds?
https://researchmatters.in/news/malaria-sucking-oxygen-himalayan-birds
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Long-term study reveals one invasive insect can change a forest bird community
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/aosp-lsr051618.php
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This is an Acadian Flycatcher in a hemlock forest.
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When the dinosaurs died, so did forests--and tree-dwelling birds
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-dinosaurs-died-forestsand-tree-dwelling-birds.html
Only a Handful of Birds Survived the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid--Now Scientists Have Worked Out Why
https://www.newsweek.com/only-handful-birds-survived-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-now-scientists-have-944381
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The asteroid impact that eliminated non-avian dinosaurs destroyed global forests. Here, a hyopothetical surviving bird lineage -- small-bodied and specialized for a ground-dwelling lifestyle--flees a burning forest in the aftermath of the asteroid strike. Credit: Philipp M. Krzeminski
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Around the World, Farmland Birds Are in Steep Decline
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/farmland-birds-declines-agriculture-environnment-science/
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Populations of birds that live in or near farms, such as the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), have plummeted around the world. In France's Deux-S?vres region, red-legged partridge counts have fallen 86 percent since 2009.
Photograph by Tim Graham, Getty Images
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Scientists stunned by decline of birds during epic Southern African roadtrip
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uoct-ssb060618.php
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This is a picture of a Lappet-faced vulture.
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A warmer Midwest could lead to a common bird being less common over the next century
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-warmer-midwest-common-bird-century.html
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Acadian Flycatcher is a common bird in the Central Hardwood Region of the Midwest, but effects of climate change, including decreased breeding productivity and increased nest predation, may put the bird on the edge of extinction by the year 2100. Credit: Andrew Cox, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Climate change disrupts birds' reproductive cycle - report
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f7767544f78457a6333566d54/share_p.html
Sheer Speed of Global Warming Is Decimating Birds, Say Scientists
https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/MAGAZINE-sheer-speed-of-global-warming-is-decimating-birds-say-scientists-1.6302093
Paper: Rapid warming is associated with population decline among terrestrial birds and mammals globally
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14361
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The points show the distribution and density of population time series used in the analysis. The black and white points signify bird and mammal populations, respectively, where both taxonomic groups are present the numbers of each are proportionally represented with a pie chart. 77.4% of the locations have one population. The base layer of the map shows the rate of temperature change, in degrees per year, between 1950 and 2005, based on analysis of the CRU TS v. 3.23 gridded time series dataset (Harris et al., 2014)
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Should you share data of threatened species?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180723142834.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis), was recently rediscovered in the arid zone of Australia. Exact population locations were kept secret to prevent the birds being disturbed by eager bird watchers or targeted by poachers. Historical published data is helping conservation managers to better understand the species.
Credit: Nicholas P. Leseberg.
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Agricultural and urban habitat drive long-term bird population changes
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-agricultural-urban-habitat-long-term-bird.html
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Chipping Sparrows are among the species that expanded in Illinois during the 20th century by making increased use of urban habitat. Credit: M.K. Rubey
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Among golden-crowned sparrows, a false crown only fools strangers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180725064535.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The brightness and coloring of the plumage on the heads of golden-crowned sparrows is highly variable. The patches of yellow and black plumage on the birds' heads serve as "badges of status," signals that correlate with fighting ability and allow birds to figure out who is dominant without having to fight.
Credit: Bruce Lyon
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Homing pigeons use local natural odors to find their way
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180726085746.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Diamond doves do not optimize their movements for flexible perches
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180726090147.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Seabirds Are Pooping Out Plastic
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/seabirds-are-pooping-out-plastic/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=64a7fb47fc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-64a7fb47fc-121598265
Abstract: Garbage in guano? Microplastic debris found in faecal precursors of seabirds known to ingest plastics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718325865
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Comprehensive meta-analysis reveals Spotted Owls are not significantly affected by forest fires
https://dereklee.scienceblog.com/149/comprehensive-meta-analysis-reveals-spotted-owls-are-not-significantly-affected-by-forest-fires/
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Swamp Sparrows Have Been Singing the Same Tune for Centuries
https://www.audubon.org/news/swamp-sparrows-have-been-singing-same-tune-centuries?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-20180723_wingspan_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180723_wingspan&utm_content=medium
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Ten years tracking the migrations of small landbirds: Lessons learned in the golden age of bio-logging
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-202.1
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Why do crows attack ravens? The roles of predation threat, resource competition, and social behavior
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-36.1?code=coop-site
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Seasonality of American Crow aggression toward Common Ravens in North America based on generalized additive models.
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Follow the rain? Environmental drivers of Tyrannus migration across the New World
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-209.1
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Environmental variables experienced by Eastern Kingbirds fitted with geolocators
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Environmental variables experienced by Fork-tailed Flycatchers fitted with geolocators
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Variation in inbreeding rates across the range of Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina): Insights from over 30 years of monitoring data
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-1.1
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llustrations of inbred and non-inbred Northern Spotted Owl pedigrees associated with 14 types of pairings
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Abstracts:
Effects of drought on brood parasite body condition, follicle development, and parasitism: Implications for host?parasite dynamics
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-6.1
Pleistocene fossils from Japan show that the recently extinct Spectacled Cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus) was a relict
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-54.1
Population genetics of Alaska Common Raven show dispersal and isolation in the world's largest songbird
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-144.1?code=coop-site
Rapid cardiac compression: An effective method of avian euthanasia
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-35.1?code=coop-site
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Great tit birds have as much impulse control as chimpanzees
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180730104712.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/07/180730104712_1_540x360.jpg)
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Lead exposure found in Wellington's kākā
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12066940
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Massey University research suggests lead exposure is a risk to Wellington's urban population of kākā, and a major source could be coming from the city's roofs. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Abstract: Lead exposure in an urban, free-ranging parrot: Investigating prevalence, effect and source attribution using stable isotope analysis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971831026X
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Study: Farmed fish can contain pollutants transferred from feed
https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/07/31/study-farmed-fish-can-contain-pollutants-transferred-from-feed/
(https://js.undercurrentnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-31-at-09.17.53-642x390.png)
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Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch's muscle
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180731125540.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/07/180731125540_1_540x360.jpg)
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Mapping endangered red knots' remote breeding habitat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180801093709.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180801093709_1_540x360.jpg)
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Birds categorize colors just like humans do
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180801131605.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180801131605_1_540x360.jpg)
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Newly discovered crossbill species numbers few
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180801160009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180801160009_1_540x360.jpg)
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Fairy-wrens learn alarm calls of other species just by listening
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180802141735.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180802141735_1_540x360.jpg)
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Pollutionwatch: city sparrows' decline linked to car exhausts
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/02/pollutionwatch-city-sparrows-decline-linked-to-car-exhausts
(https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/743ff0b43b3858aca5c235a5cdd900f68fb99449/124_113_3266_1961/master/3266.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=da1ed988dea9e8c103e4347c6c7f8616)
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Abandoned farmlands enrich bird communities
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180803103328.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Book: Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Wildlife
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-64377-9
Index - https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm%3A978-3-319-64377-9%2F1.pdf
(https://media.springernature.com/w306/springer-static/cover-hires/book/978-3-319-64377-9)
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Science in brief: From climate change speeding up bird migration to the benefit of sending thank you notes
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/science-news-brief-climate-change-geese-voices-snakes-jellyfish-a8472306.html
(https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/08/01/09/barnacle-geese.jpg?width=1368&height=912&fit=bounds&format=pjpg&auto=webp&quality=70)
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Tropical Species are Facing Mass Extinction
https://www.care2.com/causes/tropical-species-are-facing-mass-extinction.html
Abstract: The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0301-1
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Birds on Prozac are not as sexy to potential partners: Study
https://www.ehn.org/birds-on-prozac-2593657902.html
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Male birds sing less to females on antidepressants from eating worms in sewage
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180806095221.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180806095221_1_540x360.jpg)
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Mojave Desert Bird Populations Plummet as Region Warms and Dries
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/mojave-desert-bird-populations-plummet-as-region-warms-and-dries?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=087abe78f3-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-087abe78f3-99028557
Mojave Desert birds crashed over the last century due to climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180807131753.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180807131753_1_540x360.jpg)
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Osprey: Barometers of aquatic health on the Clark Fork
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/outdoors/2018/08/07/montana-osprey-project-heavy-metals-clak-fork-river/803728002/
(https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/b3eca893a2d69970e12b6536843b567f5aac8e0e/c=0-143-5152-4017/local/-/media/2018/07/19/GreatFalls/GreatFalls/636676182620600420-tagging.jpg?width=534&height=401&fit=crop)
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Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180806104250.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Tropical birds benefit from more forest by rivers in oil palm areas
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180807095111.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Where do crows go in winter?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180808093901.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180808093901_1_540x360.jpg)
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The Origins of Hummingbirds Are Still a Major Mystery
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-origins-hummingbirds-are-still-major-mystery?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-20180810_hummingbirdorigins_engagement_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180810_hummingbirdorigins_engagement&utm_content=medium
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How birds learn
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813100255.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scarlet macaw DNA points to ancient breeding operation in Southwest
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813160531.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180813160531_1_540x360.jpg)
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Skunks Respond More Quickly to Owl Hoots Compared with Coyote Howls, Researchers Find
http://web.csulb.edu/newsroom/skunk-response/
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Eagles and Fleas Inspire New Materials with a Tight Grip
https://interestingengineering.com/eagles-and-fleas-inspire-new-materials-with-a-tight-grip
(https://static.interestingengineering.com/images/AUGUST/sizes/eagle_image_resize_md.jpg)
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Abstracts:
Shifts in vegetation and avian community structure following the decline of a foundational forest species, the eastern hemlock
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-204.1
Trends in timing of spring migration along the Pacific Flyway by Western Sandpipers and Dunlins
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-126.1
Modeling spatial variation in winter abundance to direct conservation actions for a vulnerable migratory songbird, the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-234.1
Prealternate molt-migration in Rusty Blackbirds and its implications for stopover biology
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-177.1
Songbird nest success is positively related to restoration of pine?oak savanna and woodland in the Ozark Highlands, Missouri, USA
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-189.1
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Abstracts:
Geographic variation in natal dispersal of Northern Spotted Owls over 28 years
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-164.1
Research and management priorities for Hawaiian forest birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-18-25.1
Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on body condition, survival, and site fidelity of nonbreeding Piping Plovers
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-148.1
Restoring habitat for coastal California Gnatcatchers (Polioptila californica californica)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-221.1
Reproductive response of Arizona Grasshopper Sparrows to weather patterns and habitat structure
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-128.1
Changes in bird distributions in Illinois, USA, over the 20th century were driven by use of alternative rather than primary habitats
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-153.1
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Abstracts:
Simulating the success of trail closure strategies on reducing human disturbance to nesting Golden Eagles
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-223.1
Foraging ecology of the Williamson's Sapsucker: Implications for forest management
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-238.1
Mapping and modeling the breeding habitat of the Western Atlantic Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) at local and regional scales
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-247.1
Examination of multiple working hypotheses to address reproductive failure in reintroduced Whooping Cranes
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-17-263.1
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Books:
Raptors: The Curious Nature of Diurnal Birds of Prey by Keith L. Bildstein
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-71.1
(http://americanornithologypubs.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/pinnacle/journals/content/cond/2018/00105422-120.3/condor-18-71.1/20180815/images/medium/i0010-5422-120-3-724-f01.gif)
Flight Lines: Tracking the Wonders of Bird Migration by Mike Toms
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-62.1
(http://americanornithologypubs.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/pinnacle/journals/content/cond/2018/00105422-120.3/condor-18-62.1/20180815/images/medium/i0010-5422-120-3-721-f01.gif)
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Bird communities dwindle on New Mexico's Pajarito Plateau
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180816091445.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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There is not one kind of 'good sperm' -- it depends on other qualities in the male, bird study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180816101942.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How plants protect themselves by emitting scent cues for birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815124009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The tropics are in trouble, warn scientists
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/the-tropics-are-in-trouble-warn-scientists/?utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=5e1afbc771-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-5e1afbc771-99028557
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Many large-bodied animals like this knobbed hornbill from Indonesia face dual threats from overexploitation (e.g. hunting) and habitat loss (e.g. deforestation and forest degradation). Photo by Rhett A. Butler
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Topography of slaughter: raptor persecution map published
http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-news/topography-of-slaughter-raptor-persecution-map-published
Raptor Persecution Map Hub - https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0f04dd3b78e544d9a6175b7435ba0f8c
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Western scientists take on bird safety around campus
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/western-birds-safety-collisions-1.4787834
(https://i.cbc.ca/1.4788046.1534446356!/fileImage/httpImage/western-interdisciplinary-building-ravine-reflection.jpg)
Reflections of the wooded ravine behind Western's Interdisciplinary Building. Researchers think birds might crash into glassy reflections of trees in an attempt to land on them. (Submitted: Brendon Samuels)
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Space-based tracker to give scientists a beyond-bird's-eye-view of wildlife
https://news.yale.edu/2018/08/14/space-based-tracker-give-scientists-beyond-birds-eye-view-wildlife
Scientists take to space to keep an eye on birds
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/scientists-take-space-keep-eye-birds
(https://news.yale.edu/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media/public/img_4902.jpg?itok=zGm9QPOw&c=07307e7d6a991172b9f808eb83b18804)
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Study of bird migration tricky due to hybridization
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822092656.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180822092656_1_540x360.jpg)
The hybrid of the lesser spotted eagle and the greater spotted eagle.
Credit: Urmas Sellis
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Pointy eggs more likely to stay put in birds' cliffside nests, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822101335.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180822101335_1_540x360.jpg)
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Bird feared extinct rediscovered in the Bahamas
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823092033.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One of the rarest birds in the western hemisphere, the Bahama Nuthatch, has been rediscovered by research teams searching the island of Grand Bahama. The finding is particularly significant because the species had been feared extinct following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and had not been found in subsequent searches. But it is feared that there could only be two left -- placing the species on the verge of extinction and certainly among the world's most critically endangered birds.
Credit: Matthew Gardner, University of East Anglia
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Rare intermediate fossils give researchers insight into evolution of bird-like dinosaur
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823140932.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180823140932_1_540x360.jpg)
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Pointy eggs more likely to stay put in birds' cliffside nests, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822101335.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180822101335_1_540x360.jpg)
More: Scientists crack mystery behind shape of bird eggs
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-scientists-mystery-bird-eggs.html
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Ask the Bird Folks: Beaking the heat (interesting article)
http://brewster.wickedlocal.com/entertainmentlife/20180826/ask-bird-folks-beaking-heat
How Birds Keep Their Cool
https://www.audubon.org/news/how-birds-keep-their-cool
Gular skin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gular_skin
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Interesting articles, T40.
Thanks
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Traffic noise may make birds age faster
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180828085857.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Tree swallow study: Stressful events have long-term health impacts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180828153450.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Color vision makes birds of prey successful hunters
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829115536.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180829115536_1_540x360.jpg)
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How does agriculture affect vulnerable insect-eating birds?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829115605.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180829115605_1_540x360.jpg)
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A better way to count boreal birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829115608.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180829115608_1_540x360.jpg)
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New Zealand penguins make mammoth migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers to feed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829143809.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180829143809_1_540x360.jpg)
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SEO/BirdLife calls on all to show they truly believe in Do?ana's uniqueness
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/seobirdlife-calls-all-show-they-truly-believe-do%C3%B1ana%E2%80%99s-uniqueness?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=710785f282-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-710785f282-133930605&mc_cid=710785f282&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/marbled_teal_donana.jpg?itok=DvelRzsj)
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Mitigation strategies for conserving bird diversity under climate change scenarios in Europe: The role of forest naturalization
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202009
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Reproductive ecology of the burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia floridana, in Dade and Broward Counties, Florida
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5094&context=etd
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Robotic herding of a flock of birds using drones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180830095344.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Heritability explains fast-learning chicks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180830113006.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180830113006_1_540x360.jpg)
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Abstracts
Using automated radio telemetry to quantify activity patterns of songbirds during stopover
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-229.1
Summertime resource selection and reproductive effects on survival of Ruffed Grouse
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-212.1
Foraging ecology of the Williamson's Sapsucker: Implications for forest management
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-238.1
Experimentally quantifying the effect of nest-site depth on the predation risk and breeding success of Blue Tits
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-182.1
Examination of multiple working hypotheses to address reproductive failure in reintroduced Whooping Cranes
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-263.1
Is there a context-dependent advantage of extra-pair mating in Tree Swallows?
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-3.1
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Abstracts
Simulating the success of trail closure strategies on reducing human disturbance to nesting Golden Eagles
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-223.1
Prevalent transoceanic fall migration by a 30-gram songbird, the Bobolink
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-56.1
Agricultural land cover does not affect the diet of Tree Swallows in wetland-dominated habitats
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-16.1
Taxonomic review of the rhinocryptid genus Eleoscytalopus (I): Bahia Tapaculo (E. psychopompus) is vocally and morphologically distinct from White-breasted Tapaculo (E. indigoticus)
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-10.1
A new approach to automated incubation recess detection using temperature loggers
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-6.1
Sex-specific nestling growth in an obligate brood parasite: Common Cuckoo males grow larger than females
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-26.1
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Habitat associations and abundance of a range-restricted specialist, the Cassia Crossbill (Loxia sinesciuris)
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-257.1
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Forest patches interspersed within a matrix of sagebrush steppe in the South Hills, Idaho, USA. Photo credit: N. Behl
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Where do winter crows go? Characterizing partial migration of American Crows with satellite telemetry, stable isotopes, and molecular markers
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-23.1
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All recorded movements of (A) 3 satellite-tagged resident American Crows in Davis, California, and (B) 1 resident in Utica, New York, USA, over the duration of the study. Colors indicate different individuals. Data were recorded for each bird over a 12?42 mo period.
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First recorded fall migratory movements of 8 satellite-tagged American Crows on the west coast and 5 on the east coast of North America. Colors indicate different individuals.
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Mapping and modeling the breeding habitat of the Western Atlantic Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) at local and regional scales
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-247.1
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Map of central Canadian Arctic study region showing the rufa and southern extent of the islandica Red Knot range boundary (COSEWIC 2007), airborne radio-tag survey swaths, and location of radio-tag observations.
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Effects of climate change and environmental variability on the carrying capacity of Alaskan seabird populations
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-37.1
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Sites of monitored seabird colonies in Alaska, USA (yellow triangles), and their corresponding ecoregions. St. Lazaria Island is within the Gulf of Alaska, even though it is shown outside the scope of this large marine ecosystem (as delineated by https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/lme/index; M. A. Smith personal communication). White polygons represent the spatial extent of extracted covariates: sea surface temperature (rectangles) and euphausiids (circles).
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Evaluating time-removal models for estimating availability of boreal birds during point count surveys: Sample size requirements and model complexity
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-32.1
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Locations of point count surveys from 1991 to 2014 compiled across boreal and hemiboreal regions (according to Brandt 2009) of North America by the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM). We analyzed the point counts for which surveyors recorded when each bird was first detected relative to multiple time intervals (colored dots). Gray dots represent point counts with a single time interval. Numbers of point count surveys (n) in each of 11 different combinations of the count duration (min) and the number and length of the time intervals are given in the legend. The inset shows an expanded view of a region in northeastern Alberta, Canada, where many projects with different counting methodologies overlapped.
(Note Polar Bear Park! ;))
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The pyriform egg of the Common Murre (Uria aalge) is more stable on sloping surfaces
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-38.1
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Common Murre breeding sites. (A) Part of the colony on a steep (30 deg.) slope on Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK, showing that the majority of incubating birds are oriented with heads directed upslope. (B) An adult Common Murre on Skomer Island, Wales, UK, incubating its single egg, with the blunt end oriented away from the bird and upslope. Photo credit: T. R. Birkhead
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Use of suburban landscapes by the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-171.1?code=coop-site
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Study areas in Greater Seattle, Washington, USA, where we studied how Pileated Woodpeckers used suburban areas that varied in their level of urbanization. Land cover types follow Alberti et al. (2006).
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Timing and duration of primary molt in Northern Hemisphere skuas and jaegers
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-232.1?code=coop-site
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Progress of molt in adult (black), second/third-cycle (blue), and first-cycle (red) jaegers and Great Skuas, expressed as the proportion of feather mass grown (PFMG). Shaded areas represent 95% confidence intervals. Box plots above plots of Long-tailed and Parasitic jaegers show (from left to right) start of southbound migration, arrival at nonbreeding grounds, and departure from nonbreeding grounds as inferred from geolocator data. Approximate timing of migration based on the literature is shown by horizontal lines above the plots of Pomarine Jaeger and Great Skua.
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Golden eagle genome study 'a conservation game changer'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45334960
Newly sequenced golden eagle genome will help its conservation
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news/view/newly-sequenced-golden-eagle-genome-will-help-its-conservation
25 Genomes for 25 Years
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/collaboration/25-genomes-25-years
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OU team to develop new methods to track bird migration and adaptability
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uoo-ott090518.php
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Tiny 'butcher birds' that impale their prey on SPIKES take down larger animals by giving them whiplash
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6134463/Head-turning-violence-helps-tiny-songbirds-kill-big-prey-study.html
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While a razor-sharp bill helps them carry out violent attacks, experts have long wondered about their ability to subdue much larger prey. Researchers say shrikes use powerful beak-and-jaw motions to shake their victims vigorously, causing injuries akin to whiplash
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Scientists train puppies to search for rare owl vomit
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/am/scientists-train-puppies-to-search-for-rare-owl-vomit/10212346
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Article: 'Live fast, die young' lifestyle reflected in birds' feathers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180905131850.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Close-up photography of museum specimens helped a scientist determine that birds' feather growth rate depends on where they live.
Credit: R. Terrill
Paper: Feather growth rate increases with latitude in four species of widespread resident Neotropical birds
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-17-176.1
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Article: Burly bird gets the worm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180905161946.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Effects of supplementary feeding on interspecific dominance hierarchies in garden birds
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202152
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Dominance rank order has been reversed to illustrate increasing dominance along the y-axis, from least (rank = 10) to most (rank = 1) dominant. Species: (CT) coal tit, (BT) blue tit, (GO) goldfinch, (GT) great tit, (R.) robin, (D.) dunnock, (CH) chaffinch, (NH) nuthatch, (HS) house sparrow, (GR) greenfinch.
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Impact of habitat fragmentation on migrant birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906123338.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Context-dependent colonization of terrestrial habitat 'islands' by a long-distance migrant bird
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1885/20181490
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(Not about birds, but still fascinating.)
Big game animals must learn to migrate and pass knowledge across generations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906141626.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/09/180906141626_1_540x360.jpg)
Migration corridors depend on maintaining both habitat connectivity and animals' knowledge of the landscape, demonstrated by these migrating bighorn sheep in Park County, Wyo.
Credit: Travis Zaffarano Trailcam Photo, Wyoming Migration Initiative
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Birds retreating from climate change, deforestation in Honduras cloud forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906184231.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a resplendent Quetzal, an icon of the Central American cloud forest, and one of the study's focal species.
Credit: Sam Jones
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Night-time habits of captive flamingos
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180907110444.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/09/180907110444_1_540x360.jpg)
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Woodpeckers and development coexist in Seattle
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822090508.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180822090508_1_540x360.jpg)
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Parrot economics: More later makes sense
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822141018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180822141018_1_540x360.jpg)
An African grey parrot is confronted with the decision between an immediate small food reward and a token which the bird can only later exchange for high-quality food.
Credit: CCRG
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Macaws may communicate visually with 'blushing,' ruffled feathers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180822141023.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a 'Blushing' macaw (left) compared to a 'non-blushing' macaw (right).
Credit: A. Beraud CC-BY
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Press Release: Astonishing research shows more than half of the world's species of birds of prey have declining global populations
http://www.peregrinefund.org/news-release/345
Paper: State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718305871?dgcid=rss_sd_all
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Percentages of extant raptor species within IUCN Red List Categories (Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (LC), and Data Deficient (DD)), and direction of population trends for each group.
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Birds help each other partly for selfish reasons
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910100944.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Light beams from 9/11 memorial pull in huge flocks of migrating birds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/tribute-in-light-911-bird-migration-1.4817321
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Article: Spring is advancing unevenly across North America
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-advancing-unevenly-north-america.html
Paper: Differential changes in the onset of spring across US National Wildlife Refuges and North American migratory bird flyways
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202495
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US National Wildlife Refuges with extremely early recent spring onset relative to the historical range of variability.
Shown is the combination of selected data from Fig 3A and 3B; extremely early recent spring onset is defined as earlier than 95% of historical (1901?2012) First Leaf Index (FLI) or First Bloom Index (FBI) values.
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Article: Mini video cameras offer peek at hard-to-observe bird behavior
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912091036.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Diel fledging patterns among grassland passerines: Relative impacts of energetics and predation risk
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-17-213.1
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This still image, taken from a video clip captured remotely with a miniature camera, captures the moment when a Grasshopper Sparrow chick leaves its nest.
Credit: C. Ribic, USGS
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Ancient bird bones redate human activity in Madagascar by 6,000 years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180912144434.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Why Did The Elephant Bird Disappear? Early Humans May Not Be To Blame
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/09/13/why-did-the-elephant-bird-disappear-early-humans-may-not-to-blame/#4e32e58b3ad4
Paper: Early Holocene human presence in Madagascar evidenced by exploitation of avian megafauna
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/9/eaat6925
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Disarticulation marks on the base of the tarsometatarsus. These cut marks were made when removing the toes from the foot.
Credit: ZSL
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Elephant bird eggs. D.Bressan
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Scientists Study Barn Owls To Understand Why People With ADHD Struggle To Focus
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/11/644992109/can-a-barn-owl-s-brain-explain-why-kids-with-adhd-can-t-stay-focused
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus.
Meredith Rizzo/NPR
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What Whooping Crane Reintroductions Tell Us About Animal Culture
https://therevelator.org/whooping-crane-animal-culture/
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John Noll/USDA
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Weather forecasting sheds light on where and when birds will fly
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180913142002.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Weather surveillance radars not only measure precipitation (yellows and reds) but also a tremendous volume of migratory birds taking to flight at sunset (circular signatures of blues and greens).
Credit: Kyle G. Horton
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Scottish hen harrier behaviour first caught on camera
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45507972
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In one night, a fox and a short-eared owl were witnessed preying on one nest before five chicks were eventually killed by a long-eared owl.
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For the Birds: Conference Examined Decline of Aerial Insectivores
https://doorcountypulse.com/for-the-birds-conference-examined-decline-of-aerial-insectivores/
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The chimney that a couple thousand chimney swifts stuffed themselves into.
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Country Life: Raptor's 'car camouflage' fools prey - Ireland
http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/news/country-life-raptors-car-camouflage-fools-prey-ireland/
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Article: West Nile Virus: How Climate Change May Be Contributing To Its Spread
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2018/09/16/west-nile-virus-how-climate-change-may-be-contributing-to-its-spread/#7909400b3784
Paper: Climate Change Influences on the Global Potential Distribution of the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus, Vector of West Nile Virus and Lymphatic Filariasis
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163863
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Summary of 701 Culex quinquefasciatus occurrences available for model calibration.
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West Nile virus is a flavivirus commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Compensatory Mitigation for Golden Eagles: Reducing Vehicle Collisions (Excellent idea, except they're recommending it in lieu of retrofitting power lines!)
https://awwi.org/resources/vehicle-collision-mitigation-model/
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Abstract: Eagle Take Minimization System
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1460284-eagle-take-minimization-system
Final Technical Report: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460284
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Evaluating a Commercial-Ready Technology for Raptor Detection and Deterrence at a Wind Energy Facility in California (not such a good idea ;))
https://awwi.org/resources/dtbird-technical-report/
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Global trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110902.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How birds can stay slim, even when they overeat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110950.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Songbirds may avoid obesity by regulating energy use
https://www.upi.com/Why-songbirds-can-overeat-and-not-get-fat/9401537298139/
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Despite access to a seemingly unlimited supply of food, songbirds living near bird feeders don't appear to gain weight as a result of overeating. Photo by Pixabay/CC
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Newly identified African bird species already in trouble
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180919133907.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Mountain Sooty Boubous occupy high-elevation forests in Africa's Albertine Rift region. Related birds occupying mid-elevation forests were recently discovered to be a distinct species.
Credit: J. Engel
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Improving 'silvopastures' for bird conservation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180919133910.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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nsect-eating birds such as Black-crowned Antshrikes forage less efficiently in wooded pastures than in natural forest habitat.
Credit: B. Tarbox
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Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920101605.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a bird and glider in tandem flight.
Credit: Phil Richardson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Land-based bird populations are at risk of local extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180920203241.htm
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Hundreds of mummified penguin carcasses which could unlock clues to climate change are found in Antarctica
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6192949/Hundreds-mummified-penguin-carcasses-Antarctica-Australian-scientists.html
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Watch a moth drink tears from a bird's eye
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/watch-moth-drink-tears-bird-s-eye
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Saudi falcons find relief at Abu Dhabi bird hospital
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1375831/offbeat
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Article: Sparrows in mining towns Broken Hill and Mount Isa have evolved to avoid lead poisoning, geneticists find
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-24/sparrows-in-australian-mining-towns-have-evolved-to-avoid-lead/10295892
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Sparrows from Britain spread to the Broken Hill region about a century ago.
Supplied: Macquarie University
Abstract: Signs of adaptation to trace metal contamination in a common urban bird
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718334880?via%3Dihub
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How the dinosaurs took to the skies: Newly identified 127 million-year-old extinct bird species reveals an important stepping stone between dinosaurs and modern birds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6201627/127-million-year-old-bird-species-reveals-important-stepping-stone-dinosaurs-birds.html
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World's largest ever bird has been named: Vorombe titan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926082706.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Invasive snakes 'hitchhiking' on planes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926110643.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Red and blue LED lights could be the key to preventing bird strikes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926140810.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Giving birds a choice test helps researchers determine what kinds of light they tend to avoid.
Credit: Purdue University photo/Gabriela Sincich
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Abstracts
Similar hybrid composition among different age and sex classes in the Myrtle?Audubon's warbler hybrid zone
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-45.1
Brood size influences patterns of DNA methylation in wild Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-61.1
Factors influencing Northern Bobwhite recruitment, with implications for population growth
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-49.1
Variation in age-dependent nest predation between island and continental Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) subspecies
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-40.1
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Diel fledging patterns among grassland passerines: Relative impacts of energetics and predation risk
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-213.1
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Comparative niche modeling of two bush-shrikes (Laniarius) and the conservation of mid-elevation Afromontane forests of the Albertine Rift
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-28.1
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Overlap and selection of dust-bathing sites among three sympatric montane galliform species
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-44.1
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Photograph of a typical dust-bathing scrape used by Blood Pheasants and Szechenyi's Partridges, showing (A) the dust-bathing substrate, and (B) feathers that were left by a Szechenyi's Partridge, and (C, D) feathers left by a Blood Pheasant.
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Foraging ecology and flocking behavior of insectivorous forest birds inform management of Andean silvopastures for conservation
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-1.1
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Tree species preferences of insectivorous forest birds in forest fragments and silvopastures in the Colombian Andes. Values for adaptable and sensitive avian species represent the percentage of foraging observations that occurred in each tree taxon, and percentage importance values indicate the availability of tree taxa. Sensitive species foraged selectively in forest fragments (P < 0.001) and were not observed in silvopastures, whereas adaptable species were observed in both habitats, but foraged selectively only in forest fragments (P < 0.001). Calculation of Bonferroni confidence intervals resulted in different values for each avian species group, so are not shown here. Instead, significance at α = 0.05 is depicted by asterisks.
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COMMENTARY: Expanding the traditional definition of molt-migration
http://www.americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-17-187.1?code=coop-site
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African Penguins Get a Little Help from Pretend Friends
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/african-penguins-get-a-little-help-from-pretend-friends/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=092fa3fc76-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-092fa3fc76-121598265
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African penguins are colonial breeders, so they nest where other penguins already live. Researchers from BirdLife South Africa, including Christina Hagen, hope fake penguins made out of cement will fool real penguins into thinking the De Hoop Nature Reserve is a thriving colony. Photo by Roelf Daling
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In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180927083342.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New bird flu viruses in ducks after vaccines largely prevented H7N9 in chickens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180927145512.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The image shows a graphical abstract: H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses emerged in China in 2017, prompting vaccination in poultry. Shi et al. examine H7N9 viruses across China before and after vaccination, revealing rapid evolution into subtypes and genotypes. Although vaccination reduced infections, some H7N9 and H7N2 viruses exhibit heightened virulence and expansion to ducks.
Credit: Chen et al. / Cell Host & Microbe 2018
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Engineers study hovering bats and hummingbirds in Costa Rica
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926140837.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Green hummingbird. (stock image) Researchers in the Lentink Lab studied over 100 individual bats and hummingbirds in Costa Rica to see how hovering flight evolved. Their findings will inform their development of flying robots.
Credit: ? Martin / Fotolia
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Scientists make fascinating feather find
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-scientists-fascinating-feather.html#nRlv
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What's behind the color and pattern of bird feathers?
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-pattern-bird-feathers.html
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Why a 'cuckoo in the nest' can go undetected
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-cuckoo-undetected.html
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Humans behind majority of raptor deaths in Ontario, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-humans-majority-raptor-deaths-ontario.html
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Has the bald eagle population along the James River peaked?
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-bald-eagle-population-james-river.html
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20 million birds and other animals die annually after ingesting lead left behind by hunters
https://phys.org/news/2017-05-million-birds-animals-die-annually.html
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Getting birds to look where they're going
https://phys.org/news/2017-08-birds-theyre.html
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Scouting the eagles: Proof that protecting nests aids reproduction
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-scouting-eagles-proof-aids-reproduction.html
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Hummingbirds are ecological super-specialists
http://sciencenordic.com/hummingbirds-are-ecological-super-specialists
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Sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) from the high Andes is the only bird in the world whose bill is longer than its body. The exceptionally long bill is likely an adaptation to foraging on nectar from the long corollas of passionflowers. (Photo: Jesper Sonne)
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How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes
https://phys.org/news/2017-12-track-secretive-hawk-isotopes.html
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Henst's goshawk. Credit: Sarah Karpanty/Virginia Tech
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Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-flame-retardant-metabolites-bald-eagles.html
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What do ducks hear?
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-ducks.html
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A type of duck known as a common eider swims near a sensor, perhaps waiting for a worm, which is used as a reward for pecking the sensor after hearing a ping. Credit: Kate McGrew
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'Bin chicken' plays unique role in story of evolution
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-bin-chicken-unique-role-story.html
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(A) Empty and full pottery vessels from catacombs from Saqqara, Egypt (photo credit Sally Wasef), (B) mummified Sacred Ibis wrapped in cloth (photo credit Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), (C) a well-preserved example of an unwrapped Sacred Ibis mummy (the head and wings of the bird are clearly visible), and (D) a mummified Sacred Ibis dipped in resin. Credit: University of Queensland
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Scientists use microphones and a new algorithm to eavesdrop on birds
https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2018/10/scientists-eavesdrop-on-birds/
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BirdLife International launch second edition of the State of Africa's Birds
https://britsinkenya.com/2018/10/01/birdlife-international-launch-second-edition-of-the-state-of-africas-birds/
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Bold male birds fall faster and harder for their partners
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181001114227.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Finding middle ground on the range
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181001130331.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Our Treasures: Bird egg collections in Whangārei Museum archives valuable research tool
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12134886
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Songbird data yields new theory for learning sensorimotor skills
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181001130354.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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"Our findings suggest that an animal knows that even the perfect neural command is not going to result in the right outcome every time," says Emory biophysicist Ilya Nemenman.
Credit: Image courtesy of Samuel Sober
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First evidence of fatal infection of white-tailed sea eagles with avian influenza
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-evidence-fatal-infection-white-tailed-sea.html
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Book Reviews
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology, third edition
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-104.1
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Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-102.1?code=coop-site
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A striking, critically endangered, new species of hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-58.1
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Series of Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus species nova collected at Cerro de Arcos, El Oro province, southwest Ecuador, May 23, 2017: (A) holotype, (B) paratopotype male, (C) paratopotype females, (D) paratype males.
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Abstracts
Similar hybrid composition among different age and sex classes in the Myrtle?Audubon's warbler hybrid zone
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-45.1
Is there a context-dependent advantage of extra-pair mating in Tree Swallows?
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-3.1
Prevalent transoceanic fall migration by a 30-gram songbird, the Bobolink
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-56.1
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Becoming promiscuous to ensure reproduction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009113614.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Crowd-sourced data wins protection for endangered tricolored blackbird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009175646.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Songbirds in trouble over climate change, habitat loss
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/10/11/songbirds-in-trouble-over-climate-changehabitat-loss/
Boreal Songbird Initiative - https://www.borealbirds.org/
Report: BOREAL FOREST REFUGE: Conserving North America's Bird Nursery in the Face of Climate Change
https://www.borealbirds.org/sites/default/files/publications/report-boreal-birds-climate.pdf
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A Cape May Warbler, one of dozens of species of songbird studied for the report (Jeff nadler)
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Current and projected range and diminishing extent of two species as warming changes climate and habitat and forces birds further north. (Left images- Bay Breasted Warbler, Right-Cape May Warbler (BSI report)
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Article: This Hilarious Optical Illusion for Birds Could Save Your Life
https://gizmodo.com/this-hilarious-optical-illusion-for-birds-could-save-yo-1829716568
Paper: Wide-eyed glare scares raptors: From laboratory evidence to applied management
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204802
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Both static and moving stimuli were used to scare the raptors, but only the looming eyes had the desired effect.
Image: M. Hausberger et al., 2018/PLoS One
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a) test apparatus; b) birds (in percent) that reacted to the display of the visual stimulus. c) stimuli: LE: looming eyes, LTS: looming turning spiral (as used on some aircraft), LMS: looming moving spiral, LBD: looming black disc, FBD: static black disc, F Sph: static geometric shapes: sphere (depth impression), S: stripes (used for repelling birds from windows) [35], Fstar: static star, C control: grey screen. Chi-square test, * p < 0.05.; c) The stimulus displayed: LE: looming eyes, looming turning (LTS) versus moving (LMS) spiral, looming (LBD) versus static (FBD) black disc, static geometric shapes: sphere (F Sph), strips (S) static star (Fstar) and control (C).
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'Hyperalarming' study shows massive insect loss
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/15/hyperalarming-study-shows-massive-insect-loss/?utm_term=.6585a9dc266f&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&wpmk=1
Paper: Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/10/09/1722477115
Abstract: Bird abundance-mist nets - https://luq.lter.network/data/luqmetadata173
Abstract: Increase in crop losses to insect pests in a warming climate - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6405/916
Press Release: Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5?C
http://ipcc.ch/news_and_events/pr_181008_P48_spm.shtml
Article: The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/08/world-has-only-years-get-climate-change-under-control-un-scientists-say/?utm_term=.c8e9eb233531
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Population trends for E. coqui and birds near the El Verde Field station. (A) Quasi-Poisson regression of estimated total number of E. coqui individuals against time from censuses conducted by Stewart (28) in the Activity Transect. (B) Quasi-Poisson regression of the estimated number of E. coqui individuals against MnMaxT during the time periods when Stewart's censuses were conducted. (C) Quasi-Poisson regression for the total number of birds captured during equal length, 4-d sessions of mist netting (31) near the El Verde Field Station against the period when the mist netting was conducted. (D) Quasi-Poisson regression of the total number of birds captured during Waide's (31) 4-d sessions vs. MnMaxT during the year of mist netting. The 95% confidence intervals are shown around the best-fit regression lines. Pr(χ) is the result of a likelihood-ratio χ2 test of whether the independent variable improves the model beyond an intercept-only model. P < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant regression.
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Windmills not so green for wildlife
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/windmills-not-so-green-for-wildlife/article25221880.ece
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A conundrum: Windmill sites may be adding to the man-animal conflict.
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Canada has some of the world's last wild places. Are we keeping our promise to protect them?
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-has-some-of-the-worlds-last-wild-places-are-we-keeping-our-promise-to-protect-them/
Paper: Informing Canada's commitment to biodiversity conservation: A science-based framework to help guide protected areas designation through Target 1 and beyond
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325125139_Informing_Canada's_commitment_to_biodiversity_conservation_A_science-based_framework_to_help_guide_protected_areas_designation_through_Target_1_and_beyond
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Hotspots for Canadian protected areas identified in the research of Justine Coristine, Aerin Jacob and their colleagues. This map identifies hotspots in relation to Canada's historic land uses of urbanization, resource extraction and wilderness areas. The researchers use warm colours to "represent areas with the potential to make a greater contribution to reversing biodiversity decline and preserving biodiversity for future generations." Map: Coristine et al.
Note: Ontario's Polar Bear Provincial Park is a "Protected Area" and contains "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs)"
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Pupil's brain recognizes the perfect teacher
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181017140933.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Duke researchers have identified the social component to a young bird's ability to learn songs from an adult.
Credit: Dennis Irwin
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Pollution is Changing the Diet of Songbirds
https://www.alleghenyfront.org/pollution-is-changing-the-diet-of-songbirds/
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Louisiana waterthrush foraging for insects in a stream polluted with acid mine drainage. Photo: Mike Doughtery
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Working lands play a key role in protecting biodiversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181018151103.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Clues to how birds began to fly
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181019100552.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper, References, Supplemental Information: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31206-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218312065%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#back-bib7
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Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181019120718.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dickcissels, small grassland birds, are more likely to experience nest failure when nests are surrounded by high amounts of invasive tall fescue grass, according to University of Illinois research.
Credit: Scott Maresh Nelson, University of Illinois
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Wind farms impacting on Irish bird populations - study
https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/10/23/4163971-wind-farms-impacting-on-irish-bird-populations--study/
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Chromosome-level assembly reveals extensive rearrangement in saker falcon and budgerigar, but not ostrich, genomes
https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-018-1550-x
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Forest & Bird hails biodiversity report as breakthrough
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/369463/forest-and-bird-hails-biodiversity-report-as-breakthrough
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A NZ jewelled gecko. The report said 80 per cent of native birds, 88 per cent of lizards and 100 per cent of frogs were threatened with extinction. Photo: DOC/Sabine Bernert
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Bones reveal owl was daytime hunter: 48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Owl Is Almost Perfectly Preserved
https://www.livescience.com/63892-owl-fossil-daytime-hunter.html
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The rocky chunk holding the fragile fossilized bones of the ancient owl, next to a quarter for size comparison.
Credit: John Alexander
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Genomic analysis helps in discovery of unusual new bird species from Indonesia
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023110605.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Rote Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus rotiensis was newly described by a joint research team from the National University of Singapore and the Indonesian Institute of Science. This new species of leaf-warbler, which has an unusually long bill, was first discovered on Rote Island, Indonesia.
Credit: Philippe Verbelen
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Biodiversity for the birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023130340.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers studied the impact of non-native plants on the Carolina chickadee, an ideal representative for bird species in the eastern and southeastern US.
Credit: Desir?e Narango and Doug Tallamy
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Plump songbirds more likely to survive migration over Gulf of Mexico
https://mailchi.mp/birdnote/weeklypreview-866401?e=e2aca28750
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New species of 'missing link' between dinosaurs and birds identified
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181025151820.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dr. John Nudds with Archaeopteryx fossil specimen at the European Synchrotron in Grenoble.
Credit: Image courtesy of The University of Manchester
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Homebody tendencies put Hawaiian gallinules at risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181024131442.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Hawaiian Gallinule's tendency to stay in one place puts island populations at greater risk from severe events such as hurricanes.
Credit: J. Underwood
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Paper: Interisland genetic structure of two endangered Hawaiian waterbirds: The Hawaiian Coot and Hawaiian Gallinule
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-98.1
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Current distribution (shaded in gray), sample size, and average membership coefficient of individual Hawaiian Coots (A) and Hawaiian Gallinules (B) from sampled Hawaiian islands into the 2 clusters inferred from 16 and 13 microsatellite loci, respectively, in Structure (Pritchard et al. 2000).
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Paper: Evaluating a focal-species approach for tidal marsh bird conservation in the northeastern United States
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-88.1
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Delineation of 8 tidal marsh subregions in northeastern North America (after Wiest et al. 2016), with location of the study region in the United States (inset). The table shows total number of patches, mean cost of land purchase (U.S. dollars ha−1), and area (ha) for each subregion.
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Abstracts:
Secondary forest is utilized by Great Curassows (Crax rubra) and Great Tinamous (Tinamus major) in the absence of hunting
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-57.1
Demographic drivers of local population decline in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Ontario, Canada
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-42.1
Demographic drivers of collapse in an island population of Tree Swallows
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-75.1
Implications of male breeding-season home range movements for population monitoring and minimum reserve area of the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata), a threatened Yucatan endemic
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-18-100.1
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60% of world's wildlife has been wiped out since 1970
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/living-plant-wwf-2018-1.4882819
Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming higher - https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/1187/files/original/LPR2018_Full_Report_Spreads.pdf
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The yellow-throated tanager inhabits high elevations in Peru, where many high-elevation species are declining, a new study has found. (Graham Montgomery/University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT)
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Can vultures help us avoid food poisoning?
https://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/article/2888
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Bald is beautiful? What's in a vulture's digestive system that enables it to eat dead meat without getting sick?
Abstract: A Systematic Review of Carrion Eaters' Adaptations to Avoid Sickness
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.7589/2016-07-162
Paper: The microbiome of New World vultures
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6498
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(a) Microbial clustering on the basis of Bray?Curtis dissimilarity matrix (visualized by principal coordinate analysis). Facial skin and hindgut communities exhibited minor overlap (ANOSIM; R=0.744, P=0.001). Hindgut (ANOSIM, R=0.333, P=0.001) and skin (ANOSIM, R=0.321, P=0.001) communities showed minor clustering within vulture species. (b) Variation in diversity (Shannon index) in facial skin and hindgut. The hindgut community was significantly less diverse than the facial community (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test, P≪0.001). The facial communities of the black vulture were more diverse than those of the turkey vulture whereas the hindgut samples displayed the opposite pattern (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test, P≪0.01). There were no differences between male and female vultures in the clustering (not shown) of hindgut (ANOSIM, R=0.063, P>0.05) or facial (ANOSIM, R=0.025, P>0.05) communities.
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Dinosaurs may have had bird-like 'superlungs'
https://www.foxnews.com/science/dinosaurs-may-have-had-bird-like-superlungs
Paper: Vertebral morphometrics and lung structure in non-avian dinosaurs
http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/10/180983
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File photo - A robotic Velociraptor dinosaur opens its mouth to scare visitors as it demonstrates the power of air pressure at the fluid power exhibition in Tokyo on April 22, 2008. The dinousaur, produced by Japanese robotic venture Kokoro, has an infrared sensor to detect passersby. (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Anatomy of the lung and thorax of extant archosaurs. (a) Dorsal view of the lungs and trachea of a hatchling American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) generated from microCT. (b) Lungs of a hatchling A. mississippiensis in association with the vertebral column and dorsal ribs in left anterolateral view. (c) Interior of the thoracic cavity of A. mississippiensis with all viscera removed. (d) Dorsal view of the gas-exchanging lungs of the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) (no air sacs are shown). (e) Lungs of P. erithacus in association with the vertebral column and dorsal ribs in left anterolateral view. (f) Interior of the thoracic cavity of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) with all viscera removed. Segmented surface models in (a,b,d,e) generated in the visualization programme Avizo 7.1 from microCT DICOM data of inflated lungs in situ. Abbreviation: s, costal sulci. Images not to scale.
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NEW REPORT FROM GREENBELT FOUNDATION AND ONTARIO NATURE SHOWS HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS BIRDING
http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/10/30/1639378/0/en/NEW-REPORT-FROM-GREENBELT-FOUNDATION-AND-ONTARIO-NATURE-SHOWS-HOW-CLIMATE-CHANGE-IMPACTS-BIRDING.html
Report: BIRDS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE - Greenbelt Foundation - Understanding the Impacts of a Changing Climate In and
Around the Greenbelt
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/greenbelt/pages/9640/attachments/original/1540914076/Birds_In_a_Climate_Change_Long-final.pdf?1540914076
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60% of world's wildlife has been wiped out since 1970
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/living-plant-wwf-2018-1.4882819
Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming higher - https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/1187/files/original/LPR2018_Full_Report_Spreads.pdf
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The yellow-throated tanager inhabits high elevations in Peru, where many high-elevation species are declining, a new study has found. (Graham Montgomery/University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT)
More: Mountain Birds In Increasing Danger Of Extinction Due To Climate Change
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/235271/20181030/mountain-birds-in-increasing-danger-of-extinction-due-to-climate-change.htm
Abstract: Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/10/23/1804224115
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A photo of a hummingbird. The rapid warming of the temperature around the world has been threatening local bird populations in the Peruvian Andes. A new study resurveyed the area and found that eight species of birds have gone missing. ( Domenic Hoffmann | Pixabay )
Animals Are Riding an Escalator to Extinction
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/mountain-animals-are-riding-escalator-extinction/574294/
Climate change is 'escalator to extinction' for mountain birds
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46020959
Abstract: Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/10/23/1804224115
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A deep-blue flowerpiercerGraham Montgomery / University of Connecticut
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A scarlet-breasted fruiteater which inhabits high elevations on the Cerro de Pantiacolla in Peru
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How the world's fastest muscle created four unique bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181030110640.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Lifespan and sexual maturity depends on your brain more than your body
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181030150718.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Owls help JHU scientists unlock the secret of how the brain pays attention
https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/10/30/barn-owls-brain-study/
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Giant flightless birds were nocturnal and possibly blind
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181031101018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dinosaurs put all colored birds' eggs in one basket, evolutionarily speaking
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181031141548.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Mystery of the 'bird from Atlantis' solved
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181101133733.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Origin of an isolated bird species on South Atlantic island
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181101085237.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The world's smallest flightless bird can be found on Inaccessible Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. Less than 100 years ago, researchers believed that this species of bird once wandered there on land extensions now submerged in water, and therefore named it Atlantisia. In a new study led by biologists at Lund University in Sweden, the researchers have now shown that the ancestors of the Atlantisia flew to Inaccessible Island from South America about 1.5 million years ago.
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Anna's Hummingbird banded in Homer (interesting article)
https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/sports/annas-hummingbird-banded-in-homer/
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Wind turbines act like 'super predator' changing ecosystems by removing birds of prey
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wind-turbines-act-super-predators-160000543.html
Abstract: Wind farms have cascading impacts on ecosystems across trophic levels
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0707-z
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Is Warming Bringing a Wave of New Diseases to Arctic Wildlife?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/is-warming-bringing-a-wave-of-new-diseases-to-arctic-wildlife
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Abstract: Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6415/680
Climate Change: Arctic 'no safe harbour' for breeding birds
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46124547
Shorebird egg theft is becoming a big problem in the Arctic. And climate change is behind it.
https://www.ehn.org/shorebird-egg-theft-is-becoming-a-big-problem-in-the-arctic-and-climate-change-is-behind-it-2618708808.html
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Spoonbill sandpiper (Credit: Pavel Tomkovich)
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Chicks of American golden plover
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Weather reroutes golden eagle migration in Alaska
http://www.sitnews.us/1118News/110718/110718_golden_eagle.html
New UAF Research explores climate's affect on Golden Eagle migration
https://www.webcenter11.com/content/news/New-UAF-Research-explores-climates-affect-on-Golden-Eagle-migration-500111632.html
Abstract: Local meteorological conditions reroute a migration
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1890/20181779
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A New Vaccine Protects Albatross Chicks
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/a-new-vaccine-protects-albatross-chicks/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=d9880621ce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-d9880621ce-121598265
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Amsterdam Island is the breeding ground for a large proportion of the world's endangered Indian yellow-nosed albatrosses. Photo by Eric Baccega/Minden Pictures
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Some Seabirds Thrive at the Margins
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/some-seabirds-thrive-at-the-margins/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=d9880621ce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-d9880621ce-121598265
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Diving seabirds such as common guillemots tend to have high hunting success at the boundary between mixed and stratified water. Photo by Andy Trowbridge/Minden Pictures
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Vultures Use Social Networks to Share Crucial Flight Information
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a24843048/vultures-social-networks-thermal/
Study shows how vultures evesdrop to gather vital flight information
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181107130309.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Footage of a vulture in flight caputred during the research.
Credit: Hannah Williams
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Species' longevity depends on brain cell numbers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108110040.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Want to save seabirds? Follow them.
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/want-save-seabirds-follow-them?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=ffe2b8fa1f-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-ffe2b8fa1f-133930605&mc_cid=ffe2b8fa1f&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Abstract: Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X18302422
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A conservationist places an 'IGotU' tracker on a bird.
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Haiti may lose all primary forest by 2035, mass extinction underway
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/haiti-may-lose-all-primary-forest-by-2035-mass-extinction-underway/
Abstract: Haiti's biodiversity threatened by nearly complete loss of primary forest
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/10/23/1809753115
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A deforested mountain in the Haitian Cha?ne de Matheux. Image courtesy of S. Blair Hedges
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Fly by night (copied from an electronic newsletter)
This week, I spoke with Cornell University ecologist Cecilia Nilsson, who studies bird migration using Doppler weather radar. The reason: Most of the birds she studies fly by night. It's tough to spot a sparrow in the dark.
Big, honking flocks of geese heading south for the winter -- in broad daylight -- give a misleading impression. Seven in 10 bird species in the United States migrate at night, Nilsson said. Many are small birds, particularly songbirds. Her research concerned last year's eclipse; she had a hypothesis, though speculative, that an eclipse during a migratory month might trigger a long-haul instinct.
It didn't. The radar data she collected on the day of the eclipse showed that, as dusk fell, lots of birds across the country took flight, as normal. Biologists have several ideas why birds might chose night over day, as a 2009 study points out: Perhaps they're too busy foraging during the day. At night, the atmospheric conditions are more consistent, as cooler air is more stable. This is especially true for birds who are too small to take advantage of warm updrafts. Some species might orient themselves by starlight in the right directions. And predators would have a tougher time seeing birds in the dark. It could, of course, be a combination of these.
These night flocks are clumped looser, with birds flying in tandem yet up to 200 meters apart (imagine synchronized swimmers separated by two football fields). Researchers are still trying to piece together the mechanisms behind these night flights. Some biologists are using space telescopes to observe these nocturnal travelers. Others aim microphones at the night sky to listen to birds as they chatter and chirp. After all, nothing helps the miles pass like a good conversation.
-- Ben
Abstract: Flight by night or day? Optimal daily timing of bird migration.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19459237?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Paper: How animals follow the stars
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805938/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Article: While you sleep, scientists will use a space telescope to spy on migrating birds
https://www.popsci.com/bird-migration-night-track?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Paper: Long-term changes in the seasonal timing of landbird migration on the Pacific Flyway
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-17-88.1
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Long-term studies of changes in the seasonal timing of migration for passerine birds in North America. Negative rates of change indicate advances in migration timing, and positive rates indicate delays.
Article: Listening to Migrating Birds at Night May Help Ensure Their Safety
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/september-october-2013/listening-migrating-birds-night-may?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Article: Birds migrate together at night in dispersed flocks
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/206246?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Article: Wildlife fled the sky and bees went silent during the 2017 total solar eclipse
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/11/14/wildlife-fled-sky-bees-went-silent-during-total-eclipse/?utm_term=.e1d747e63539&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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Rare fossil bird deepens mystery of avian extinctions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113080908.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fossilized wishbone or furcula of Mirarce eatoni. The V shape is more like the wishbones of today's birds, which are agile, strong fliers, than the U-shaped wishbones of theropod dinosaurs.
Credit: David Strauss photo
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A Sparrow-Sized Mystery, Solved - How one birder used spectrograms and song to identify two individuals of a poorly studied species.
https://www.audubon.org/news/a-sparrow-sized-mystery-solved?utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20181114_20181114-sparrow-email&utm_content=medium
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Nearly half of endangered species' last refuges unprotected
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/nearly-half-endangered-species%E2%80%99-last-refuges-unprotected?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=ffdc51e131-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-ffdc51e131-133930605&mc_cid=ffdc51e131&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Paper: Interisland genetic structure of two endangered Hawaiian waterbirds: The Hawaiian Coot and Hawaiian Gallinule
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-18-98.1
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Paper: Use of suburban landscapes by the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1650/CONDOR-17-171.1
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Study areas in Greater Seattle, Washington, USA, where we studied how Pileated Woodpeckers used suburban areas that varied in their level of urbanization. Land cover types follow Alberti et al. (2006).
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Abstracts
A new approach to automated incubation recess detection using temperature loggers
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-18-6.1
Evaluating a focal-species approach for tidal marsh bird conservation in the northeastern United States
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-18-88.1
Secondary forest is utilized by Great Curassows (Crax rubra) and Great Tinamous (Tinamus major) in the absence of hunting
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-18-57.1
Demographic drivers of local population decline in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Ontario, Canada
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-18-42.1
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It's not trails that disturb forest birds, but the people on them
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112082417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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In Brazil, Animals Cross a Road of No Return
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/science/brazil-roadkill-wildlife.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20181112&nl=science-times&nl_art=0&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20181112&ref=headline&te=1
Paper: Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes
https://checklist.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=26813
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The Pantanal wetlands, the size of Wisconsin, are the largest freshwater wetlands in the world, and are home to more than 4,000 species of plants and animals.CreditCarl De Souza/Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images
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Conservation areas help birdlife adapt to climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112131615.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Siberian jay is an indicator species of boreal forests, threatened by both climate change and the diminishing scope of old-growth forests. Particularly in the southern boundary of its distribution area, the logging of old forests has caused the Siberian jay to disappear from the region.
Credit: Petteri Lehikoinen
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Kiwi comeback: The plan to reintroduce New Zealand's national bird to Wellington
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/kiwi-comeback-the-plan-to-reintroduce-new-zealand-s-national-bird-to-wellington
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Humans reshaping evolutionary history of species around the globe
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/11/15/news/humans-reshaping-evolutionary-history-species-around-globe-paper
Paper: Adaptation, speciation and extinction in the Anthropocene
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1891/20182047
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Human-altered selective forces. (a) Selection in built environments: feathers left on a window illustrate the high death toll of birds colliding with buildings and automobiles [12], selecting against migratory behaviour [13] and for manoeuvrability [14]. (b) Selection to avoid hunting or harvesting: humans target individuals with preferred traits, selecting against traits such as long ivory tusks [15]. (c) Selection in novel communities: both abiotic and biotic selection pressures are reshaped when humans bring together species in new assemblages, as found in cardinals nesting in introduced honeysuckles [16]. (d) Selection on dispersal: fragmented landscapes select for individuals that can remain in hospitable environments, favouring non-dispersing seeds in Crepis sancta [17]. (e) Selection on inheritance systems: rapid evolution associated with human cultivation can alter the genome, with increased recombination rates and polyploidy found in many domesticated plants, such as oats [18]. Photographs: (a) Alan Hensel; (b) Sarah Otto; (c) Jeff Whitlock; (d) Susan Lambrecht; (e) Henrik Sendelbach.
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Articles related to previous posts:
What did birds and insects do during the 2017 solar eclipse?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115115345.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Songbirds set long-distance migration record
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115115400.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Most complete enantiornithine bird fossil from North America
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/p-mce110818.php
Climate change may have made the Arctic deadlier for baby shorebirds
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-may-have-made-arctic-deadlier-baby-shorebirds
Con?ser?va?tion areas help bird?life ad?apt to cli?mate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181112131615.htm
Escalator to Extinction: Can Mountain Species Adapt to Climate Change?
https://e360.yale.edu/features/escalator-to-extinction-can-mountain-species-adapt-to-climate-change
Northern birds live fast, molt quickly, die young, researchers say
https://www.upi.com/Northern-birds-live-fast-molt-quickly-die-young-researchers-say/4141536170714/
Scientists Say "Teen" Birds Staying in Bed and Eating Through the Day Helps Them Survive
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-birds-stay-in-bed-eat-all-day-survival
These Teen Birds Love Sleeping In, Too
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-teen-birds-love-sleep-too-180970268/
Getting to the root of long-term Tree Swallow declines
https://www.birdguides.com/articles/ornithology/getting-to-the-root-of-long-term-tree-swallow-declines/
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Captive-breeding will not save wild Asian Houbara without regulation of hunting
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113215837.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Global assessment shows hundreds of species face extinction without immediate action
https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/global-assessment-shows-hundreds-species-face-extinction-without
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Has climate change hit migration of birds?
https://www.deccanherald.com/flight-threat-migratory-birds-703364.html
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winged visitors: Bar-headed geese fly with the Himalayas in the background. In 2018, their number was 34,883 -- down from 52,530 in 2017. (below) Pong reservoir in Himachal Pradesh. Sankara Subramanian via flickr/author
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Some of Nova Scotia's at-risk bird species are down to fewer than 1,000 adults
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/some-of-nova-scotia-s-at-risk-birds-are-down-to-fewer-than-1-000-adults-1.4908701
Report: STATE OF THE WORLD'S BIRDS - https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/attachments/BL_ReportENG_V11_spreads.pdf
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There are fewer than 50 breeding pairs of piping plovers in Nova Scotia (Ron d?Entremont)
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Wyoming billionaire pledges to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/wyoming-billionaire-pledges-protect-30-planet-2030
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With a 8.5 million assist from the Wyss Foundation, the Andes Amazon Fund will disperse funds to a range of local organizations working to protect the forested headwaters of the Amazon River basin in Peru and beyond. (Photo: Jorge L?scar/Flickr)
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Geneticist solves long-standing finch beak mystery
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181119064118.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Princeton biologist Bridgett vonHoldt discovered that the 'mega' morph of the black-bellied seedcrackers (Pyrenestes ostrinus), a Cameroonian finch, appears to result from an additional evolutionary step after the evolution of the large- and small-beaked morphs.
Credit: Dr. Tom Smith, UCLA
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Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120151841.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Biology students lead investigation into bird-friendliness at WMU
http://www.westernherald.com/news/campus/article_b2ec89c2-edc8-11e8-b51d-bb2804df4fde.html
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Scientists map shifting migration around Alaska mountains, using GPS-equipped eagles
https://www.ktoo.org/2018/11/21/scientists-map-shifting-migration-around-alaska-mountains-using-gps-equipped-eagles/
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Joe Eisaguirre holds a golden eagle fitted with a GPS-tracking backpack harness. The eagle is wearing a hood to keep it calm. (Photo courtesy Joe Eisaguirre)
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For the first time we've looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side
http://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-weve-looked-at-every-threatened-bird-in-australia-side-by-side-107432
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A striking, critically endangered, new species of hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador
http://americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-58.1
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Series of Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus species nova collected at Cerro de Arcos, El Oro province, southwest Ecuador, May 23, 2017: (A) holotype, (B) paratopotype male, (C) paratopotype females, (D) paratype males.
More: This blue-throated hummingbird is new to science -- but already endangered
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/this-blue-throated-hummingbird-is-new-to-science-but-already-endangered/
Paper: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-18-58.1
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What seabirds can tell us about the tide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129084706.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One of the razorbills tagged by the RSPB.
Credit: Derren Fox/RSPB
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New science to crack down on wildlife crime by taking fingerprints from feathers
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1620227/exclusive-new-science-to-crack-down-on-wildlife-crime-by-taking-fingerprints-from-feathers/
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An Abertay University study has discovered that fingerprints can be recovered from bird feathers, even if they have been left outside and exposed to environmental conditions. The research could lead to breakthroughs in the investigation of wildlife crime.
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Paper: Peregrine Falcon Eggs : Egg Size, Hatchling Sex, and Clutch Sex Ratios
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9e3e/57cbdc43a77d5d856209a9d3abb8e8fbc3e7.pdf?_ga=2.114036737.763357598.1543610396-1765627468.1542402478
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Relationship between egg length and egg breadth for 366 Peregrine Falcon eggs collected from wild nests and incubated in captivity (1976-1990). These two variables were only weakly (although significantly) related, so both were used in subsequent multiple regression analyses as explanatory variables
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Sex ratio (proportion of males) in first (n = 29) and second (n = 10) clutches of Peregrine Falcon eggs where sex was discernible for all eggs within a clutch. Proportion of males did not differ from 0.5 for either first or second clutches.
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Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature
https://e360.yale.edu/features/sparing-vs-sharing-the-great-debate-over-how-to-protect-nature
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Wing partners with Argos and USDA to study black vultures
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/302007/wing-partners-with-argos-and-usda-study-black-vultures
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For the birds: Innovations enable tracking of even small flying animals
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/for-the-birds-innovations-enable-tracking-of-even-small-flying-animals/
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High cost of infidelity for swift parrots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204095346.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Paper: New Rodenticide on the Block: Diagnosing Bromethalin Intoxication in Wildlife
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/87p45686
Quote: "Bromethalin is a neurotoxicant which is not thought to cause secondary poisoning."
Quote: "Although there have been no confirmed
cases of secondary poisoning from bromethalin, there is
very little data to exclude this possibility (Jackson et al.
1982). Continued monitoring of carnivores will be helpful
in determining the occurrence of secondary exposure."
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High cost of infidelity for swift parrots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204095346.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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More info: Endangered swift parrots pushed into tragic love triangles by sugar gliders
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-12-05/sugar-gliders-induce-tragic-love-triangle-in-swift-parrots/10581070
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Swift parrot chicks from the one nest have been found to have different fathers.
(ABC News: Felicity Ogilvie)
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Ingestion of Spent Lead Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans - The Peregrine Fund 2008 Conference
Links to Resources - http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/2008PbConf_links.htm
Justification - http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/2008PbConf_Justification.htm
Research Abstracts (go to Page 24) - http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/CONFERENCE-PROGRAM-v2.pdf
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The Genes That Make Parrots Into the Humans of the Bird World
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/science/parrots-genes-longevity.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20181211&nl=science-times&nl_art=5&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20181211&ref=headline&te=1
Paper: Parrot Genomes and the Evolution of Heightened Longevity and Cognition
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31417-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218314179%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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The blue-fronted parrot can live up to 66 years, and they and some other long-lived birds share changes in a set of hundreds of genes that seem to influence life span.CreditCreditGlaucia Seixas
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Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.0829
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How will the winds of climate change affect migratory birds?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181210151857.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists discover how birds and dinosaurs evolved to dazzle with colourful displays
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181210101938.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Two of the fossils sampled for the study with the fossil melanosomes found in each fossil (scanning electron microscope images). Scaniacypselus to the left and Primotrogon to the right. Melanosome shape varies in the different samples, and is indicative of color. The sample furthest to the left was predicted to be iridescent.
Credit: Photographs of Scaniacypselus and Primotrogon by Jakob Vinther and Fiann Smithwick.
Article: How birds evolved shiny feathers: Avian ancestors developed bright plumage to attract mates 150m years ago when their ancestors first started going into trees where they were safe from predators
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6478879/How-birds-evolved-feathers-Avians-evolved-shiny-colourful-feathers-150-million-years-ago.html
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Bird ancestors first evolved shiny feathers around 150 million years ago when certain dinosaurs started going up into trees, according to new research. Pictured is a Masked Trogon in Ecuador
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The fauna in the Antarctica is threatened by pathogens humans spread in polar latitudes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181210101920.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181212121851.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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More 'heatwave' summers will affect animals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181212135036.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Cardinals living in adjacent deserts are sharply distinct in genetics and song
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181212155911.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Tiny tech tracks hummingbirds at urban feeders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181212200749.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Finding a tracking device for a creature as small as a hummingbird can be challenging. PIT tags, inserted under their skin, are providing valuable insight into their movements and behaviors.
Credit: Don Preisler/UC Davis
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Proof of life: the seabird egg that has Portuguese conservationists excited
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/proof-life-seabird-egg-has-portuguese-conservationists-excited?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a794090194-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a794090194-133930605&mc_cid=a794090194&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Study: Fisheries Compete with Shrinking Seabird Population for Food
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/study-fisheries-compete-with-shrinking-seabird-population-for-food
Persisting Worldwide Seabird-Fishery Competition Despite Seabird Community Decline: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(18)31418-0.pdf
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Moun?tain birds de?clin?ing in Europe
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoh-mbd121318.php
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Snow bunting is the mountain-specialist which population has been declined
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One Cat's Obsession With Hunting Birds Leads to Invention That Has Saved Hundreds of Thousands
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/one-cats-obsession-with-hunting-birds-leads-to-invention-that-has-saved-hundreds-of-thousands/
Study: Birds be safe: Can a novel cat collar reduce avian mortality by domestic cats (Felis catus)?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000050
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Scouting the eagles: Proof that protecting nests aids reproduction
https://phys.org/news/2018-01-scouting-eagles-proof-aids-reproduction.html
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Bald eagles tend to nest along the many lakeshores in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. Credit: Jennyffer Cruz
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Humans behind majority of raptor deaths in Ontario, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-humans-majority-raptor-deaths-ontario.html
Abstract - A RETROSPECTIVE SUMMARY OF RAPTOR MORTALITY IN ONTARIO, CANADA (1991?2014), INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF WEST NILE VIRUS: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.7589/2017-07-157
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Abstract: Limited consequences of infestation with a blood‐feeding ectoparasite for the nestlings of two North Pacific seabirds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01927?af=R
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Abstract: Faster migration in autumn than in spring: seasonal migration patterns and non‐breeding distribution of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicus
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01938?af=R
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Abstract: Female variation in allocation of steroid hormones, antioxidants and fatty acids: a multilevel analysis in a wild passerine bird
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01859?af=R
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Abstract: The evolution of iris colour in relation to nocturnality in owls
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01908?af=R
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Abstract: Wettability of juvenile plumage as a major cause of mortality threatens endangered Barau's Petrel
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02016?af=R
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Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/monumental-disaster-at-the-department-of-the-interior/
Article: Science Under Siege at the Department of the Interior (2018)
https://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/center-science-and-democracy/science-under-siege-department-interior-2018#.XBbXqS17nIU
Report: Science under Siege at the Department of the Interior
https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/12/science-under-siege-at-department-of-interior-full-report.pdf
Executive Summary: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I
https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/executive-summary-climate-science-special-report-fourth-national-climate-assessment
Overview: Fourth National Climate Assessment Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/overview-fourth-national-climate-assessment-volume-ii-impacts-risks-and-adaptation
Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol I + II (with download links to the full reports)
https://www.globalchange.gov/nca4
Scientific Investigations Report 2018?5131
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2018/5131/sir20185131.pdf
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Scientists Discover Hidden 'Supercolony' of 1.5 Million Penguins After Tracking Poop From Space
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzvyxa/scientists-discover-hidden-supercolony-of-15-million-penguins-after-tracking-poop-from-space
Paper: Multi-modal survey of Adelie penguin mega-colonies reveals the Danger Islands as a seabird hotspot
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22313-w#Fig3
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UAV orthomosaic image of Brash Island (above), with examples of zoomed-in penguin rookeries (below), displayed using ESRI ArcMap 10.0 (http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/).
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Penguin eyeing drone during Danger Islands Expedition. Image: Rachael Herman, Louisiana State University, Stony Brook University
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New discovery pushes origin of feathers back by 70 million years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181217125908.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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These are the four feather types: filaments, filament bunches, tufted filament, down feather. Scale bars for photos, are a-d: 100?m, 200?m, 500?m and 1mm).
Credit: Zixiao Yang
Abstract: Pterosaur integumentary structures with complex feather-like branching
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0728-7
Article: Feathers and Fur Fly Over Pterosaur Fossil Finding
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/pterosaur-feathers-fur.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20181218&nl=science-times&nl_art=7&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20181218&ref=headline&te=1
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An artist's rendering of a short-tailed pterosaur. Scientists say they were covered with fuzzy, fur-like insulating structures over their heads, torsos, limbs and tails. And on their heads and wings, three types of curved, thread-like fibers resembling modern feathers. Credit Yuan Zhang/Nature Ecology & Evolution
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Hen harriers and red grouse: Finding common ground in a persistent conflict
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181217101754.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds can mistake some caterpillars for snakes; can robots help?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181217120038.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A bite directly on the false eye.
Credit: Photo courtesy of James Marden.
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After DNA analysis of shells, Amt scientist claims rock painting is of an ostrich
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/after-dna-analysis-of-shells-amt-scientist-claims-rock-painting-is-of-an-ostrich/articleshow/67135018.cms
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Dive-bombing for love: Male hummingbirds dazzle females with a highly synchronized display
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181218115150.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A team of Princeton biologists has found that male broad-tailed hummingbirds like this one flash their iridescent throat feathers while making a buzzing sound as part of a complex courtship dive. Broad-tailed hummingbirds are native to Central America and summer in western United States.
Credit: Photo by Noah Whiteman, University of California, Berkeley
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Study: Climate change impacting Skagit River salmon, eagles
https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/study-climate-change-impacting-skagit-river-salmon-eagles/article_8ad10ef4-2daf-5587-937f-0005f976310a.html
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Abstract: The auditory attributes of Golden Eagles: Do Golden (Aquila chrysaetos) and Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) share the same auditory space?
https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.5067726
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Climate change affects breeding birds
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-climate-affects-birds.html
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A Washington State University researcher has found that the breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change. Credit: Jessica Tir
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Feral and pet cats kill billions of birds each year, study says
https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2018/12/20/Pennsylvania-cats-invasive-species-wildlife-birds/stories/201812210001
Abstract: Responding to misinformation and criticisms regarding United States cat predation estimates
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-018-1796-y
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Feral and pet cats kill billions of birds each year, study says
https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2018/12/20/Pennsylvania-cats-invasive-species-wildlife-birds/stories/201812210001
Abstract: Responding to misinformation and criticisms regarding United States cat predation estimates
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-018-1796-y
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Plastic Threatens Even Our Common Shorebirds, Study Warns
https://www.audubon.org/news/plastic-threatens-even-our-common-shorebirds-study-warns
Paper: First record of debris ingestion by the shorebird American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on the Southern coast of Brazil
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X1830835X#bb0175
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American Oystercatchers. Photo: Jesse Gordon/Audubon Photography Awards
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Thousands of birds killed illegally in Norway: report
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/27/c_137700970.htm
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Eagle study discovers ecological relationships
https://www.ptleader.com/stories/eagle-study-discovers-ecological-relationships,58803
Study: Fish Distribution and Abundance in Shallow Intertidal Habitats of Tarboo and North Dabob Bays
http://www.nwwatershed.org/pubs/tarbooFishSurvey.pdf
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Researchers with the Northwest Watershed Institute studied eagles' hunting habits at Dabob Bay.
Courtesy photo by Heather Gordon
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Abstracts or 1st page of Letters
Evolution of Communal Roosting: A Social Refuge-Territory Prospecting Hypothesis
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-101.1
Is the Slope Between the Alborz Mountains and Caspian Sea in Northern Iran a Bottleneck for Migrating Raptors?
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-92.1
Nest Records of Two Large Eagles in Colombia and Ecuador
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-60.1
Records of Orange-breasted Falcons in Urban and Suburban Areas of Northwestern Argentina
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/JRR-17-15.1
Bald Eagle Predation by an American Alligator
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-18-17.1
The Contribution of Citizen Science to the Conservation of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Israel
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-99.1
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Abstracts:
Inter-island Movements of Two Barbary Falcon (Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides) Juveniles in the Canary Islands
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-18-16.1
A Large Aggregation of 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) During Migration in the Western Gulf of Mexico
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-18-13.1
Lead Exposure in the Critically Endangered Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Population in Southern Africa
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-86.1
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Abstracts:
Nutritional Condition of Hybrid Nestlings Is Similar To That of Pure-Species Offspring of Spotted Eagles (Clanga clanga ? C. pomarina)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-74.1
Winter Scavenging of Ungulate Carrion By Bald Eagles, Common Ravens, and Coyotes In Northern Arizona
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-93.1
Nest-Site Selection In A High-Density Colony of Burrowing Owls
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-62.1
Estimation of Population Density of Bearded Vultures Using Line-Transect Distance Sampling and Identification of Perceived Threats In the Annapurna Himalaya Range of Nepal
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-18-25.1
Nesting Success and Nest-Site Selection of White-Rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) In Western Maharashtra, India
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-26.1
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Abstract: Activity Budgets, Foraging Behavior, and Diet of White-Tailed Kites (Elanus leucurus) During Breeding and Nonbreeding Seasons In the Argentine Pampas
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-54.1
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(Couldn't access any info, except references, on this title.)
Successful Renesting After Brood Loss by Southern Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-17-67.1
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10 bird facts that sound fake but are true
https://www.thisisinsider.com/interesting-bird-facts-2018-12
Related:
T. Rex Linked to Chickens, Ostriches
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/t-rex-linked-to-chickens-ostriches-180940877/
Osprey - Diet and Foraging
https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/osprey/foodhabits
Parasitic Jaeger
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/parasitic-jaeger
HUMMINGBIRDS of Chamizal National Memorial
https://www.nps.gov/cham/learn/nature/upload/Hummingbirds-of-Chamizal_english.pdf
Bearded Vulture
http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/wildlife/profiles/birds/bearded_vulture/
The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life
http://gypaetus.com/fotos/pdf/margalida1.pdf
Really Strange Birds
https://books.google.com/books?id=MdRhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=bassian+thrush+farts&source=bl&ots=BjrxK4n-Rn&sig=7Ut1mimnJC1kwACq0uXXG6Unmd0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdz-qK3cHfAhVI0KwKHQLwDh84ChDoATAGegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=bassian%20thrush%20farts&f=false
These Are The World's Weirdest Birds
https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-worlds-weirdest-birds-1565837454
Orthographic processing in pigeons
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/09/13/1607870113.full
The Hoatzin: Misfit, Belcher, Genetic Mystery
https://www.audubon.org/news/hoatzin
Why Ravens and Crows Are Earth's Smartest Birds
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/year-of-the-bird-brains-intelligence-smarts/
The smartest bird in the world can use tools like a human, and it's amazing to watch
https://www.businessinsider.com/science-smart-black-crows-tools-food-faces-2016-8?_ga=2.145425847.2069198283.1546310765-2115224016.1546310765
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Saint Mary's researchers studying how heavy metals hurt bald eagles
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/saint-mary-s-researchers-studying-how-heavy-metals-hurt-bald-eagles-1.4961943
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Linda Campbell gathered tissue samples from the bodies of seven eagles. The samples were dried and ground before lab analysis. (Courtesy: Linda Campbell)
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Why the number of single male Magellanic penguins is rising at this breeding colony
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103110603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a Magellanic penguin parent feeding its chicks as its mate looks on.
Credit: Natasha Gownaris
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Penguins Love Jelly
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/penguins-love-jelly/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=6d7d9e9e37-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-6d7d9e9e37-121598265
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Scotland's famous wildlife faces catastrophic damage from climate change: report
https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/national/17331648.scotlands-famous-wildlife-faces-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change-report/
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Handout pic of a capercaillie
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Where will the world's next Zika, West Nile or Dengue virus come from?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190104131230.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How Trump's Wall Would Alter Our Biological Identity Forever
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-trumps-wall-would-alter-our-biological-identity-forever/?utm_medium=social%26utm_content=organic%26utm_source=twitter%26utm_campaign=SciAm_%26sf205460339=1
Nature Divided, Scientists United: US-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/10/740/5057517
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The five Borderlands Conservation Hotspots identified by Defenders of Wildlife, which highlight areas of high biological diversity and significant investment in conservation land and projects.
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Female penguins are getting stranded along the South American coast
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190107110825.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Roaming cats prey on their owners' minds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190108084444.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Games Animals Play
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/science/animals-play-games.html?emc=edit_sc_20190108&nl=science-times&nl_art=&nlid=75212545edit_sc_20190108&ref=headline&te=1
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Two billion birds migrate over Gulf Coast
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190109110058.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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I did a "bald eagle" search on the American Ornithological Society Journals' new website for the "The Auk" and "The Condor" publications. The search returned over 200 articles, some from the '30s, '40s and '60s.
Search results: https://academic.oup.com/aosjournals/search-results?page=1&q=bald+eagle&allJournals=1&fl_SiteID=6212
A few selected articles:
In Memoriam: Gary Bortolotti, 1954?2011 - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/128/4/798/5148625?searchresult=1
Abundance of Diurnal Raptors on Open Space Grasslands in an Urbanized Landscape - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/100/4/601/5126047?searchresult=1
Comparison of 1935 and 1940 Populations of Nesting Bald Eagles in East-Central Florida - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/58/3/402/5239106?searchresult=1
Concentrations of bald eagles on the Mississippi River at Hamilton, Illinois (1949) - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/66/1/83/5213551?searchresult=1
Mate and Nest Site Fidelity in a Resident Population of Bald Eagles - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/95/4/1053/5189658?searchresult=1
Observations of Aggressive Interactions by Bald Eagles of Known Age and Sex - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/92/2/532/5185523?searchresult=1
Daily Energy Expenditure of Nestling Bald Eagles in Northern Wisconsin - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/103/1/175/5151394?searchresult=1
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Eagles don't seem to like artificial perches
https://qctimes.com/special-section/eagles-don-t-seem-to-like-artificial-perches/article_f74d4246-3f73-52e8-b34b-b52cacb71135.html
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For these birds, climate change spells a rise in fatal conflicts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110141908.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.
https://www.popsci.com/great-tits-murder-climate-change?src=SOC%26dom=tw
Climate change intensifies war of the birds
https://scienmag.com/climate-change-intensifies-war-of-the-birds/
Deadly Bird Battles May Be Another Weird Consequence of Climate Change
https://earther.gizmodo.com/deadly-bird-battles-may-be-another-weird-consequence-of-1831638514
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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/01/190110141908_1_540x360.jpg)
This image shows a great tit preying on a pied flycatcher.
Credit: Maurice van Laar
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Scientists bunking in 'unsafe' bird research base on Tasmanian island
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/scientists-bunk-in-dilapidated-island-base/10713754
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The remote island is home to one of the world's longest running seabird studies.
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How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution (fascinating!)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20190115&nl=science-times&nl_art=2&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20190115&ref=headline&te=1
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A male king bird-of-paradise. Credit Kenji Aoki for The New York Times
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The tips of the outer tail feathers of a male king bird-of-paradise. Credit Kenji Aoki for The New York Times
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Loons Are Getting Squeezed By Wind Farms
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/loons-are-getting-squeezed-by-wind-farms/
Abstract: Operational offshore wind farms and associated ship traffic cause profound changes in distribution patterns of Loons (Gavia spp.) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479718311873#!
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Genomic study finds Haida Gwaii's northern goshawks are highly distinct and at-risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190115112001.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This is a northern goshawk on a chicken in Queen Charlotte.
Credit: Caitlin Blewett
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Insect collapse: 'We are destroying our life support systems'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/15/insect-collapse-we-are-destroying-our-life-support-systems?CMP=share_btn_tw
Paper: Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web
https://www.pnas.org/content/115/44/E10397
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Comparison of the average dry-weight biomass of arthropods caught per 12-h day in 10 ground (A) and canopy (B) traps within the same sampling area in the Luquillo rainforest. Numbers above the bars give the mean daily catch rate in dry weight of arthropods per day for the respective dates. Data for 1976 and 1977 are from Lister (22).
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El Yunque national forest in Sierra de Luquillo, Puerto Rico. Photograph: Stuart Westmorland/Corbis/Getty Images
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How Many Birds Disappear Between Migration Seasons? We Now Have a Clue.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/winter-2018/how-many-birds-disappear-between-migration?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20190119_dissapearing-birds_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190119_dissapearing-birds&utm_content=medium
Quote: "Their findings show a titanic drop-off of 2.6 billion birds between fall and spring ?migrations. What's more, though species that winter in the United States have shorter fall flights, they suffered the bulk of the losses, indicating that northern populations face greater threats than those in the tropics."
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Abstract: Seasonal abundance and survival of North America's migratory avifauna determined by weather radar
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0666-4
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Feathers: Better than Velcro?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116150632.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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You may have seen a kid play with a feather, or you may have played with one yourself: Running a hand along a feather's barbs and watching as the feather unzips and zips, seeming to miraculously pull itself back together. That "magical" zipping mechanism could provide a model for new adhesives and new aerospace materials, according to engineers at the University of California San Diego.
Credit: University of California San Diego
Paper: Scaling of bird wings and feathers for efficient flight - http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaat4269
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http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/5/1/eaat4269/F6.large.jpg?width=800&height=600&carousel=1
Fig. 6 Barbules as connecting elements between feathers.
Their spacing is measured as the distance between barbules, as shown in (A). An additively manufactured bioinspired model (B) demonstrates the function of the barbule membrane flaps. This model is shown with air blown dorsally [as in the wing upstroke (C)] and ventrally [as in the downstroke (D)] at the vane. Blue circles represent the location of airflow. Micrographs of the feather vane of Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) (left) and the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) (right) demonstrate dimensional similarities on the microscale (E), while macroscale differences are shown in (F). A single barbule is highlighted in yellow in each image shown in (E). Images were taken from (30).
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Migratory schedule of swallows uncovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122125515.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Prof. Ryan Norris.
Credit: University of Guelph
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Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds do
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122125527.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Avian UV vision enhances leaf surface contrasts in forest environments
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-08142-5
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The image to the right was taken with the specially designed camera.
Credit: Cynthia Tedore
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Spectral sensitivities of avian cones and multispectral camera channels. Solid lines show spectral sensitivities of avian cones and dashed lines show multispectral camera channels. Most terrestrially foraging birds are tetrachromats, having L, M, and either S(U) and U or S(V) and V cones6. L, M, S, V, and U stand for Long, Medium, Short, Violet, and Ultraviolet wavelengths, respectively
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How much rainforest do birds need?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122125613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The blue-headed bee-eater is native to African rainforests.
Credit: Professor Matthias Waltert
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Eaglet Blood Tests Bring Good News for Eagles and the Bay
https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/1/20/eaglet-checkup-results-in-good-news-for-species-and-bay
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An eaglet during an exam near the James River. Photo: Center for Conservation Biology/Bryan Watts
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Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122084358.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Newell's Shearwaters are endemic to Hawaii and face a variety of threats, but the discovery of a possible new population of Oahu is good news for the species.
Credit: Lindsay Young
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Bird beaks did not adapt to food types as previously thought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122115043.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How male dragonflies adapt wing color to temperature
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190123082227.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One of the male blue dasher dragonflies with darker wings.
Credit: Michael Moore/Case Western Reserve University
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Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190123105814.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Illinois Natural History Survey avian ecologist Bryan Reiley and his colleagues study how voluntary conservation programs on private lands influence populations of rare birds in Illinois.
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky
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It's a bird-eat-bird world
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124095100.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Grown willie wagtail nestlings.
Credit: Graham Fulton
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More than ruffled feathers: Mockingbirds show heightened aggression after lead exposure
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/maf-mtr012319.php
Abstract: Sub-lethal exposure to lead is associated with heightened aggression in an urban songbird
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718345017
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The World Outdoors: Roberta Bondar connects view from space to bird migration
https://lfpress.com/travel/the-world-outdoors-roberta-bondar-connects-view-from-space-to-bird-migration
Video: CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about Earth observation from space with Roberta Bondar and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons for the Exploring Earth activity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888SxKcJ6Go
Protecting Space for Birds
https://www.therobertabondarfoundation.org/other-activities/research-and-publications/psfb/
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From Sonoma County to Antarctica, Point Blue studies climate change through birds
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/specialsections/sonomagives/9080921-181/from-sonoma-county-to-antarctica?sba=AAS
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Why a Border Wall Could Mean Trouble for Wildlife
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/climate/border-wall-wildlife.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20190129&nl=science-times&nl_art=7&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20190129&ref=headline&te=1
Article: Nature Divided, Scientists United: US?Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/10/740/5057517
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The five Borderlands Conservation Hotspots identified by Defenders of Wildlife, which highlight areas of high biological diversity and significant investment in conservation land and projects. See Peters and Clark (2018) for more information.
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Birds-of-paradise genomes target sexual selection
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190128091443.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Without habitat management, small land parcels do not protect birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122171331.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Some of the birds that were captured and banded in the research included, top row, from left, Carolina wren and chestnut-sided warbler and, bottom row from left, Baltimore oriole, bluejay and common yellowthroat.
Credit: Julian Avery
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Risk-benefit considerations in evaluating commensal anticoagulant rodenticide impacts to wildlife
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w63h1wp
U.S. EPA reregistration eligibility decision (RED) for the rodenticide cluster: overview of the regulatory process, response of registrants and stakeholders, and implications for agricultural and urban rodent control
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2j4085xz
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Molecular analysis of anchiornis feather gives clues to origin of flight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190128161514.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The birds who seek out Goldilocks fires
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-birds-goldilocks.html
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GPS-GSM technology for the long journey of the Egyptian vulture, an endangered species
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-gps-gsm-technology-journey-egyptian-vulture.html
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Marking the six Egyptian vultures with GPS-GSM emitters allows the tracking of their movements and use of space. Credit: Conservation Biology Group (University of Barcelona-IRBio)
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American Wind Wildlife Institute 10th Anniversary Documentary
https://vimeo.com/304420920
NWCC: Scientific Advances Toward Wind-Wildlife Solutions Presented at 12th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting in St. Paul
https://www.nationalwind.org/scientific-advances-toward-wind-wildlife-solutions-presented-at-12th-wind-wildlife-research-meeting-in-st-paul/
AWWI: Presentation and Poster Abstracts
https://awwi.app.box.com/s/4wsmluksr5fi5u1ipq293utwk8zqv6e9/file/388536682922
USFWS: MidAmerican Energy Company Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Wind Energy Facilities in Iowa
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/rockisland/te/MidAmericanHCP.html
Analyses: Ten Years of the Compensatory Mitigation Rule: Reflections on Progress and Opportunities and Solid Ground: Using Mitigation to Achieve Greater Predictability, Faster Project Approval, and Better Conservation Outcomes
https://www.eli.org/sites/default/files/elr/featuredarticles/Jan19FA.pdf
Study: Tracking Movements of Threatened Migratory rufaRed Knots in U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Waters
https://espis.boem.gov/Final%20Reports/BOEM_2018-046.pdf
Abstract: (SYMPOSIA-05) "Big Data" Approach to Understanding Wildlife Collision Risk at Wind Farms
https://midwestfishwildlifeconferen2019.sched.com/event/INZV/symposia-05-big-data-approach-to-understanding-wildlife-collision-risk-at-wind-farms#
Defenders of Wildlife: Celebrating a Decade of Wind-Wildlife Collaboration
https://medium.com/wild-without-end/american-wind-wildlife-institute-celebration-8be05c50cbd3
USGS: GenEst - A Generalized Estimator of Mortality (software download)
https://www.usgs.gov/software/genest-a-generalized-estimator-mortality
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Photo courtesy of MidAmerican Energy Company
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How to send a finch extinct
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129140556.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Road proximity may boost songbird nest success in tropics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129081925.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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White-rumped Shamas in Thailand's tropical forests are more successful when they nest near roads--the opposite of the pattern that scientists working in temperate zones have come to expect.
Credit: Rongrong Angkaew
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What seabirds can tell us about the tide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129084706.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One of the razorbills tagged by the RSPB.
Credit: Derren Fox/RSPB
More info: Scientists Turn Birds into Activity Trackers for the Sea
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scientists-turn-birds-into-activity-trackers-for-the-sea/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=9aec28138d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-9aec28138d-121598265
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Like a Fitbit for birds, these activity trackers help researchers monitor razorbill activity. Matthew Cooper and colleagues realized this tracking data could also be used to calculate the motion of the ocean. Photo courtesy of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Paper: What can seabirds tell us about the tide?
https://www.ocean-sci.net/14/1483/2018/
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Direction (a) and speed (b) of bird movement relative to the time of high water at Liverpool. Directions are in degrees anticlockwise from east such that 0∘ is due east and 180∘ due west. Speeds have been normalised by the tidal range on the day so that the speed shown is that on an average tide - equivalent to M2 speeds.
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BirdNote Stories for the week of February 3, 2019
https://mailchi.mp/birdnote/weeklypreview-866713?e=e2aca28750
Featuring: An incredible adaptation that was once considered a myth
https://www.birdnote.org/show/sandgrouse-desert-water-carriers
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Crossbreeding threatens conservation of endangered milky storks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190131104945.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Achieving a balance: Animal welfare and conservation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190131113846.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Psychologists solve mystery of songbird learning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190131125921.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A male zebra finch watches a video monitor displaying a female finch performing an arousal behavior called a 'fluff-up.'
Credit: Michael Goldstein
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Photos show loss of private wetlands
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12199981
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Forest and Bird has released aerial images of wetlands taken in Southland, from 2007 and 2014. Photo / Supplied
The Country
Protecting waterbird habitats to combat the impacts of climate change
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/protecting-waterbird-habitats-combat-impacts-climate-change
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The Hummingbird as Warrior: Evolution of a Fierce and Furious Beak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/science/hummingbirds-science-take.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_sc_20190205&nl=science-times&nlid=75212545edit_sc_20190205&ref=headline&te=1
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The beak of a male tooth-billed hummingbird, found in the forests of Colombia, is adapted for battle.CreditKristiina Hurme
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NW Forest Plan 25 years later: Wildfire losses up, bird populations down
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204154021.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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First discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird Archaeopteryx
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204085939.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-37343-7
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Size-normalized centerline calamus-rachis traces for the primary coverts of 24 modern birds compared to the trace of the isolated feather (Berlin specimen, MB.Av.100). The blue line is the isolated feather's trace whilst the orange line is from the common magpie (Pica pica, Fig. S3) whose wing has been cited as the isolated feather's closest modern match1,7. In brown is the centerline trace from a modern Undulated Tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus UWBM 71526, Fig. S4), which belongs to the only groups of extant palaeognaths with flight capabilities. The yellow zone represents the area covered by the traces of all 24 measured feathers, including a 1.5% error zone allowing for taphonomic flex (see Fig. S1). In all cases the isolated feathers centerline is a large departure from modern primary coverts.
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The isolated Archaeopteryx feather is the first fossil feather ever discovered. Top image, the feather as it looks today under white light. Middle image, the original drawing from 1862 by Hermann von Meyer. Bottom image, Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (LSF) showing the halo of the missing quill. Scale bar is 1cm.
Credit: Copyright The University of Hong Kong
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'Eavesdropping' technology used to protect one of New Zealand's rarest birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190205090544.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study reveals unsettling multidrug antibiotic resistance in remote Arctic soil microbes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190205115346.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Jennifer Roberts collected soil samples in the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard, Norway, that showed antibiotic-resistant genes have transferred into soil-microbe populations in one of Earth's most remote locations.
Credit: Jennifer Roberts/KU News Service
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Female manakins use male mating call when implanted with male hormones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206101106.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A male golden-collared manakin, a bird found in Panama and Colombia.
Credit: Ioana Chiver
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Fossils of new oviraptorosaur species discovered in Mongolia
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206144454.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Postcranial elements of the holotype specimen (MPC-D 102/111) of Gobiraptor minutus gen. et sp. nov. (A) Skeletal reconstruction in left lateral view (missing and damaged portions of the bones in gray).
Credit: Sungjin Lee et al. A new baby oviraptorid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. PLOS ONE, 2019; 14 (2): e0210867 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210867 CC-BY
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Species 'hotspots' created by immigrant influx or evolutionary speed depending on climate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206144506.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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These specimens, from Cambridge University's Museum of Zoology, were collected and labelled on the second voyage of the HMS Beagle (1831-1836) that carried Darwin to the Galapagos Islands. Researchers say these famously diverse finches are an iconic example of rapid speciation in a tropical hotspot.
Credit: University of Cambridge / Chris Green
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New way to help increase conservation impact
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190207111303.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Earliest known seed-eating perching bird discovered in Fossil Lake, Wyoming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190207115003.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The 52-million-year-old fossil of Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi, the earliest known perching bird with a beak for eating seeds.
Credit: Copyright Lance Grande, Field Museum
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NORTH IOWA OUTDOORS: Eagles are on the Move Into Iowa (interesting!)
https://kiow.com/2019/02/09/north-iowa-outdoors-eagles-are-on-the-move-into-iowa/
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Insects Are Dying En Masse, Risking 'Catastrophic' Collapse Of Earth's Ecosystems
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/insect-population-decline-extinction_us_5c611921e4b0f9e1b17f097d
Abstract: Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718313636
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Native bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and aquatic insects are among the insects that have been worst-hit, the scientific review concluded.
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Scientists Are Totally Rethinking Animal Cognition
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/what-the-crow-knows/580726/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
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Everywhere in the Animal Kingdom, Followers of the Milky Way
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/science/milk-animals-evolution.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_sc_20190212&nl=science-times&nlid=75212545edit_sc_20190212&ref=headline&te=1
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Natural selection and spatial memory link shown in mountain chickadee research
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190212190845.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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University of Nevada, Reno research results provide the first direct evidence for natural selection on spatial cognition in wild food-caching mountain chickadees in one-of-a-kind in the world high-altitude field lab.
Credit: Vladimir Pravosudov, University of Nevada, Reno
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New clue in curious case of cassowary casque
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213090822.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird colours linked to climate change
https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/102268-bird-colours-linked-to-climate-change
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Habitat and climate could be responsible for the stunning plumage one of the world's most diversely coloured parrots.
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Survey shows raptor doing well in Iowa
http://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/vinton_newspapers/features/survey-shows-raptor-doing-well-in-iowa/article_28c1d9a2-2ed0-11e9-849f-0b82658ff240.html
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DNR News Releases - 2019 Winter Bald Eagle Watches
https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/2223/2019-Winter-Bald-Eagle-Watches
DNR News Releases - Bald Eagle Midwinter Survey results are in
https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/2292/Bald-Eagle-Midwinter-Survey-results-are-in
Listed Species In a County - WINNESHIEK County, IA
https://programs.iowadnr.gov/naturalareasinventory/pages/RepDistinctSpeciesByCounty.aspx?CountyID=96
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Parents don't pick favorites, at least if you're a Magellanic penguin
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190214115619.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Quote: "...the parent tries to feed each of its two chicks equal portions of food, regardless of the youngsters' differences in age or size."
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This is a Magellanic parent feeding its chicks at Punta Tombo in January 2016.
Credit: Dee Boersma/Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
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Birds of a Feather May Stick Together, but This Bird's Foot Got Stuck in Amber
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/science/amber-bird-foot.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20190219&nl=science-times&nl_art=7&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20190219&ref=headline&te=1
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A C.T. scan of the foot of a 99 million-year-old bird whose feathers, not visible on the scan, were preserved in amber. Credit Lida Xing et al.
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New Orleans mockingbirds exposed to lead show more aggression, Tulane finds
https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/02/new-orleans-mockingbirds-exposed-to-lead-show-more-aggression-tulane-finds.html
Abstract: Sub-lethal exposure to lead is associated with heightened aggression in an urban songbird
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718345017
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A mockingbird tries to attack a taxidermized bird inside a cage. A Tulane study found that mockingbirds exposed to higher levels of lead showed more aggression to perceived intruders. (Photo by Stephanie McClelland.)
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Why Africa's smallest raptor has helpers to raise its chicks
https://www.news.uct.ac.za/news/research-office/-article/2019-02-25-why-africas-smallest-raptor-has-helpers-to-raise-its-chicks
Abstract: Helpers improve fledgling body condition in bigger broods of cooperatively breeding African pygmy falcon
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00265-018-2630-3
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The researchers found that about 25% of the helpers in a pygmy falcon nests were female, which contrasts with other raptor species where female helpers are relatively rare.
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Are New Zealand's giant birds of prey just exiled Aussies?
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/332417
Abstract: Mitogenomic evidence of close relationships between New Zealand's extinct giant raptors and small-sized Australian sister-taxa
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318306328
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Abstract: Identifying ecological drivers of interspecific variation in song complexity in songbirds (Passeriformes, Passeri)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02020?af=R
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Recent drought may provide a glimpse of the future for birds in the Sierra Nevada
https://yubanet.com/regional/recent-drought-may-provide-a-glimpse-of-the-future-for-birds-in-the-sierra-nevada/
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Black-backed woodpecker in a Sierra forest.
Abstract: Recent drought and tree mortality effects on the avian community in southern Sierra Nevada: a glimpse of the future?
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.1848
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Experimentally broken faecal sacs affect nest bacterial environment, development and survival of spotless starling nestlings (this is one hideously designed experiment!)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02044?af=R
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Identifying ecological drivers of interspecific variation in song complexity in songbirds (Passeriformes, Passeri)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02020?af=R
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Phenotypic plasticity in breeding plumage signals in both sexes of a migratory bird: responses to breeding conditions
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01855?af=R
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Earliest example of animal nest sharing revealed by scientists
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190220103421.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Two of the fossilized enantiornithine eggs.
Credit: Gareth Dyke
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Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221110359.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Adzebill skeleton on display in the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand. Among the giant bird's closest living relatives are the tiny flufftails from Madagascar and Africa.
Credit: Canterbury Museum
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How to save a seabird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221110402.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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All three species of albatrosses -- laysan, blackfoot and short-tailed -- congregated in Alaska.
Credit: Ed Melvin/Washington Sea Grant
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How bird feather patterns form
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221141509.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Feathers beginning their development on the back of an ostrich embryo.
Credit: William Ho, Roslin Institute
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Good news: Habitats worthy of protection in Germany are protected, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221122948.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Natura 2000 is the world's largest coordinated network of protected areas.
Credit: Simone Langhans
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Spring migration is now earlier in European and North American birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225105106.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Recovering forests important to conservation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190226112310.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Put eggs all in one basket, or spread them around? Birds know best
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190227131840.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Princeton researchers found that greater anis, which normally nest communally in groups of two to three females, can become social parasites and start laying their eggs in the nests of other groups after their own nests are destroyed.
Credit: Photo by Christina Riehl
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Letters (First page only)
Golden Eagle Nestlings Infested by Mexican Chicken Bugs in Chihuahua, Mexico
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-45/Golden-Eagle-Nestlings-Infested-by-Mexican-Chicken-Bugs-in-Chihuahua/10.3356/JRR-18-45.short
Predation of a Rock Pigeon by a Yellow-Headed Caracara in a Suburban Area in Panama
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-11/Predation-of-a-Rock-Pigeon-by-a-Yellow-Headed-Caracara/10.3356/JRR-18-11.short
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Short Communications
Infestations of Lice of Steppe Buzzards (Buteo buteo vulpinus) Differ from those of Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo buteo)
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-21/Infestations-of-Lice-of-Steppe-Buzzards-iButeo-buteo-vulpinus-i/10.3356/JRR-18-21.short
The Summer Diet of the Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) in Iceland
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-17-95/The-Summer-Diet-of-the-Snowy-Owl-iBubo-scandiacus-i/10.3356/JRR-17-95.short
Effects of Nest Exposure and Spring Temperatures on Golden Eagle Brood Survival: An Opportunity for Mitigation
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-17-100/Effects-of-Nest-Exposure-and-Spring-Temperatures-on-Golden-Eagle/10.3356/JRR-17-100.short
Facultative Migration: New Insight from a Raptor
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-27/Facultative-Migration-New-Insight-from-a-Raptor/10.3356/JRR-18-27.full
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Articles (Abstracts only)
Diet and Prey Delivery of Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) During the Breeding Season in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-17-90/Diet-and-Prey-Delivery-of-Burrowing-Owls-iAthene-cunicularia-hypugaea/10.3356/JRR-17-90.short
The Northern Hawk Owl in Montana: A Summary of Breeding Biology, Diet, Habitat Association, and Records (1994?2015)
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-17-87/The-Northern-Hawk-Owl-in-Montana--A-Summary-of/10.3356/JRR-17-87.short
Hunting Altitude of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) Over a Breeding Colony
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-17-94/Hunting-Altitude-of-Eleonoras-Falcon-iFalco-eleonorae-i-Over-a/10.3356/JRR-17-94.short
Status of the Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha) and Other Cliff-Nesting Raptors in Batoka Gorge, Zimbabwe
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-36/Status-of-the-Taita-Falcon-iFalco-fasciinucha-i-and-Other/10.3356/JRR-18-36.short
Survival Estimates and Cause of Mortality of Golden Eagles in South-Central Montana
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-22/Survival-Estimates-and-Cause-of-Mortality-of-Golden-Eagles-in/10.3356/JRR-18-22.short
Using Motion-Activated Trail Cameras to Study Diet and Productivity of Cliff-Nesting Golden Eagles
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-26/Using-Motion-Activated-Trail-Cameras-to-Study-Diet-and-Productivity/10.3356/JRR-18-26.full
An Improved Mechanical Owl for Efficient Capture of Nesting Raptors
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-30/An-Improved-Mechanical-Owl-for-Efficient-Capture-of-Nesting-Raptors/10.3356/JRR-18-30.full
A Broadscale Assessment of Mercury Contamination in Peregrine Falcons Across the Northern Latitudes of North America
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-0003/A-Broadscale-Assessment-of-Mercury-Contamination-in-Peregrine-Falcons-Across/10.3356/JRR-18-0003.full
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AWWI Technical Report: A Summary of Bird Fatality Data in a Nationwide Database
https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AWWI-Bird-Technical-Report-02_25_19.pdf
Some Takeaways
The 15 most reported of the 281 species constituted 48.8% of all fatality incidents. American kestrel and red-tailed hawk were in the top ten species with the most reported fatality incidents and were the most frequently reported raptor fatalities across almost all avifaunal biomes.
Seventeen golden eagles were reported in 11 scheduled searches. Twenty additional golden eagles were reported as incidental finds. No bald eagles were contained in the AWWIC database. Fatalities of the bald eagles at wind facilities have been reported in the literature and more are known to have occurred since this publication.
Conclusion
"Because of their life history attributes, diurnal raptors are a group of concern. Collision risk appears to vary considerably within this group, and this variation will be evaluated with additional data and further analysis."
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Protecting Our World's Oldest Wild Bird
https://www.islandconservation.org/protecting-our-worlds-oldest-wild-bird/
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has released the final Environmental Assessment for the Midway Seabird Protection Project.
https://www.islandconservation.org/protecting-midways-seabirds/
Midway Seabird Protection Project - Final Environmental Assessment and Project Plan
https://fws.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e7bbcf5c95804186902ef938f1c020f2
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Spring migration is now earlier in European and North American birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225105106.htm
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Extinction warning: Up to 1,700 bird and animal species could be WIPED OUT by 2070
https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/up-1700-bird-animal-species-14086364
Abstract: Extinction risk from climate change - https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02121
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Pale-Browed Treehunter (Image: Claudio Dian Timm)
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Wildlife managers track eagles' movements in Southwest Colorado
https://durangoherald.com/articles/265559
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Biodiversity crisis: Technological advances in agriculture are not a sufficient response
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304121543.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The production of oilseeds such as palm oil is currently becoming the most important driver of species extinction on a global scale.
Credit: HUTAN-KOCP
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Biodiversity crisis: Technological advances in agriculture are not a sufficient response
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304121543.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The production of oilseeds such as palm oil is currently becoming the most important driver of species extinction on a global scale.
Credit: HUTAN-KOCP
More: Bird extinctions 'driven' by global food trade
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47441292
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The European turtle dove: Numbers are in decline
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Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190305083638.htm
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Ecological vineyards help protecting bird population in the environment
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uob-evh030619.php
Paper: Organic farming favours bird communities and their resilience to climate change in Mediterranean vineyards
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880918304092
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The Conservation Biology Group of the University of Barcelona describes for the first time the beneficial effect of ecological viticulture on bird population in the environment.
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Migrating birds avoid wind turbines, suffer from habitat loss
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/migrating-birds-avoid-wind-turbines-suffer-habitat-loss
Abstract: Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2656.12961
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Abstract: Modelling the risk of collision with power lines in Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus and its conservation implications
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/modelling-the-risk-of-collision-with-power-lines-in-bonellis-eagle-hieraaetus-fasciatus-and-its-conservation-implications/DE36CF8D56F0A3829B2017262C627D60
Takeaways:
"...the risk of collision was mainly determined by eagles' home range use..."
"...the risk of collision increased in open habitats, far from urban areas that were good for hunting, and in cliff areas used for breeding and roosting, where eagles fly at a lower height..."
"These results suggested that power line collisions might be more important than previously reported as a cause of mortality for the species..."
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Abstract: Modelling the risk of collision with power lines in Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus and its conservation implications
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/modelling-the-risk-of-collision-with-power-lines-in-bonellis-eagle-hieraaetus-fasciatus-and-its-conservation-implications/DE36CF8D56F0A3829B2017262C627D60
Takeaways:
"...the risk of collision was mainly determined by eagles' home range use..."
"...the risk of collision increased in open habitats, far from urban areas that were good for hunting, and in cliff areas used for breeding and roosting, where eagles fly at a lower height..."
"These results suggested that power line collisions might be more important than previously reported as a cause of mortality for the species..."
More: Guidelines for the conservation of Bonelli's eagle populations
Abstract: http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/69446
Document: http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/69446/9/Guidelines_BE_2016.pdf
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Biologists experimentally trigger adaptive radiation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190305083630.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The changes in color are as light as the lightest species and as dark as the darkest species in the entire genus -- and this genus has been evolving for millions of years.
Credit: Adapted from Bush et. al. 2019. Evo Letters
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Swifts are born to eat and sleep in the air
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306110651.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Most microbes in hummingbird feeders do not pose health hazard
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306152401.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists are getting creative to save this muppet-faced, flightless parrot
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/endangered-kapako-breeding-technology/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=Editorial::add=Animals_20190307::rid=27536634995
Priceless quote (emphasis added): '...a team of scientists, rangers, and volunteers are working around the clock during the current breeding season, using 3D-printed smart eggs, activity trackers, and a sperm-toting drone nicknamed the "cloaca courier"...'
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A female kakapo sits with her chick on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island in New Zealand. Nocturnal and flightless, these unusual parrots are critically endangered, with only 147 adults left in the world.
Photograph by Andrew Digby
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Diet may be a key factor for Influenza A virus exposure in wild African mammals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306081659.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Jackals feeding on waterfowl in Namibia.
Credit: G?bor Czirj?k/IZW
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Crucial milestone for critically endangered bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307103158.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Experimentally broken faecal sacs affect nest bacterial environment, development and survival of spotless starling nestlings
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02044?af=R
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Are house sparrow populations limited by the lack of cavities in urbanized landscapes? An experimental test
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02009?af=R
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Examining carry‐over effects of winter habitat on breeding phenology and reproductive success in prairie warblers (Setophaga discolor)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02025?af=R
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Sexual size dimorphism, prey morphology, and catch success in relation to flight mechanics in the Peregrine Falcon: a simulation study (spoiler alert: pefas are going to catch you)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01979?af=R
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Sperm head abnormalities are associated with excessive omega‐6 fatty acids in two finch species feeding on sunflower seeds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02056?af=R
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Owls against owls in a challenge for survival
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/esoa-oao030519.php
Paper: The past and future roles of competition and habitat in the range‐wide occupancy dynamics of Northern Spotted Owls
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.1861
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Little owls on the move
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190312123703.htm
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A natural resettlement of little owls in northern Switzerland is generally possible.
Credit: Ralph Martin
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Climate Threatened - House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/house-finch?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Urban Bird Feeders Are Changing the Course of Evolution
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/urban-birds-are-evolving-to-be-fed/551120/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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Palaeolithic art featuring birds and humans discovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190311125215.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Image of the findings with a tracing of the engraved figures on the piece.
Credit: University of Barcelona
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Desert plants provided by homeowners offer habitat for desert bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190312170815.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Drones that perch like birds could go on much longer flights
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613108/drones-that-perch-like-birds-could-go-on-much-longer-flights/
Bat flight model can inspire smarter, nimbler drones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190313140603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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When a bat wing flaps, it forms swirling masses of air known as vortex rings
Credit: University of British Columbia
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Original image: Yale university/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/RPL, KTH Royal Institute of Technology/Orebro University/University of Hong Kong
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Why fly the coop? With shortage of mates, some birds choose to help others raise offspring
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190314123204.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/13/capturing-wild-animals-study-can-stress-them-death-is-it-worth-it/?utm_term=.d6caace03d54&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Paper: To Tag or not to Tag: Animal Welfare, Conservation, and Stakeholder Considerations in Fish Tracking Studies That Use Electronic Tags
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258839345_To_Tag_or_not_to_Tag_Animal_Welfare_Conservation_and_Stakeholder_Considerations_in_Fish_Tracking_Studies_That_Use_Electronic_Tags
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Helicopters and trucks were used last year to relocate hundreds of mountain goats, carried in crates, from Olympic National Park in an effort to protect natural resources, reduce visitor safety issues and boost native goat populations elsewhere in Washington state. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP)
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Pigeons With Tiny Backpacks Are Gathering Climate Data Now
https://gizmodo.com/pigeons-with-tiny-backpacks-are-gathering-climate-data-1833207515
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Listen to Tom Cade Recall Key Moments in the Effort to Save the Peregrine Falcon (don't miss this!)
https://www.audubon.org/news/listen-tom-cade-recall-key-moments-effort-save-peregrine-falcon
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Tom Cade with Percy, a Peregrine Falcon. Photo: The Peregrine Fund
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Five Hawks Down: watch the tragic migration of six Californian raptors
https://bigthink.com/five-hawks-down-watch-the-tragic-migration-of-six-californian-raptors
Tracking Talons (Twitter) Animation Video - https://twitter.com/i/status/1105077087600345088
Tracking Talons Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TrackingTalons/
Tracking Talons Website - http://swainson.org/
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This is a fledgling we banded in 2017. Her first winter in Argentina (blue) was a lot like her second winter (yellow).
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Population of tropicbirds on the decline in Seychelles, study shows
http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/10642/Population+of+tropicbirds+on+the+decline+in+Seychelles%2C+study+shows
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Attacks on the nests and eggs being eaten by predators such as rats and crows were one attribution to the decline in breeding. (Glen Fergus, Wikimedia Commons) Photo License: (CC BY-SA 2.5)
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Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill
https://news.uga.edu/bromethalin-poisoning-parrots-telegraph-hill/
Paper: Evidence of bromethalin toxicosis in feral San Francisco "Telegraph Hill" conures
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0213248
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Median Oral Lethal Dose/Lethal concentration (LD50/LC50) of technical grade bromethalin in mammals and birds [4].
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Tiny song bird makes record migration, U of G study proves
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-tsb031919.php
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Tree swallows expose state of our climate
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-tree-swallows-expose-state-climate.html
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Climate change negatively affects waterbirds in the American West
https://yubanet.com/california/climate-change-negatively-affects-waterbirds-in-the-american-west/
Paper: Climate-Altered Wetlands Challenge Waterbird Use and Migratory Connectivity in Arid Landscapes
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41135-y
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Major Great Basin wetlands (and their associated salinities) used by millions of waterbirds throughout the annual cycle. North America's three hypersaline lakes (i.e., Lake Abert, Mono Lake and Great Salt Lake) occur in the Great Basin. Inset map shows U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service North American migratory bird flyways: (A) Pacific, (B) Central, (C) Mississippi and (D) Atlantic. The map does not extend into Canada as flyways mix in the north.
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Hydro-climatic relationships in dry systems. Associations of climate variability with wetland water type (fresh, saline and hypersaline) and the connection to specific migratory waterbird life-history stages. The relationship between wetland type and climate illustrates the contraction of variability in wetland type during wet (blue wedge) and dry (orange wedge) years. As shifts continue toward a warmer, drier climate, the diversity of wetland types will transform.
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Hen harriers 'vanishing due to illegal killing' - study
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47629829
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The hen harrier is known as the 'skydancer' for its agility on the wing
Paper: Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09044-w#Tab1
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Hen harrier terminal week fixes in relation to grouse moors. Data include only satellite-tracked hen harriers that were known to have been illegally killed and those that suddenly disappeared when their tag stopped with no indication of a prior malfunction (n = 42) and the area (grid squares) encompassed 98% of the tracking data from these individuals and 91% of data from all tracked harriers. a Data in northern England and southern Scotland are displayed on a 20 ? 20 km2 grid. Points (circles and triangles) are displayed for all grid squares with more than five fixes. White circles show grid squares used by hen harriers with no fixes from terminal weeks. Grey circles represent grid squares with a below average (median) proportion of terminal week fixes and black triangles represent above average proportion. Grouse moor distribution is shown (red scale) and calculated as the percentage of 1-km grid squares per 20 km square with heather burning (grouse moor management, Douglas et al.59). b The graph shows the proportion of fixes (?SE) that fall into each grouse moor group (%) from live weeks (light bars) and terminal weeks (dark bars)
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Birds in data: Counting cuckoos and other stories
https://factordaily.com/birds-in-data-counting-cuckoos-and-other-stories/
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Tiny song bird makes record migration, U of G study proves
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-tsb031919.php
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More info: Tiny song bird makes record migration
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190319121817.htm
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Blackpoll warbler wearing tiny 'backpack.'
Credit: Vermont Centres for EcoStudies
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Alligator study reveals insight into dinosaur hearing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190318132644.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers Find Broad Impacts from Lake Trout Invasion in Yellowstone
http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2019/03/researchers-find-broad-impacts-from-lake-trout-invasion-in-yellowstone.html
Paper: Predatory fish invasion induces within and across ecosystem effects in Yellowstone National Park
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/3/eaav1139
Quote: "Bald eagles shifted their diet to compensate for the loss of cutthroat trout. Even with that shift in diet, the average number of bald eagle nests on Yellowstone Lake dropped from 11 in 2004-08 to eight in 2013-17. And nesting success dropped from 56 percent in 1985-89 to zero in 2009, before rebounding to 70 percent during 2013-17 as the eagles found alternative food sources.
Bald eagles at Yellowstone Lake have been seen more frequently preying on common loons, trumpeter swan cygnets and young white pelicans, possibly contributing to declines in those bird numbers as well."
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UW researcher Lusha Tronstad holds a large cutthroat trout captured in Clear Creek, a tributary stream of Yellowstone Lake, when she was a Ph.D. student in spring 2005. The numbers of spawning cutthroats in the lake's tributaries have increased in recent years as a result of efforts to reduce the numbers of lake trout, whose presence has affected a number of other species in the Yellowstone Lake ecosystem since they were illegally introduced in the 1980s. (Lusha Alzner Photo)
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Topological placement of taxa in the Yellowstone Lake food web before (left) and after (right) invasion by nonnative lake trout.
The conceptualization (nonmathematical) emphases are the cutthroat trout (YCT) and other components known (black arrows) or hypothesized (orange arrows) to be affected by the introduction of lake trout (LKT). Thick arrows indicate that the consumption of that food item is high by predator or herbivore, and thin arrows indicate that the consumption is low, within the aquatic (below the blue line) and across terrestrial (above the blue line) ecosystems. Letters represent consumption of (A) phytoplankton, (B) zooplankton, (C) amphipods, (D to G) cutthroat trout, (H) longnose suckers, (I) elk calves, and (J) common loon, trumpeter swan, American white pelican, double-crested cormorant, and Caspian tern. Organisms are not drawn to scale, although the size of the fish, osprey, and otter depicts observed shifts in abundance between periods. California gulls were present before lake trout invasion but no longer nest on Yellowstone Lake.
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Protecting small, old-growth forests fails to preserve bird diversity: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/protecting-small-old-growth-forests-fails-to-preserve-bird-diversity-study/
Abstract: Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas: a 40-year look at forest bird diversity
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10531-018-01693-5
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The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). Photo Credit: Matthew Sileo.
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Duetting correlates with territory quality and reproductive success in a suboscine bird with low extra-pair paternity
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/136/1/uky004/5362046?redirectedFrom=fulltext
(No access to the paper or even the abstract! >:()
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Hidden Hawaiian Bird Nests Finally Found
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/hidden-hawaiian-bird-nests-finally-found/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=5a04351bb3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-5a04351bb3-121598265
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Researcher Nicole Galase scoured the lava fields on the Island of Hawai?i in search of band-rumped storm petrels? nests. Scientists knew the birds frequented the air above the fields, but Galase was the first to locate their nests hidden within lava tubes, with the help of a sniffer dog, Makalani. For paw protection on the rough lava fields, Makalani wore booties. Photo by Nicole Galase
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Ancient birds out of the egg running
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321102826.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Feathers revealed in a ~125 million-year-old fossil of a bird hatchling shows it came "out of the egg running". Specimen MPCM-LH-26189 from Los Hoyas, Spain is preserved between two slabs of rock: (a) 'counter' slab under normal light (b) Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (LSF) image combining the results from both rock slabs. This reveals brown patches around the specimen that include clumps of elongate feathers associated with the neck and wings and a single long vaned feather associated with the left wing. (c) Normal light image of the main slab. Scale is 5mm.
Credit: Copyright Kaye et al. 2019
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Getting help with the kids slows down ageing in female birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321092232.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Quote from "Respiratory and Heart Rates of Birds at Rest," William Calder, "The Condor," October 1968 (unavailable without $).
"Respiratory rates are increased to compensate for metabolic acidosis during formation of CaCO3 for egg shells (Mongin and Lacassagne, 1965)..."
From Wikipedia: "Metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces excessive quantities of acid or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body. If unchecked, metabolic acidosis leads to acidemia, i.e., blood pH is low (less than 7.35) due to increased production of hydrogen ions by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the kidney. Respiratory compensation (hyperventilation) will cause more carbon dioxide to be removed from the body and thereby increase pH."
I was hoping to find research on a subject that came up in chat, namely, why is Mom panting in relatively cool temperatures? I assumed it was because of excess heat generated by incubation. The amateur sleuthing I did, above, suggests an additional explanation. Mom may still be recovering from laying 3 eggs. ???
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Bird of prey tracking tech to help stop Highland wildlife crime
https://www.thenational.scot/news/17521976.bird-of-prey-tracking-tech-to-help-stop-highland-wildlife-crime/
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The new devices will be trialled on golden eagles
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The Rapid Decline Of The Natural World Is A Crisis Even Bigger Than Climate Change
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nature-destruction-climate-change-world-biodiversity_n_5c49e78ce4b06ba6d3bb2d44?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLzIyaXFtcWhuTVE_YW1wPTE%26guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK17NzFV2Scuz-N8Kram2MbFIQV8CgN30UwokTLdOdG2d3LB_WIS1NR8VzOt4G0bhidrqHqAYbyVGqONbHqJyaaI3PPEFMiunMsjeCq7oMAyLjFw5tdPmG9p2HA1aBkXN19Bq3_MF7hxCl1rjSEYnZ3_qsuYtxCAr_VBqn7v2%26guccounter=2&utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=3f059782d9-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-3f059782d9-99028557&guccounter=1
ntergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - https://www.ipbes.net/sites/default/files/downloads/ipbes_global_assessment_primer_english.pdf
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In a first, fossil bird found with unlaid egg
https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/science/2019/03/first-fossil-bird-with-unlaid-egg-found-enantiornithine?__twitter_impression=true
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In this illustration, a colony of Avimaia schweitzerae nests on a lakeshore in what would become northwest China. Somehow, one female ended up dead in the water--eventually yielding the first fossil bird ever found with an unlaid egg inside.
Illustration by Michael Rothman
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UNM buildings kill dozens of birds, study finds
https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2019/03/bird-deaths-at-unm
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The smudge of a bird after it struck a window on the UNM campus. Photo courtesy of Danica Simmons.
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Overland migration of Arctic Terns revealed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190325080451.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Data from a landmark study of the world's longest migrating seabird reveals how overland migration is an integral part of their amazing journey.
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People who feed birds impact conservation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190326081337.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A dark-eyed junco, an American goldfinch, and a house finch feed on sunflower seeds on a snowy day. Bird watchers report that cold weather influences how much they feed birds, more so than time or money. Photo by Cynthia Raught.
Credit: Virginia Tech
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Speciation: Birds of a feather...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190326132748.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Should cats be culled to stop extinctions?
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47721807
Corella cull by gassing proposed by South Australian regional council
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-28/corella-cull-by-gassing-proposed/10948214
Want to prevent 131 extinctions? Focus on these islands
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/want-prevent-131-extinctions-focus-these-islands?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=caa1cb7ff4-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-caa1cb7ff4-133930605&mc_cid=caa1cb7ff4&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Science Spotlight: Prioritizing invasive species removal to prevent extinctions
https://www.birdlife.org/Island%20Interview?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=caa1cb7ff4-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-caa1cb7ff4-133930605&mc_cid=caa1cb7ff4&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Paper: Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0212128
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A landscape on Gough Island, where invasive rats will soon be removed. ? Ben Dilley
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The location of the 169 highest-ranked islands where eradication of invasive mammals could feasibly be initiated by 2020 or 2030 to benefit highly threatened vertebrates.
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Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile is one of the highest-ranking islands on the list ? Island Conservation
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Scripp's Murrelet have dramatically increased thanks to rat removal on Anacapa Island ? Shaye Wolf
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New cryptic bird species discovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327161249.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists recently discovered a new species of bird on Borneo - the Cream-eyed Bulbul.
Credit: Subir Shakya, LSU
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Taxpayers are asked to support falcons, fight pigeon poop
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-taxpayers-falcons-pigeon-poop.html
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In this March 13, 2018 file photo, pigeons sit on a fence at Hancock Shaker Village, in Pittsfield, Mass. MassWildlife is asking taxpayers to check a box on their 2019 state tax returns to help clean up pigeon droppings by saving peregrine falcons, a threatened species that preys on pigeons. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)
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Birds bug out over coffee
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327152851.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The yellow-tailed oriole is among the resident Colombian bird species. University of Delaware researchers studied canopy tree preference of birds in shade-coffee farms with a particular focus on the implications for migratory birds that spend the winter in neotropical coffee farms.
Credit: University of Delaware/ Doug Tallamy and Desir?e Narango
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting Proceedings - March 2019
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WWRM-12-Proceedings-March-2019.pdf
Abstract: Wind energy is recognized as a key component of reducing greenhouse gas emissionsfrom energy production. By generating electricity with lower carbon emissions and water use than fossil fuels, wind energy benefits birds, bats, and many other animal and plant species. Yet wind energy development and operation, like most human activities including other forms of energy generation, can pose risks to wildlife. These proceedings document current research pertaining to wind energy-related wildlife fatalities; habitat and behavioral impacts at the project level as well as cumulative and landscape-scale impacts; and avoidance, minimization, and mitigationstrategies and technologies. As the window of opportunity to prevent the most catastrophic consequences of climate change narrows, these proceedings reflect discussions among stakeholders - scientists, wildlife agencies, wind energy developers, and conservation organizations - about how to balance the need to understand and mitigate wind energy impacts with the need to expedite responsible development of wind energy
There are many, many research papers in the Proceedings - see the Table of Contents for specifics.
Here are 2 of the presentations that are of interest.
Risk Validation Analysis: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region Example of Eagle Take Permit Renewal/5 year Review Process Considerations
https://awwi.app.box.com/s/fdgzbxgkvxq9lk5gmw865cplw8qtlh1h/file/412613546653
Research into the auditory attributes, vocal characteristics, and behavioral response of eagles to acoustic stimuli
https://awwi.app.box.com/s/fdgzbxgkvxq9lk5gmw865cplw8qtlh1h/file/389230342725
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Feather mites may help clean birds' plumage, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190328150700.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Feather mites play a role in cleaning host feathers: New insights from DNA metabarcoding and microscopy
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.14581
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Feather mites, like those depicted here on a wing feather of an Eastern Bluebird, are harmless, possibly even beneficial to their host birds. Credit: Heather Proctor
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They're a rare sight in the ACT, and now we know where these birds go
https://www.smh.com.au/national/act/they-re-a-rare-sight-in-the-act-and-now-we-know-where-these-birds-go-20190326-p517n6.html
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Harry the swamp harrier wears a hood to keep him calm while researchers attach a satellite tracking device.Credit:Susan Trost
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A map showing the migration of Harry the swamp harrier between Canberra and Rockhampton.Credit:Bernd Gruber
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The evolution of bird-of-paradise sex chromosomes revealed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190401115909.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Chicago tops list of most dangerous cities for migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190401142201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why most scientists think birds are dinosaurs -- and you should too
https://blog.oup.com/2019/04/most-scientists-think-birds-dinosaurs/
Paper: Fossils with Feathers and Philosophy of Science
https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syz010/5315532
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Scientists Are Observing Changes In Birds Migrating In Wisconsin
https://www.wuwm.com/post/scientists-are-observing-changes-birds-migrating-wisconsin#stream/0
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60 percent of bird species came from Australia
https://www.futurity.org/perching-birds-genomes-australia-2023592/
Paper: Earth history and the passerine superradiation
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/26/1813206116
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Earlier springtime disrupts insect and bird lives--and it's worse than expected
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/earlier-springtime-disrupts-insect-and-bird-lives-and-its-worse-expected
Climate change is causing spring to start sooner, which could see food prices rise and insect populations collapse, study warns
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/climate-change-spring-start-global-warming-insect-survey-a8849386.html
Paper: Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14592
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Are Dragons Real? What Is the Reason for Dragon Myths?
https://blog.obiaks.com/190402103508/The-Owl-Folklore.html
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Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402164509.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fatal chirps: Nocturnal flight calls increase building collisions among migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402215613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Twin Cities named one of the worst regions for migrating birds and light pollution
http://www.startribune.com/bright-lights-big-city-serious-problem-for-migrating-birds/508068042/
Paper: Bright lights in the big cities: migratory birds' exposure to artificial light
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56b55a95e707ebc2b551df66/t/5ca4f91b652deaedcb06357e/1554315552709/Horton_et_al-2019-Frontiers_in_Ecology_and_the_Environment.pdf
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Netflix's Our Planet Says What Other Nature Series Have Omitted (also features the Philippine eagle)
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/04/wildlife-series-finally-addresses-elephant-room/586066/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
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A dust storm blows in over a colony of Socotra cormorants.Ben Macdonald
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David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2198797-david-attenboroughs-our-planet-on-netflix-is-beautiful-but-empty/
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A young Philippine eagle sits atop the rainforest canopy, noisily badgering its mother for food.
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Feather mites may help clean birds' plumage, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190328150700.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Feather mites play a role in cleaning host feathers: New insights from DNA metabarcoding and microscopy
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.14581
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Feather mites, like those depicted here on a wing feather of an Eastern Bluebird, are harmless, possibly even beneficial to their host birds. Credit: Heather Proctor
More: This hair-raising feather mite is a vacuum cleaner for birds
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/hair-raising-feather-mite-vacuum-cleaner-birds
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Beach-nesting eagles
https://ccbbirds.org/2019/04/02/beach-nesting-eagles/?fbclid=IwAR22N5A4cyaKgg4lftWyakDzQNA6ZpdAiQOLaHqCe2sMji6yqMxv6sO5mmc
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Nest out on the beach on north Smith Island with adult brooding small eaglets on 30 March 2019. Photo by Bryan Watts.
Generational habituation and current bald eagle populations
http://www.berrymaninstitute.org/files/HWI_7.1_pp69-76_small.pdf
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Personalities promote adaptability
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-personalities.html
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Bold great tits lay their eggs earlier when under threat, the shy ones put it off.
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Alien Bird Species Can Help Native Plants Move Around, Say Surprised Scientists
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2019/04/07/alien-bird-species-can-help-native-plants-move-around-say-surprised-scientists/#5a2641cf4354
Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404143657.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea, sometimes known to aviculturists as the Pekin Robin or as the Pekin Nightingale, is one of many non-native species that can be found on the Hawaiian Isles. Native to lowland forests of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma and parts of Tibet, it was introduced to Hawai'i in 1918, and subsequently spread throughout all the islands except Lanai.
(Credit: Dibyendu Ash / CC BY-SA 3.0) Dibyendu Ash via a Creative Commons license
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In Hawaii's novel seed dispersal networks, introduced birds primarily disperse introduced plants. In a new study published in Science, research shows these novel networks operate very similarly to native communities worldwide.
Credit: Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni
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Global centers of unsustainable harvesting of species identified
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403193704.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/4/eaau2879
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Screw-shaped bird sperm swim faster -- but it comes at a cost
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404143755.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Sperm head morphology is associated with sperm swimming speed: A comparative study of songbirds using electron microscopy
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/evo.13555
Abstract: Sperm head abnormalities are more frequent in songbirds with more helical sperm: A possible trade‐off in sperm evolution
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jeb.13446
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Scientists explore causes of biodiversity in perching birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190405144853.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Cape Sugarbird (Promerops afer) perched atop a Protea (also known as a sugarbush) along the coast of the Western Cape, South Africa. Both the sugarbird clade and Protea, their preferred source of nectar, are endemic to southern Africa.
Credit: Daniel Field
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New cryptic bird species discovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327161249.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists recently discovered a new species of bird on Borneo - the Cream-eyed Bulbul.
Credit: Subir Shakya, LSU
More info: Meet the Nepali researcher who led the team that discovered a new species of bird
https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-04-07/meet-the-nepali-researcher-who-led-the-team-that-discovered-the-new-species-of-bird-from-borneo.html
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(BORTOLOTTI - 1984) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NESTLING BALD EAGLES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE TIMING OF GROWTH EVENTS
https://www.usask.ca/biology/bortolotti/pubs/wb96-4-524-542.pdf
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(Mandernack - 2012) - Satellite Tracking of Bald Eagles in the Upper Midwest (Abstract)
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-46/issue-3/JRR-10-77.1/Satellite-Tracking-of-Bald-Eagles-in-the-Upper-Midwest/10.3356/JRR-10-77.1.short?tab=ArticleLink
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Why black kites attack humans
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/why-black-kites-attack-humans-63892
Paper: Human-attacks by an urban raptor are tied to human subsidies and religious practices
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-38662-z
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A Black kite takes off from its nest on a light pole to attack the photographer, who is standing on a balcony (Photo credit: F. Sergio).
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Collision sensitive niche profile of the worst affected bird-groups at wind turbine structures in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22178-z
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Thematic diagram explaining the collision sensitive ecological niche with respect to the ecological niche against distance to edge based land-use classes.
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Volunteer birdwatching survey shows effects of temperatures on population of Jays
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409083235.htm
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Personalities promote adaptability
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-personalities.html
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Bold great tits lay their eggs earlier when under threat, the shy ones put it off.
More: Behavioral ecology: Personalities promote adaptability
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190408113954.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Some woodpeckers imitate a neighbor's plumage
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190408161633.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Volunteer birdwatching survey shows effects of temperatures on population of Jays
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409083235.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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These 'eggs' are spying on whooping cranes to boost survival
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-eggs-spying-whooping-cranes-boost.html
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In this March 6, 2018 photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a data logger egg is seen at left and a real whooping crane egg at right, in Allen Parish, La. Spy eggs may help Louisiana biologists learn why some whooping crane chicks die in the egg, while others hatch. State biologists swap egg-shaped data loggers for one of the two eggs that many cranes lay. The real eggs are incubated at Audubon Nature Institute until they're nearly ready to hatch. Then biologists swap them back. The fakes give up their data through an infrared connection. (Eva Szyszkoski/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)
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Birds' surprising sound source
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190410125613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: The evolution of the syrinx: An acoustic theory
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2006507
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Fig 1. Schematic (not to scale) of the experimental setup testing a physical model (blue region) in a syrinx or larynx position.
The microphone was placed 10 cm downstream from the opening of the vocal tract. Pressure transducers (P1, P2) were placed below the respective sound sources. A 15l expansion chamber simulated acoustic properties of the lung. Flow rate was measured upstream from the expansion chamber. Trachea length was varied between 0 cm and 248 cm.
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Great Indian Hornbill photographed within Coonoor town
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/great-indian-hornbill-photographed-within-coonoor-town/article26810210.ece
(https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/er0vg1/article26810209.ece/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/CB12GREATINDIANHORNBILL)
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A stranger in our midst: Rare Old World Gull increasing rapidly here.
https://www.vagazette.com/life/va-vg-birding-0413-story.html
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The Lesser Black-Backed Gull is abundant in Virginia Beach and not uncommon up and down the rest of the mid-Atlantic coast.
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Fifty-year study shows climate change is pushing UK wildlife out of sync
https://www.birdguides.com/news/fifty-year-study-shows-climate-change-is-pushing-uk-wildlife-out-of-sy/#
Abstract: Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30761691
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Pied Flycatcher is thought to be struggling due to increasingly early emergence of the prey it relies on to feed its young (Kev Joynes).
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Tiny song bird makes record migration
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/04/13/tiny-song-bird-makes-record-migration/
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Blackpoll Warbler, copyright Glyn Sellors, from the surfbirds galleries
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Deforested habitats leave migratory birds ill-prepared for journey north
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/deforested-habitats-leave-migratory-birds-ill-prepared-for-journey-north/
Paper: Conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in tropical hardwood and oil palm plantations
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210293
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The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa), one of the conservation priority migratory species in Bennett's study, suffers from declining populations, according to the IUCN. Image by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren.
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Scientists use eBird data to propose optimal bird conservation plan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190415113802.htm
Paper: Optimizing the conservation of migratory species over their full annual cycle
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09723-8
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Scientists use eBird data to propose optimal bird conservation plan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190415113802.htm
Paper: Optimizing the conservation of migratory species over their full annual cycle
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09723-8
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/04/190415113802_1_540x360.jpg)
More info:
Google searches reveal popular bird species
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-google-reveal-popular-bird-species.html
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Abstract: Characterizing the cultural niches of North American birds
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/04/09/1820670116
Very cool gadget!!
Contemporary cultural niches of North American birds: https://alijohnston.shinyapps.io/bird_niches_app/
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Climate change threatens endangered sparrows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190416081407.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Genetics behind the evolution of flightless birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190417115101.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study: Could new government targets drive better nature conservation?
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/study-could-new-government-targets-drive-better-nature-conservation?utm_source=sidebar&utm_medium=topnews
Study: Protected area targets post-2020
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6437/239
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/sarus-crane-913437_1_1_0.jpg?itok=Cutm2drT)
Lo Go Xa Mat in Vietnam was identified as an Important Bird/Biodiveristy Area, then protected as a National Park ? Tucky Piyapong
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Scientists use eBird data to propose optimal bird conservation plan
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190415113802.htm
Paper: Optimizing the conservation of migratory species over their full annual cycle
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09723-8
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/04/190415113802_1_540x360.jpg)
More info:
Google searches reveal popular bird species
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-google-reveal-popular-bird-species.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2019/googlesearch.jpg)
Abstract: Characterizing the cultural niches of North American birds
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/04/09/1820670116
Very cool gadget!!
Contemporary cultural niches of North American birds: https://alijohnston.shinyapps.io/bird_niches_app/
More: How to Count a Billion Birds
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/how-to-count-a-billion-birds/
(https://www.hakaimagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/migration.gif)
Weather radar, designed to monitor rain, is also used to track the movement of birds across the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by National Weather Service
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Do songbirds pay a price for winter wandering?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190415081954.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Manakin Challenge: Uncovering Bird Social Networks
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/news/manakin-challenge-uncovering-bird-social-networks
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xeno-canto: Sharing bird sounds from around the world (fun site!)
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Haliaeetus-leucocephalus?pg=1
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A USD1.5 million project to determine where cats live in Washington DC
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/a-usd1-5-million-project-to-determine-where-cats-live-in-washington-dc/
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A camera, which will help count feral cats in the city, is seen attached to a tree near the National Arboretum in Washington, DC
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Vulture Species Coexist; Don't Compete for Resources
https://www.newswise.com/articles/vulture-species-coexist-don-t-compete-for-resources
Paper: Using multiple data sources to investigate foraging niche partitioning in sympatric obligate avian scavengers
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.2548
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Credit: James C. Beasley/UGA
Both turkey and black vultures discover and partake in this feast.
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What the vibrant pigments of bird feathers can teach us about how evolution works
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190424153638.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists warn peregrine falcons could be the 'canary in the coal mine' for mercury contamination
http://www.brinkwire.com/science/scientists-warn-peregrine-falcons-could-be-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-mercury-contamination/
Study Finds Mercury in Predator Peregrine Falcons
https://www.theepochtimes.com/study-finds-mercury-in-predator-peregrine-falcons_2888987.html
Peregrine falcons from both coasts found contaminated with mercury
https://www.earth.com/news/peregrine-falcons-mercury/
Biologist study finds mercury in predator peregrine falcons
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/biologist-study-finds-mercury-predator-peregrine-falcons-62537911
Paper: A Broadscale Assessment of Mercury Contamination in Peregrine Falcons Across the Northern Latitudes of North America
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-53/issue-1/JRR-18-0003/A-Broadscale-Assessment-of-Mercury-Contamination-in-Peregrine-Falcons-Across/10.3356/JRR-18-0003.full
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These prior studies, as well as satellite tracking results (Fuller et al. 1998, McGrady et al. 2002), all indicate that the majority of peregrines encountered at our two study sites originate from Arctic and boreal natal and breeding areas, so we sought to use feathers collected from migrating peregrines in autumn at SPI and AI to inform us remotely of contemporary Hg exposure at northern latitudes during the breeding season (i.e., the time and place where feathers were grown). We initially drew from archived axillary feathers collected in 2009 from the two study sites, and then also sampled fourth primary flight feathers (p4) from 2013?2015 in an effort to refine our knowledge of spatial and temporal Hg concentrations. Additional objectives were to assess differences in Hg exposure by age class and sex, compare Hg concentrations between feather types, and look for changes in Hg levels over time.
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In an analysis of the overall variation in mean THg concentrations by feather type and age class, a mixed effects ANOVA model of females sampled at SPI in 2013 indicated significant differences by age class (F1,3 = 1197.1, P= <0.001), feather type (F= 65.7, P= <0.001), and the interaction between age class and feather type (F1,3 = 28.0, P = <0.001; Fig. 2). Our model indicated THg concentrations in p4 feathers were significantly greater than those in axillaries in each age class except HY (Fig. 2). All other age classes contained greater concentrations of THg in p4 feathers than HY females in our model, with SY individuals exceeding all others except AHY individuals (those that were not distinguished between SY and ASY age classes; Fig. 2).
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Songbird-body changes that allow migration may have human health implications
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190425115735.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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White-throated sparrows are among the best-studied North American songbirds. With a typical wingspan of 6 to 7 inches, it breeds primarily in northern boreal coniferous and mixed forests and, a short-distance migrant, winters mainly in the southeastern US. To make these migrations, the bird's body changes significantly.
Credit: Paul Bartell / Penn State
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Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin's finches in the Galapagos
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190425115643.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/04/190425115643_1_540x360.jpg)
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'Catastrophic' breeding failure at one of world's largest emperor penguin colonies
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190424202543.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Emperor penguins on the sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica (stock image).
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Golden Eagles had a special place in the lives of Neanderthals
http://chronicle.gi/2019/04/golden-eagles-special-place-lives-neanderthals/
Abstract: Neanderthals and the cult of the Sun Bird
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379119302069
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Neanderthals appear to have given symbolic value to eagle claws
Minden Pictures/Alamy
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Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/magazine/australia-cat-killing.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_ma_20190426&nl=magazine&nlid=75212545edit_ma_20190426&ref=headline&te=1
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B.C. spotted owl breeders hoping for new chicks as fertile eggs ready to hatch
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/04/28/b-c-spotted-owl-breeders-hoping-for-new-chicks-as-fertile-eggs-ready-to-hatch/
(https://toronto.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/10/2019/04/CPT506544681.jpg)
A young Northern Spotted Owl chick is seen in this undated handout photo. It takes fake eggs, sterile incubators, some trickery and years of trial and error to breed Canada's almost extinct northern spotted owl in captivity. Researchers at British Columbia's Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program centre in Langley say their fingers are crossed this spring as they delicately tend to at least one fertile egg, due to hatch within days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program
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Red-neck phalarope: A migratory divide towards the Pacific Ocean and Arabian Sea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190426100334.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The results show the existence of a migratory divide with two defined populations of red-neck phalarope in the geography of the Western Palearctic.
Credit: Yann Kolbeinsson
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Leg length and temperature determine the use of unipedal roosting in birds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02008?af=R
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Great spotted cuckoos respond earlier to the arrival of feeding foster parents and perform less erroneous begging when hungry than their magpie host nest‐mates
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01952?af=R
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Effects of fleas on nest success of Arctic Barnacle geese: experimentally testing the mechanism
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01944?af=R
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Life‐history innovation to climate change: can single‐brooded migrant birds become multiple breeders?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01951?af=R
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Spatial segregation between immatures and adults in a pelagic seabird suggests age‐related competition
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01935?af=R
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Are coffee farms for the birds? Yes and no
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190429154554.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Male turquoise cotinga, threatened with extinction. This is the only known instance of this bird being caught and banded.
Credit: Cagan Sekercioglu/University of Utah
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New 3D imaging and visualization technique provides detailed views of muscle architecture
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190430132301.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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In a new study, scientists in pathology and anatomical sciences in the University of Missouri's School of Medicine have revealed a three-dimensional view of the skeletal muscles responsible for flight in a European starling. The study will form the basis of future research on the bird's wishbone, which is supported by these particular muscles and is hypothesized to bend during flight.
Credit: University of Missouri
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Migration route of secretive Steppe Whimbrel discovered
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/migration-route-secretive-steppe-whimbrel-discovered?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=e092b8c0db-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-e092b8c0db-133930605&mc_cid=e092b8c0db&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Spot the difference: the Steppe Whimbrel is identified by its white underwings ? Gary Allport
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Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190501114619.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why do birds typically live longer than mammals?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190501114555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds use social cues to make decisions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502075827.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A zebra finch pair is inspecting a nest box.
Credit: Hanja Brandl
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Running may have made dinosaurs' wings flap before they evolved to fly
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502143530.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Caudipteryx robot for testing passive flapping flight.
Credit: Talori et al.
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Baby T. Rex Was an Adorable Ball of Fluff (remind you of anybirdy? ;))
https://www.livescience.com/64936-t-rex-new-look-exhibit.html
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What drives multiple female acorn woodpeckers to share a nest?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502104845.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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UN report: Humans accelerating extinction of species
https://www.apnews.com/aaf1091c5aae40b0a110daaf04950672
Media Release: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating'
https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment
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In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, birds fly past a smoking chimney in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Development that's led to loss of habitat, climate change, overfishing, pollution and invasive species is causing a biodiversity crisis, scientists say in a new United Nations science report released Monday, May 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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Why Is This Ostrich Wearing an Extra Set of Wings? (video)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/science/dinosaurs-wings-birds.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20190507&nl=science-times&nl_art=6&nlid=75212545emc%3Dedit_sc_20190507&ref=headline&te=1
Paper: Identification of avian flapping motion from non-volant winged dinosaurs based on modal effective mass analysis
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006846
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Fig 3. Biophysical vibration of the wings.
(A) Wearable devices to detect the performance of wings. The back bracket was manufactured through 3D printer with ABS plastics. The angular accelerometer sensor, force sensor and SD card were all mounted on the bracket (S3B Fig). The accelerometer sensor on the back and the wings were used to measure the rolling angle of body and wings respectively during locomotion on the ground. A force sensor is embedded between the arm and the body to measure the lift generated by the flapping wings (S3A Fig). (B) Simplified wing mechanism. Every wing has a flexible structure that is jointed with the body via elastic rubber belts, which are used to simulate the function of muscles. (C) Reconstruction of wings of different sizes. The first wing represents the forearm with filament feathers. From the second one to the fourth one, the length of feathers increases gradually. The second one represents the short feather, the third one represent middle feather while the fourth one with the longest feathers represents the largest wing (the realistic wing is the third one in accordance to the fossil).
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New species of bat-wing dinosaur discovered
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/05/ambopteryx-new-species-bat-wing-dinosaur-discovered-china/
Abstract: A new Jurassic scansoriopterygid and the loss of membranous wings in theropod dinosaurs
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1137-z?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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This illustration depicts Ambopteryx longibrachium, a newfound species of nonavian theropod dinosaur that had bat-like membrane wings. It lived in what's now China about 163 million years ago.
Illustration by Mr. Chung-Tat Cheung
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Birds outside their comfort zone are more vulnerable to deforestation
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-birds-comfort-zone-vulnerable-deforestation.html
Paper: Distance to range edge determines sensitivity to deforestation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0889-z
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A green-headed tanager, one of the birds in the study Credit: Jos? Carlos Morante
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Evolution brought rare flightless bird species back from the dead
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/05/09/Evolution-brought-rare-flightless-bird-species-back-from-the-dead/2301557417343/
Abstract: Repeated evolution of flightlessness in Dryolimnas rails (Aves: Rallidae) after extinction and recolonization on Aldabra
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz018/5487031?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Two flightless rail species independently evolved from the same ancestor, the white-throated rail, a bird native to Madagascar. Photo by Charles J. Sharp / CC
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How sea level rise affects birds in coastal forests
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-sea-affects-birds-coastal-forests.html
Paper: Bird community shifts associated with saltwater exposure in coastal forests at the leading edge of rising sea level
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216540
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As trees die, the proliferation of more salt-tolerant grasses and shrubs creates habitat favored by species associated with the early seral stages following disturbance, such as this northern bobwhite quail in a ghost forest on Gull Rock State Game Land in Hyde County, North Carolina. Credit: Paul Taillie
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Flightless Birds Went Extinct On A Group Of Islands And Then Evolved Again
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/flightless-bird-extinct-came-back_n_5cd6f18de4b0796a95dcc93d
The bird that came back from the dead
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190509101916.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Repeated evolution of flightlessness in Dryolimnas rails (Aves: Rallidae) after extinction and recolonization on Aldabra
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz018/5487031?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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A flightless Aldabra rail walking in the grass on the Aldabra atoll.
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Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190509125135.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists are trying to 'bribe' South African penguins with sexy decoys and enticing bird calls
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/scientists-are-trying-to-bribe-penguins-with-sexy-decoys-and-enticing-bird-calls-so-they-emigrate-to-a-nature-reserve-before-going-extinct-2019-5
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LA Zoo Breakthrough Could Help Save Endangered Condors
https://patch.com/california/northridge/la-zoo-breakthrough-could-help-save-endangered-condors
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Philippine Eagle-Owl
https://www.xeno-canto.org/473663
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Feral Parrots Are Taking Over America
https://gizmodo.com/feral-parrots-are-taking-over-america-1834763132
Escaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190514162206.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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First birds: Archaeopteryx gets company
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190514115829.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/05/190514115829_1_540x360.jpg)
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Blue Sky Science: Why do some animals go extinct while other species regenerate?
https://journaltimes.com/news/national/blue-sky-science-why-do-some-animals-go-extinct-while/article_f6cf2662-f24d-5615-a65a-d6c75e4266c8.html
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Organic animal farms benefit birds nesting in agricultural environments
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190516101447.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Evolution in the gut
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190516101440.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190516114607.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/05/190516114607_1_540x360.jpg)
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As the climate changes, where should we put our nature reserves?
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/climate-changes-where-should-we-put-our-nature-reserves
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Ecuador's cloud forests are among the most rapidly deforested habitats in the world ? Claudia Hermes
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Iconic Welsh bird disappearing
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/05/17/iconic-welsh-bird-disappearing/
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Curlew, copyright Glyn Sellors, from the surfbirds galleries
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Museum volunteers discover new species of extinct heron at North Florida fossil site
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190517115115.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Sam Wasser might be the 'guru of doo-doo,' but his research ignites serious passions
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/sam-wasser-might-be-the-guru-of-doo-doo-but-his-research-ignites-serious-passions/
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Millions of songbirds 'vacuumed' to death every year during olive harvest season
https://globalnews.ca/news/5297020/olive-harvest-songbirds-vacuum-trees/
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Five carcasses of protected bird species are seen on the nighttime collection trailer in November 2017.
Council of Environment, Spain
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The extinction crisis is 'unprecedented in human history'
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-extinction-crisis-unprecedented-human-history.html
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Birds outfitted with 'backpacks' to research environmental change
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-birds-outfitted-backpacks-environmental.html
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Alex Jahn outfits a bird with a GPS tracker to study its migration patterns. Credit: James Brosher, Indiana University
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Penguins and their chicks' responses to local fish numbers informs marine conservation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190521075102.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Baby tiger sharks eat songbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190521124519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/05/190521124519_1_540x360.jpg)
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Six captive-bred Native Hawaiian palila birds released into wild
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/05/21/breaking-news/six-captive-bred-native-hawaiian-palila-birds-released-into-wild/
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Team Seeks Skittish Seabird Off NC Coast
https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/05/team-seeks-skittish-seabird-off-nc-coast/
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Marine range of black-capped petrel. Map: USFWS
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Scientists Catch Tibetan Snowcocks on Camera in their High-Elevation Habitats
http://glacierhub.org/2019/05/23/tibetan-snowcocks-himalayas/
Paper: Habitat use and diel activity pattern of the Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus): a case study using camera traps for surveying high-elevation bird species
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-019-0144-y
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Distribution of camera traps over the study region (Source: Luo et al.)
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These pheasant birds blend in really well with their environment (Source: Sumita Roy Dutta/Wikimedia Commons)
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Bird species, a French delicacy, being eaten to death
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/bird-species-a-french-delicacy-being-eaten-to-death
Paper: Unravelling migration connectivity reveals unsustainable hunting of the declining ortolan bunting
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/5/eaau2642
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Ortolan buntings, marinated in Armagnac, in preparation for eating.
Fran?ois DUCASSE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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Spanish flu may have lingered two years before 1918 outbreak and vaccine could have treated it
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523202557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Albino magpie in Tasmanian wildlife sanctuary 'one in a million', keepers say
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-24/albino-magpie-found-in-tasmania-north/11142548
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Photo: An all-white, genuine albino magpie was turned into Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania. (Twitter: Brenda Aksionov)
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Social media data reveal benefits or threats to biodiversity by visitors to nature locations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523104944.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius), Africa (stock image). The species is threatened by human intrusion and disturbance, according to the IUCN Red List.
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Study predicts shift to smaller animals over next century
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523091259.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The white-browed sparrow-weaver is one of the 'winners'.
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Survival of the fattest: why the country birds are coming to town
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/25/bird-feeders-are-changing-the-view-from-our-windows
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Goldfinches were a rare sight in the 60s but now they are in four out of five gardens. Photograph: Marko Konig/imageBroker/Rex/Shutterstock
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Abstract: Life‐history innovation to climate change: can single‐brooded migrant birds become multiple breeders?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01951?af=R
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The Future of Birds in Our National Parks
https://www.audubon.org/climate/national-parks?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20190527_wingspan_%5Baudience%5D&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190527_wingspan&utm_content=%5Baudience%5D
Paper: Projected avifaunal responses to climate change across the U.S. National Park System
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0190557
(https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pone.0190557.g001)
Projected species turnover from the early 2000s to mid-century across seven NPS geographic regions and 274 U.S. national parks.
Bray-Curtis turnover rates under RCP8.5 are calculated under the assumption that all potential extirpations and colonizations are realized, with 0 being no change and 1 being complete turnover. Circle sizes represent rates in summer, and colors represent rates in winter. Breaks in classes are based on quartiles. Alaska is shown in the inset on the left and the National Capital region is shown in the inset on the right. The chart on the right shows the mean and standard error of the mean turnover index by NPS geographic region, and the dotted lines show the mean turnover index across regions in both summer (0.23 ? SE 0.004) and winter (0.23 ? 0.006). Analysis of variance indicated significant difference among regions in summer (F(6, 267) = 13.96, p < 0.0001) and winter (F(6, 267) = 26.25, p < 0.001).
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Wind farms downing avian visitors
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/wind-farms-downing-avian-visitors-736329.html
Paper: Avian mortalities from two wind farms at Kutch, Gujarat and Davangere, Karnataka, India
https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/116/09/1587.pdf
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Hundreds of puffins are starving to death because of climate change
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204764-hundreds-of-puffins-are-starving-to-death-because-of-climate-change/
Paper: Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in the eastern Bering Sea
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216532
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A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) on the seacliff of St Paul Island
Enrique R. Aguirre Aves/Alamy
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A secretive marsh bird faces existential threat from rising seas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/30/a-secretive-marsh-bird-faces-existential-threat-from-rising-seas
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ustin Lehman, a marshbird biologist with Audubon Louisiana, works to track a black rail that was tagged with a radio transmitter in marshland near the Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: William Widmer/Redux/eyevine
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Climate 'apocalypse' to leave Scotland with abandoned villages, doomed forests and no birdsong within decade
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-scotland-impact-forest-bird-wildlife-flooding-a8936661.html
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Northern Bald Ibis: baldly leading the way in ibis conservation
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/northern-bald-ibis-baldly-leading-way-ibis-conservation?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=68f2af5867-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-68f2af5867-133930605&mc_cid=68f2af5867&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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The Northern Bald Ibis is no longer Critically Endangered Fireglo / Shutterstock
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Some songbird nests are especially vulnerable to magpie predation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529131138.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds perceive 'warm' colors differently from 'cool' ones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529145109.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Zebra finch (stock image).
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Giant tiger sharks eat backyard birds, surprising study reveals
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/baby-tiger-sharks-eat-songbirds/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=Editorial::add=Animals_20190530::rid=27536634995
Page 1 of the paper: Tiger sharks eat songbirds: scavenging a windfall of nutrients from the sky - https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.2728
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Unusual Bathing Habits of the Turkey Vulture - Published: 01 May 1965
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/67/3/265/5230473?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Team seeks elusive and endangered seabird off Cape Hatteras
https://outerbanksvoice.com/2019/05/30/team-seeks-elusive-and-endangered-seabird-off-cape-hatteras/
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A black-capped petrel in flight. (Kate Sutherland)
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To Drive Eagles Away From Deadly Wind Turbines, Researchers Turn To Sound
https://www.opb.org/news/article/sounds-eagles-wind-turbines-fatalities/
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Steller sea-eagle father banished to another zoo ahead of chick's birth
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/03/denver-zoo-steller-sea-eagle-hatched/
Quote: '"Normally both parents raise the chicks, but we found that our adults tended to bicker over who got to take care of the chick, which put the chick at risk," said Hollie Colahan, vice president of animal care at the Denver Zoo, in an email.'
(Isn't bickering normal?! Just ask any Decorah eagle.)
New chick makes Denver Zoo debut
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/new-chick-makes-denver-zoo-debut/73-83deaacf-35b7-418d-bb86-de7a33683fbf
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The Shorebirds of Delaware Bay Are Going Hungry
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/science/bird-migration-horseshoe-crabs.html?em_pos=medium&ref=headline&nl_art=4&te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190604
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Larry Niles, a wildlife biologist, holding two red knots to be tagged and measured. The species is now listed as threatened.
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Long-term ecological research threatened by short-term thinking
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/long-term-ecological-research-threatened-by-short-term-thinking/
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Bird banding is a regular activity at field stations doing long term research. Here a green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) is assessed, Las Cruces Field Station, Costa Rica. Image by Rhett Butler for Mongabay.
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Hen harrier chicks to be reared in captivity to placate grouse moor owners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/06/hen-harrier-chicks-to-be-reared-in-captivity-to-placate-grouse-moor-owners
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Hen harrier chicks. The species is on the brink of extinction as a breeding bird in England. Photograph: James Leonard/Alamy
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Golden bowerbirds' building prowess helps scientists monitor climate change, and alarm bells are ringing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-09/golden-bowerbirds-help-scientists-monitor-climate-change-impact/11193446
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The great bowerbird, with striking magenta plumage, displays his bower and grey decorations.
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How we're helping the western ground parrot survive climate change
http://theconversation.com/how-were-helping-the-western-ground-parrot-survive-climate-change-117419
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Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer
https://vetpracticemag.com.au/changing-climate-may-affect-animal-to-human-disease-transfer/
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Bird personalities influenced by both age and experience, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190606150332.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Red knot, Calidris canutus (stock image).
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Working landscapes can support diverse bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190605100328.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Gene-edited chicken cells resist bird flu virus in the lab
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190604084855.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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New research explores the mechanics of how birds flock
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190604084848.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Feathers came first, then birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190603124542.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: The Early Origin of Feathers
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(19)30140-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0169534719301405%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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Indiana farmer helps collect data on migratory bird species
http://www.therepublic.com/2019/06/07/in-exchange-migratory-birds/
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Map tracks GPS-equipped bald eagles throughout B.C.
https://www.nelsonstar.com/community/map-tracks-gps-equipped-bald-eagles-throughout-b-c/
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Flight pattern of South Surrey-based bald eagle BACA03.
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Flight pattern of TERF05, a bald eagle that travelled to Hay River, where it eventually died.
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A map shows the flight pattern of 10 eagles the David Hancock Wildlife Foundation equipped with GPS trackers. (David Hancock Wildlife Foundation image)
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I spent a few hours researching black fly/buffalo gnat control measures. The options aren't great, but they are expensive. :P
As you know, black flies are attracted by carbon dioxide, but I also found out they're also attracted to dark, moving objects. Like nestling eaglets. About the only thing they don't like is wind. Which suggests a fan - a big one - with a long extension cord. On the flip-side, some of the residential traps are vacuum-assisted. If scaled up to treat an acre of woods, it could get very noisy for the nestlings. But they are used to the hatchery's lawnmowers...
Commercial controls include flypaper. Some sticky pages can be scented or contained in colorfully patterned cardboard boxes. The theory is that black flies are attracted to certain patterns, like flowers, that might be found in nature. Flypaper is a relatively cheap option but horribly labor-intensive. And nothing guarantees that flies will land on the sticky paper.
Carbon dioxide traps may be an effective option, but they're expensive and could be labor-intensive. The most reliable source of CO2 is propane, followed by dry ice and then by a titanium dioxide catalyst. The theory is that if you can't shoo away black flies you can give them an alternative source of CO2 to lure them away from the area you want cleared.
I ignored the sites suggesting the use of DEET (recommended for your backyard parties, though). Likewise, beneficial nematodes were ignored because the black fly life cycle near eagle nests doesn't depend on soil, which is where nematodes are applied and live naturally. Black fly larvae depend on oxygenated, running waters, but I ignored suggestions of damming the creek or making it hypoxic.
However, there are a couple of options that focus on the aquatic, larval stages of black flies, namely dragonflies and a bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis or "Bti"). I have no idea how dragonflies could be introduced into an area where none are already, but they're voracious and nymphs can and do feed under water. Bti can also be safely applied in aquatic environments. The only warning is to make sure the body of water being treated isn't a drinking water source. (I presume the warning means a "direct" drinking water source, since almost all waters can and do eventually become drinking water.) If water treatment becomes a viable option, then timing is everything and the local life cycle of black flies needs to be nailed down.
Similarly, fish (e.g., carp, suckers) are extremely good at feeding on black fly larvae. Perhaps the hatchery might have a few suggestions? Other predators include beetles, caddisflies and stoneflies (see the paper at the end of the articles).
Black Flies ("Buffalo Gnats")
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcblackflies_buffalognats.htm
Black fly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly
How To Control Black Fly
https://www.arbico-organics.com/category/black-fly-control
Carbon Dioxide Mosquito Traps No Magic Bullet, Say UF Experts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050607013042.htm
CO2 Traps
http://www.mosquitocontrol.org/co2-traps
Carbon dioxide baited mosquito traps
http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/mosquitosite/preventing-mosquito-bites/carbon-dioxide-baited-mosquito-traps/
Dynatrap DT1000 and DT2000XL
http://www.mosquitoreviews.com/dynatrap-dt1000-dt2000xl.html
Best Mosquito Trap Reviews. Propane, CO2 and Electric Traps
https://insectmurderer.com/best-mosquito-trap-reviews/
Gnats in a Pond
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/gnats-pond-50754.html
AQUABAC 200G Granular Bti Mosquito Control
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/aquabac-bti-mosquito-control-granular-bacillus-thuringiensis-israelensis-bti
What Do Dragonflies Eat?
https://www.dragonfly-site.com/what-do-dragonflies-eat.html
Dipteran predators of Simuliid blackflies:a worldwide review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00431.x
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Past climate change pushed birds from the northern hemisphere to the tropics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190610151740.htm
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Climate change benefits for giant petrels
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-climate-benefits-giant-petrels.html
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2019/72-climatechang.jpg)
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The Vampire Birds of the Gal?pagos Have Fascinating Inner Lives
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/science/vampire-birds-galapagos.html?em_pos=medium&ref=headline&nl_art=4&te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190611?campaign_id=34&instance_id=10114&segment_id=14176&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545emc=edit_sc_20190611
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/06/18/science/08TB-VAMPIREBIRD1/08TB-VAMPIREBIRD1-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
A vampiric finch drinking the blood of a Nazca booby. The finches only resort to their vampiric diet in lean times, and when they do, they put themselves at risk.CreditCreditJaime Chaves
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Brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612141406.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612092945.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/06/190612092945_1_540x360.jpg)
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Driving divergence: Evolved lice show sign of speciation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190611092429.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fracking causes some songbirds to thrive while others decline
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190611081859.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Speaking of Science: Where the warbler winters
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=cnVlZWljaDEwMUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA%3D%3D&s=5d0a7847fe1ff6190279df90&linknum=38&linktot=43
Paper: Concentration of a widespread breeding population in a few critically important nonbreeding areas: Migratory connectivity in the Prothonotary Warbler
https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/condor/duz019/5520718
(https://palomaimages.washingtonpost.com/pr2/f892c468e2a5ffa3d866ab23aa8dc88f-600-0-70-8-YQABWNJNWJFM3GMNTOZJKQJWP4.jpg)
A prothonotary warbler, wearing a small tracking device on its back. (Joan Eckhardt)
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CSU Mountain Campus hosts hummingbird research efforts
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/06/18/colorado-state-university-hummingbird-research-migration-climate-change/1478306001/
(https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/06/17/PFTC/fcb71b08-adca-479d-b80f-7933b828ed69-IMG_1208.JPG?width=520&height=390&fit=bounds&auto=webp)
Captured hummingbirds wait in mesh bags to be examined by researcher Kira Monroe of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network at Colorado State
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I spent a few hours researching black fly/buffalo gnat control measures. The options aren't great, but they are expensive. :P
As you know, black flies are attracted by carbon dioxide, but I also found out they're also attracted to dark, moving objects. Like nestling eaglets. About the only thing they don't like is wind. Which suggests a fan - a big one - with a long extension cord. On the flip-side, some of the residential traps are vacuum-assisted. If scaled up to treat an acre of woods, it could get very noisy for the nestlings. But they are used to the hatchery's lawnmowers...
Commercial controls include flypaper. Some sticky pages can be scented or contained in colorfully patterned cardboard boxes. The theory is that black flies are attracted to certain patterns, like flowers, that might be found in nature. Flypaper is a relatively cheap option but horribly labor-intensive. And nothing guarantees that flies will land on the sticky paper.
Carbon dioxide traps may be an effective option, but they're expensive and could be labor-intensive. The most reliable source of CO2 is propane, followed by dry ice and then by a titanium dioxide catalyst. The theory is that if you can't shoo away black flies you can give them an alternative source of CO2 to lure them away from the area you want cleared.
I ignored the sites suggesting the use of DEET (recommended for your backyard parties, though). Likewise, beneficial nematodes were ignored because the black fly life cycle near eagle nests doesn't depend on soil, which is where nematodes are applied and live naturally. Black fly larvae depend on oxygenated, running waters, but I ignored suggestions of damming the creek or making it hypoxic.
However, there are a couple of options that focus on the aquatic, larval stages of black flies, namely dragonflies and a bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis or "Bti"). I have no idea how dragonflies could be introduced into an area where none are already, but they're voracious and nymphs can and do feed under water. Bti can also be safely applied in aquatic environments. The only warning is to make sure the body of water being treated isn't a drinking water source. (I presume the warning means a "direct" drinking water source, since almost all waters can and do eventually become drinking water.) If water treatment becomes a viable option, then timing is everything and the local life cycle of black flies needs to be nailed down.
Similarly, fish (e.g., carp, suckers) are extremely good at feeding on black fly larvae. Perhaps the hatchery might have a few suggestions? Other predators include beetles, caddisflies and stoneflies (see the paper at the end of the articles).
Black Flies ("Buffalo Gnats")
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcblackflies_buffalognats.htm
Black fly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly
How To Control Black Fly
https://www.arbico-organics.com/category/black-fly-control
Carbon Dioxide Mosquito Traps No Magic Bullet, Say UF Experts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050607013042.htm
CO2 Traps
http://www.mosquitocontrol.org/co2-traps
Carbon dioxide baited mosquito traps
http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/mosquitosite/preventing-mosquito-bites/carbon-dioxide-baited-mosquito-traps/
Dynatrap DT1000 and DT2000XL
http://www.mosquitoreviews.com/dynatrap-dt1000-dt2000xl.html
Best Mosquito Trap Reviews. Propane, CO2 and Electric Traps
https://insectmurderer.com/best-mosquito-trap-reviews/
Gnats in a Pond
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/gnats-pond-50754.html
AQUABAC 200G Granular Bti Mosquito Control
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/aquabac-bti-mosquito-control-granular-bacillus-thuringiensis-israelensis-bti
What Do Dragonflies Eat?
https://www.dragonfly-site.com/what-do-dragonflies-eat.html
Dipteran predators of Simuliid blackflies:a worldwide review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00431.x
With a name like that, is this the bird for us?!
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-gray_Gnatcatcher/overview
Do You Know What a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Sounds Like? - https://www.audubon.org/news/do-you-know-what-blue-gray-gnatcatcher-sounds
Blue-gray gnatcatcher - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-gray_gnatcatcher
(https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/68033861-480px.jpg)
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Range Map
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Monitoring biodiversity with sound: How machines can enrich our knowledge
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618123515.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The fellowship of the wing: Pigeons flap faster to fly together
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618140201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/06/190618140201_1_540x360.jpg)
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How planting prairie strips on Iowa farms could save soil, water, wildlife and money -- in-state and beyond
https://littlevillagemag.com/how-planting-prairie-strips-on-iowa-farms-could-save-soil-water-wildlife-and-money-in-state-and-beyond/
(https://littlevillagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PrairieStrips-TamaCounty-LynnBetts.jpg)
(https://littlevillagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dickcissel-HawkeyeWildlifeManagementArea-NorbertSarsfield.jpg)
A female dickcissel perched at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Seth Watkins reported an increase in dickcissel on his farm after his prairie strips took root. --Norbert Sarsfield
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From SOAR's website:
Determining Gender in Bald Eagles
By SOAR - Linette, 19 June 2019
As part of ongoing data collection looking at bald eagles and lead exposure in birds admitted to wildlife rehabilitators in Iowa, SOAR started collecting beak depth measurements. A research paper from Garcelon et al (Journal of Wildlife Management 49(3):1985) is the basis for SOAR to use beak depth measurement for a gender determination. The Garcelon paper discussed 12 different measurements taken on bald eagles, but that beak depth showed no overlap in values between the sexes. This is the least invasive way to determine gender. A metric dial caliper is used and the measurement is taken from the top of the upper beak (maxilla) next to the cere to the bottom point on the lower beak (mandible). The paper describes it: "from the dorsal aspect of the maxilla adjacent to the cere, to the ventralmost portion of the mandible." The measurement is expressed in centimeters (cm).
(https://soarraptors.org/wp-content/uploads/Liberty_BeakDepthLine.jpg)
In the bald eagles measured in the Garcelon et al study, male bald eagles had a beak depth range of 3.0 cm to 3.349 cm, while the female bald eagle beak depth ranged from 3.35 cm to 3.6 cm. All the eagles in the study were North Central United States and Canada and should be transferable to bald eagles in Iowa.
Also remember that female bald eagles will weigh more than males and that northern bald eagles are larger than those from the southern U.S.
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Wind can prevent seabirds accessing their most important habitat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619130312.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Keepers Help Vulnerable Hooded Crane Hatch at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/keepers-help-vulnerable-hooded-crane-hatch-smithsonian-conservation-biology-institute
(https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1400_scale/public/newsroom/20190605_001cc.jpg?itok=Buf96zDd)
A 6-day-old hooded crane chick at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The chick hatched June 12 and is only the second hooded crane chick to ever hatch at the facility. (Chris Crowe/Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute)
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Bird deaths and climate link questioned
https://cosmosmagazine.com/climate/bird-deaths-and-climate-link-questioned
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A study that found the nests of Arctic shorebirds, such as these puffins, were suffering predation at elevated rates has been thrown into question.
www.tonnaja.com/Getty Images
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Invasive grasses choke birds' habitat
http://www.startribune.com/invasive-grasses-choke-key-bird-habitat-as-minnesota-s-climate-changes/510935362/?refresh=true
(http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/08_1008832175_05WARM060919_55539147.jpg?h=1000&w=1500)
Conservation Corps volunteer Sarah Curran planted and marked trees in southeast Minnesota. Photo by Anthony Souffl?, Star Tribune
(http://stmedia.startribune.com/binary/WARM061619-d-t.svg)
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Twitter storm: noise pollution creates havoc for birds, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/twitter-storm-noise-pollution-creates-havoc-for-birds-study-shows
Abstract: Signal complexity communicates aggressive intent during contests, but the process is disrupted by noise
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0841
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Singing with intent. A Belfast university study found human noise pollution directly influenced robins' ability to communicate with each other. Photograph: David Tipling/Getty Images
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Canada's birds are warning us about the state of our natural world
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-birds-are-warning-us-about-the-state-of-our-natural-world-814894503.html
The State of Canada's Birds 2019 - http://nabci.net/wp-content/uploads/39-004-Canada-State-of-Birds_EN_WEB-1.pdf
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PEF to conduct research on eagle's habitat in NoCot
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1072566
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Bad year for baby birds in New Brunswick, says wildlife biologist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/peregrine-falcon-hopewell-rocks-new-brunswick-1.5181425
(https://i.cbc.ca/1.5181750.1560970052!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/falcon-nest-empty-at-hopewell-rocks.jpg)
Staff at Hopewell Rocks lowered a camera into the peregrine falcon's nest and discovered it was empty. (Kevin Snair)
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Highly Cited Articles From:
The Auk: Ornithological Advances and The Condor: Ornithological Applications
https://academic.oup.com/auk/pages/highly_cited
https://academic.oup.com/condor/pages/highly_cited
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Abstract: Egg investment in response to helper presence in cooperatively breeding Tibetan ground tits
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02075?af=R
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Fresh look at mysterious Nasca lines in Peru
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619232324.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/06/190619232324_1_540x360.jpg)
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Key locations for declining songbird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619085655.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Spiders risk everything for love
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620121431.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Global data resource shows genetic diversity of chickens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620095955.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Successful 'alien' bird invasions are location dependent
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619134815.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Migratory birds may be spreading superbugs, researchers warn
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/migratory-birds-may-spreading-superbugs-researchers-warn/
Paper: Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife?livestock?human interface in Nairobi: an epidemiological study
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30083-X/fulltext
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2019/06/19/TELEMMGLPICT000199684194_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQfyf2A9a6I9YchsjMeADBa08.jpeg?imwidth=1400)
Storks, who scavenge on rubbish, keep a watchful eye over the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi Credit: Daniel Irungu/Rex
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Analysis finds U.S. ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north
https://ianrnews.unl.edu/analysis-finds-us-ecosystems-shifting-hundreds-miles-north
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Overflowing Great Lakes New Threat for Endangered Bird
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/overflowing-great-lakes-new-threat-for-endangered-bird/4962627.html
(https://gdb.voanews.com/163A1FBE-AEFE-4F9E-A0FC-371FD423133D_w650_r0_s.jpg)
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Human noises create havoc for birds, even prevent them from reproducing, says new study
https://theprint.in/science/human-noises-create-havoc-for-birds-even-prevent-them-from-reproducing-says-new-study/252550/
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2 or 3 suspected cases of deadly bird disease found on Prince Edward Island
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-bird-disease-suspect-cases-1.5183264
(https://i.cbc.ca/1.4690764.1561054635!/fileImage/httpImage/image.PNG_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/purple-finch-with-signs-of-trichomonosis.PNG)
Trichomoniasis can leave birds gasping for breath and unable to eat. (Submitted by Rebecca Clarke MacInnis)
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Agriculture Department buries studies showing dangers of climate change
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/agriculture-department-climate-change-1376413
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To drive eagles away from deadly wind turbines, researchers turn to sound
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/jun/22/to-drive-eagles-away-from-deadly-wind-turbines-researchers-turn-to-sound/
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Zinc and Lead Poisoning in Wild Birds in the Tri-State Mining District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri)
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Zinc-and-Lead-Poisoning-in-Wild-Birds-in-the-Mining-Beyer-Dalgarn/a053ef271b86dd578bb55eddc5cc8cfc179141f5
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Songbird migration study finds a tiny, vulnerable winter range
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/songbird-migration-study-finds-a-tiny-vulnerable-winter-range/2019/06/20/1bffa6fe-92cb-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.361fac765fb3
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/v4HPu6TGpCwPEnJT3e-EmAAL-IE=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6JOYEPETNUI6TFLKRDBJDK24HA.jpg)
Prothonotary warblers deliver food to their young. Data from research about the migrating songbirds featured surprises, the study authors say. (PHIL COALE/AP)
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A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624111502.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Additions, deletions, and changes to the official list of North American birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624111534.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-woodland-haven-birds-midwest.html
Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190625173438.htm
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2019/pinewoodland.jpg)
The Prairie Warbler, which was found to benefit from restored pine woodlands. Credit: University of Missouri.
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Black flies abound in Iowa right now (from ISU Extension)
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2019/06/black-flies-abound-iowa-right-now
Protect Outdoor Poultry from Gnats (from practicalfarmers.org)
https://practicalfarmers.org/2019/06/pfi-members-experience-poultry-deaths-caused-by-gnats/
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The case of the poisoned songbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626125012.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Imidacloprid poisoning of songbirds following a drench application of trees in a residential neighborhood in California, USA
https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.4473
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Bird three times larger than ostrich discovered
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/lifestyle/576455-bird-three-times-larger-than-ostrich-discovered
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Blue color tones in fossilized prehistoric feathers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190625233707.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Blue colour tones in fossilised prehistoric feathers
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/june/blue-fossilised-feathers-.html
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Reconstruction of Eocoracias brachyptera with hypothesised plumage colouration. Reconstruction by Marta Zaher, PhD at the University of Bristol.
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Eocoracias brachyptera fossil sample used for this study. The rich black texture on the surface is fossilised plumage of the bird. Fossil is stored at Senckenberg Research Institute. Sven Traenkner, photographer at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum in Frankfurt.
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Winged hunter: swifts enlisted in fight against mosquito swarms
https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/winged-hunter-swifts-enlisted-in-fight-against-mosquito-swarms-6559
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Efforts are being made to encourage swifts to nest in urban settings.Adam Warżawa/PAP
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Bird boxes in Warsaw. Across the country cities are trying to revitalise urban bird populations by laying on accommodation.Kalbar/TFN
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High Lake Michigan waters complicate botulism monitoring, but mean fewer bird deaths
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/high-lake-michigan-waters-complicate-botulism-monitoring-mean-fewer-bird-deaths
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Mary Ellen Newport and a fellow volunteer had to canoe across the Platte River to do their first botulism monitoring walk of the season at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. High water levels complicate monitoring, but mean fewer botulism deaths.
Credit Kaye LaFond / Michigan Radio
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Noise pollution affects birds' reproduction and social behaviour
https://www.birdguides.com/articles/noise-pollution-affects-birds-reproduction-and-social-behaviour/
Abstract: Signal complexity communicates aggressive intent during contests, but the process is disrupted by noise
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0841
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The study found that noise pollution interfered with the communication of European Robins (Martin Webb).
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Lead Ammunition is Now Banned for Hunting Wildlife in California
https://www.kqed.org/science/1944241/lead-ammunition-is-now-banned-for-hunting-wildlife-in-california
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Endangered California condors are among the wildlife at risk from eating lead bullets in carrion. (Tim Huntington, courtesy of the Ventana Wildlife Society)
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Is wildfire management 'for the birds?'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190702160114.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Analysis finds US ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190701144652.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Ecosystems in the U.S. are moving hundreds of miles north
https://www.earth.com/news/ecosystems-moving-north/
Great Plains' Ecosystems Have Shifted 365 Miles Northward Since 1970
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/great-plains-ecosystems-have-shifted-365-miles-northward-since-1970
Editorial: New UNL study of bird ecosystems sheds light on climate change
https://www.omaha.com/opinion/editorial-new-unl-study-of-bird-ecosystems-sheds-light-on/article_24dc724b-c7ca-5420-9540-ed47820a92d6.html
(https://cff2.earth.com/uploads/2019/07/02141646/Ecosystems-in-the-U.S.-are-moving-hundreds-of-miles-north-730x410.jpg)
(https://e360.yale.edu/assets/site/_800xAUTO_stretch_center-center/GreatPlains_Map_2_web.jpg)
A data-backed illustration of three ecosystems (orange, yellow, blue) shifting northward across a swath of the Great Plains, with a fourth ecosystem (pink) emerging in the 2010s University of Nebraska-Lincoln / Nature Climate Change
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Bird three times larger than ostrich discovered
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/lifestyle/576455-bird-three-times-larger-than-ostrich-discovered
More: Bird three times larger than ostrich discovered in Crimean cave
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626200313.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Former war refugee maps habitat for West African bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626133816.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Historic First for Mysterious Seabird Achieved with Net Launcher, Perseverance, and Chum
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2019/07/04/historic-first-for-mysterious-seabird-achieved-with-net-launcher-perseverance-and-chum/
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Black-capped Petrel, copyright Aidan G Kelly, from the surfbirds galleries
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Clark, Tufts researchers question push to eliminate cats to protect wildlife
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190630/clark-tufts-researchers-question-push-to-eliminate-cats-to-protect-wildlife
(https://www.telegram.com/storyimage/WT/20190630/NEWS/190639932/AR/0/AR-190639932.jpg?Q=75&maxW=960&maxH=960)
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Researchers say bald eagle recovery hits new milestone
https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Researchers-say-bald-eagle-recovery-hits-new-milestone-512271731.html
(https://media.graytvinc.com/images/810*455/bald+eagle+pic.jpg)
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Global animal tracking system Icarus is switched on
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-global-animal-tracking-icarus.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
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With the global tracking system Icarus, scientists can follow the movements of animals around the globe. Project leader Martin Wikelski is equipping a bright red macaw with an Icarus transmitter weighing only a few grams. Credit: S. Izquierdo
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Snowball the dancing cockatoo has many moves
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-snowball-cockatoo.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
(https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/csz/news/800/2019/cockatoo.jpg)
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Mississippi kite population seems to be expanding
https://thesouthern.com/outdoors/outdoors-mississippi-kite-population-seems-to-be-expanding/article_98db008d-c569-5aa1-b8dc-d3bce7507ee0.html
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The Auk - VOL. 136 - NO. 2 | July 2019 (includes 17 articles and 13 abstracts)
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-136/issue-2
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Paper: Frequent detection of anticoagulant rodenticides in raptors sampled in Taiwan reflects government rodent control policy
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719331894
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Researchers hoping small Purple Martin birds can offer up big answers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-purple-martins-radio-transmitters-1.5209970
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Hear them roar: How humans and chickadees understand each other
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190712133336.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/07/190712133336_1_540x360.jpg)
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Let there be lights, to help migratory cranes avoid power lines (great idea!)
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/let-there-be-lights-to-help-migratory-cranes-avoid-power-lines/
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Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes stop along the Platte River in the midwestern U.S. to rest and refuel on their annual migrations. They often travel at night, so the ACAS system's aim is to help cranes and other birds see power lines and other human structures in the dark, enabling them to safely reach their destinations. Image courtesy of James F. Dwyer/EDM International, Inc.
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DDT contaminants in marine mammals may threaten California condor recovery (same goes for the Channel Island eagles' reintroduction)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2019-07-10/ddt-ocean-california-condor#
Coastal condor populations threatened by contamination from marine mammal carcasses
https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/coastal-condor-populations-threatened-by-contamination-from-marine-mammal-carcasses
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Abrolhos Islands seabirds using plastic to build their nests, prompting calls for research
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-07-15/seabird-plastic-on-abrolhos-islands/11300782
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New science confirms warming climate bad for forest birds
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1907/S00033/new-science-confirms-warming-climate-bad-for-forest-birds.htm
Native birds becoming confined to higher altitudes by climate and pests
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/114238752/native-birds-becoming-confined-to-higher-altitudes-by-climate-and-pests
Paper: Thermal squeeze will exacerbate declines in New Zealand's endemic forest birds
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718315623?dgcid=author
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Maps of New Zealand showing (a) land (grey) and present indigenous forest cover (black) on the three main islands; and, within each of the 2155 10 ? 10 km squares for which we have occupancy probability estimates for bird species, (b) percent indigenous forest cover and (c) median mean annual temperature.
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Kiwi are among the native birds caught in a "thermal squeeze" (file photo).
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In March 2015, 23 orange-fronted parakeets/kakariki were released inn the Hurunui River south branch. Kakariki are vulnerable to habitat change.
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Why Did This Extinct Bird Have Such a Weird, Long Toe?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/science/bird-amber-toe.html?em_pos=medium&ref=headline&nl_art=6&te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190716?campaign_id=34&instance_id=10932&segment_id=15251&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545emc=edit_sc_20190716
Paper: A New Enantiornithine Bird with Unusual Pedal Proportions Found in Amber
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)30691-8
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An artist's reconstruction of Elektorornis chenguangi, which may have used its elongated toe to search for food.CreditCreditZhongda Zhang
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Avian malaria behind drastic decline of London's iconic sparrow?
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-avian-malaria-drastic-decline-london.html
Paper: Avian malaria-mediated population decline of a widespread iconic bird species
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.182197
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How puffins catch food outside the breeding season
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190717105315.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Effects of body size, sex, parental care and moult strategies on auk diving behaviour outside the breeding season
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jav.02012
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Density plots displaying the distribution of maximum dive depths (MDD; plots a, c and e) and daily time submerged (DTS, plots b, d and f) of common guillemots, razorbills and Atlantic puffins between July and January.
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Fighting Penguins Lead with Their Left
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/fighting-penguins-lead-with-their-left/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=962d28d067-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-962d28d067-121598265
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Climate change to blame for displacement of 55 species in UK
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190718085312.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Anticipating arrival: Tackling the national challenges associated with the redistribution of biodiversity driven by climate change
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13465
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Biologist leads pioneering study on stress
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190719173547.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46845-x
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The paper below was cited in a recent article about whether to wear black or white clothing when it's hot. It's complicated but, so far, it seems it doesn't matter.
Coat Color and Solar Heat Gain in Animals
http://faculty.weber.edu/jcavitt/OrnithologyMaterials/Coatcolorinanimals.pdf
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Innovation award for chemical-free red mite solution
https://thepoultrysite.com/news/2019/07/innovation-award-for-chemical-free-red-mite-solution
(https://5mpublishing.sirv.com/poultry/articles/red-mite-vencomatic-2.PNG?profile=article-inline@maximum)
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Animals' body sizes shrinking from climate change, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-animals-body-sizes-climate.html
Abstract: Are animals shrinking due to climate change? Temperature-mediated selection on body mass in mountain wagtails
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-019-04368-2
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Mountain wagtails (pictured) are becoming smaller over time. Credit: Derek Keat
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The largest bird in North America was nearly wiped out. Here's how it fought its way back.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/07/23/california-condor-hatchlings-hit-conservation-milestone/?utm_term=.b6d31b460679&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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A female California condor is seen April 19, 2014, on Utah's Cable Mountain in Zion National Park. (National Park Service/AP)
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Even Unhatched, Birds Exchange Survival Skills
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/science/birds-embryos-communication.html?em_pos=medium&ref=headline&nl_art=5&te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190723?campaign_id=34&instance_id=11102&segment_id=15467&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545emc=edit_sc_20190723
Paper: Maternal programming of offspring antipredator behavior in a seabird - https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/29/2/479/4821303
Abstract: Bird embryos perceive vibratory cues of predation risk from clutch mates - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0929-8
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Chicks teach their siblings important environmental and social cues.CreditJose C. Noguera
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Many Animals Can?t Adapt Fast Enough to Climate Change
https://www.wired.com/story/many-animals-arent-adapting-fast-enough-to-survive-climate-change/?bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&cndid=52131893&esrc=Wired_etl_load&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_072419&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_Daily
Paper: Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10924-4#Fig3
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Trait changes in response to temperature. For each study in the phenotypic responses to climate with selection (PRCS) dataset, the changes in morphological traits are shown in grey and the changes in phenological traits are shown in black. Each study is identified by the publication identity, the trait and the species. Studies are sorted by trait category (black: phenological; grey: morphological), and within it by species, trait name and publication identity. Overall, phenological traits in both the PRCS dataset (black) and the PRC dataset (dark blue) were negatively affected by temperature. Morphological traits were not associated with temperature in the PRCS (grey) and showed a tendency to a negative association with temperature in the PRC dataset (cyan). In the PRC dataset there was significant variation among taxa in the effect of temperature on phenological (blue) traits, and a tendency to such variation for morphological traits (cyan). See Fig. 2 for legend details. The majority of the species pictures were taken from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/images/). The exceptions are a picture of red-billed gull (credit: co-author J.A.M.) and four pictures taken from Macaulay library (https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/). Illustration credits for pictures taken from Macaulay library: great reed warbler--Peter Kennerley/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML30060261), European pied flycatcher--Suzanne Labb?/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML30638911), song sparrow--Steven Mlodinow/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML47325951) and Eurasian scops owl--Jon Lowes/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML103371221). Source data are provided as a Source Data file
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T40 thank you for all you do! :)
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Light pollution may be increasing West Nile virus spillover from wild birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724111123.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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TTU researcher studying effects of wind turbine farms on Burrowing Owl habitat
https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/ttu-researcher-studying-effects-of-wind-turbine-farms-on-burrowing-owl-habitat/
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Left eye? Right eye? American robins have preference when looking at decoy eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723211648.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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North American Grasslands & Birds Report
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/working-lands/grasslands-report?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20190729_eng-email_grasslands-report&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190729_eng-email&utm_content=grasslands-report
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Audubon scientists identified future strongholds that are likely to persist through projected climate and land-use changes. Consensus Priorities include these areas (which primarily occur in the wetland-dotted mixed prairies of the northern Great Plains and the already-arid grasslands in the south), existing Grassland Priority Conservation Areas, and vulnerable priorities defined as areas with high probability of land-use conversion. Map: Daniel Huffman
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'It felt like the end of the world. Everything was so quiet': Hundreds of songbird chicks starve to death in European heatwave
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/europe-heatwave-songbirds-france-wildlife-temperature-record-a9020576.html
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Out of around 200 great tit chicks living in 30 nest boxes, only two survived. Pictured are dead chicks ( Anne Charmantier )
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Conservation or construction? Deciding waterbird hotspots
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190730125333.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Plastic pollution is making seabirds smaller and sicker, a study has found
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/30/health/seabirds-plastic-pollution-health-problems-scli-intl/index.html
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A collection of plastic shards found inside the seabirds studied.
Abstract: Clinical Pathology of Plastic Ingestion in Marine Birds and Relationships with Blood Chemistry
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02098
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Speaking of Science
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=cnVlZWljaDEwMUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA%3D%3D&s=5d41d733fe1ff619028fc642&linknum=4&linktot=46
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This image of a Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) with an assault rifle was posted on social media and was later published by researchers in 2018 and 2013 as evidence of wildlife massacres in the Sahara-Sahel associated to war and conflict. (provided by Jose Carlos Brito)
Stop military conflicts from trashing environment
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02248-6?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Paper: Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara‐Sahel
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12446?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1&#38;#conl12446-fig-0003
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Distribution of 10 threatened vertebrates and of PAs in the Sahara‐Sahel (a) and distribution of extinction risk factors (b) attacks/battles and events of violence against civilians (including hostage taking and assassination) after 2011, of areas claimed as Azawad nation, under influence of AQIM and Boko‐Haram, and affected by the Libya conflict (c) current major smuggling/migration routes (d) populated places and sand dunes (representing less accessible zones) (e) major roads and tracks (f) oil, gas, and other mining facilities
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Animal friendships 'change with the weather' in the Masai Mara
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190731125435.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Seabird Sentinels will help mitigate bycatch
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/seabird-sentinels-will-help-mitigate-bycatch?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=173279e2a9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-173279e2a9-133930605&mc_cid=173279e2a9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/dscn1763.jpg?itok=u-VUcd5b)
Wandering Albatrosses on Bird Island, South Georgia. Stephanie Prince
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Barn owls may hold key to navigation and location
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/ps-bom073119.php
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This is a split-gated transistor for mimicking the neurobiological algorithm that mimics sound localization in barn owls.
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Fish, Birds, a Few Fossils, and Other Things We're Reading About
https://eos.org/articles/fish-birds-a-few-fossils-and-other-things-were-reading-about
(https://eos.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/black-rosy-finch-800x600.jpg)
Black rosy-finches like these beauties may emerge as the new "canaries in the coal min" of alpine climate change. Credit: InAweofGod'sCreation, courtesy Flickr; CC BY 2.0
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Many Animals Can't Adapt Fast Enough to Climate Change
https://www.wired.com/story/many-animals-arent-adapting-fast-enough-to-survive-climate-change/?bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&cndid=52131893&esrc=Wired_etl_load&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_072419&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_Daily
Paper: Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10924-4#Fig3
(https://media.wired.com/photos/5d3646cc65c5e400082d459a/master/w_582,c_limit/Sceince_Adaptation-130859883.jpg)
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Trait changes in response to temperature. For each study in the phenotypic responses to climate with selection (PRCS) dataset, the changes in morphological traits are shown in grey and the changes in phenological traits are shown in black. Each study is identified by the publication identity, the trait and the species. Studies are sorted by trait category (black: phenological; grey: morphological), and within it by species, trait name and publication identity. Overall, phenological traits in both the PRCS dataset (black) and the PRC dataset (dark blue) were negatively affected by temperature. Morphological traits were not associated with temperature in the PRCS (grey) and showed a tendency to a negative association with temperature in the PRC dataset (cyan). In the PRC dataset there was significant variation among taxa in the effect of temperature on phenological (blue) traits, and a tendency to such variation for morphological traits (cyan). See Fig. 2 for legend details. The majority of the species pictures were taken from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/images/). The exceptions are a picture of red-billed gull (credit: co-author J.A.M.) and four pictures taken from Macaulay library (https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/). Illustration credits for pictures taken from Macaulay library: great reed warbler--Peter Kennerley/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML30060261), European pied flycatcher--Suzanne Labb?/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML30638911), song sparrow--Steven Mlodinow/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML47325951) and Eurasian scops owl--Jon Lowes/Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML103371221). Source data are provided as a Source Data file
More info: Adapting to climate change
https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/science_supplements/adapting-climate-change-1502783933.html
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Clemson researchers take pioneering trek to track endangered 'little devil'
https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-researchers-take-pioneering-trek-to-track-endangered-little-devil/
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Pictured is a black-capped petrel, captured and released with a satellite tag. Scientists hope that by tracking these rare, poorly known birds, they will locate new nesting areas they can target for conservation.
Image Credit: Daniel Lebbin/American Bird Conservancy
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West Nile virus lingers longer in birds exposed to light pollution
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/west-nile-virus-lingers-longer-in-birds-exposed-to-light-pollution/
Abstract: Light pollution increases West Nile virus competence of a ubiquitous passerine reservoir species
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2019.1051
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City lights in the United States. Image courtesy of NASA?s Earth Observatory.
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Freshwater is getting neglected when it comes to plastic pollution research
https://www.ehn.org/freshwater-is-getting-neglected-when-it-comes-to-plastic-pollution-research-2639610931.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Abstract: Threats Underestimated in Freshwater Plastic Pollution: Mini-Review
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11270-019-4220-z
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Great kiskadee entangled by a fishing line (Paraná River floodplain, Argentina; Credit C. Machado
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Climate change outruns evolution, studies find
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/blogs/climate-change-outruns-evolution-study-finds
Abstract: Rates of projected climate change dramatically exceed past rates of climatic niche evolution among vertebrate species
(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ele.12144)
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One site. Five Critically Endangered birds. Here's our plan
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/one-site-five-critically-endangered-birds-heres-our-plan
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Red-headed vultures change their skin colour to communicate emotion Jonathan Eames
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Obituary: Jon Hardey, expert on peregrine falcons and other upland birds of prey
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17815678.obituary-jon-hardey-expert-peregrine-falcons-upland-birds-prey/
(https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/10230607?type=responsive-gallery-fullscreen)
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It would take 50 million years to recover New Zealand's lost bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805112225.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/08/190805112225_1_540x360.jpg)
Kakapo bird
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Meet 'Squawkzilla,' the massive prehistoric parrot scientists say terrorized other birds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/08/07/scientists-just-discovered-prehistoric-parrot-nearly-size-kindergartner/?wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Paper: Evidence for a giant parrot from the EarlyMiocene of New Zealand
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0467
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The remains of a parrot that stood more than half the height of an average human and roamed the earth 19 million years ago have been discovered in New Zealand. (Brian Choo/AFP/Getty Images)
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Importance of infection of haemosporidia blood parasites during different life history stages for long‐term reproductive fitness of collared flycatchers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02118?af=R
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Effects of body size, sex, parental care and moult strategies on auk diving behaviour outside the breeding season
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jav.02012
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Danger management and the seasonal adjustment of migratory speed by sandpipers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02202?af=R
Revisiting the influence of aggressive interactions on the survival of the first‐laid egg in crested penguins (genus Eudyptes)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02133?af=R
Prey capture and selection throughout the breeding season in a deep‐diving generalist seabird, the thick‐billed murre
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.01930?af=R
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Knowing berry pests' varied diets may help control them
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806151554.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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How can robots land like birds?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806131451.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2019/08/190806131451_1_540x360.jpg)
Parrot on hand (stock image).
Credit: prakhob_khonchen / Adobe Stock
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'Mega-fires' may be too extreme even for a bird that loves fire
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101556.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Not Even a Fire-Loving Bird Can Handle Climate Change's Heat
https://earther.gizmodo.com/not-even-a-fire-loving-bird-can-handle-climate-changes-1836904281
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A Black-backed Woodpecker visits its nest in a burned tree trunk.
Photo: Jean Hall
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Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture/
Paper: An assessment of acute insecticide toxicity loading (AITL) of chemical pesticides used on agricultural land in the United States
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220029
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Top threats to seabirds identified
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/top-threats-seabirds-identified?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=475d5388b9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-475d5388b9-133930605&mc_cid=475d5388b9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/king-penguin-09-swinnard_cropped.jpg?itok=bbFLG9_m)
Climate change is affecting 88% of penguin species Stephanie Prince
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Local people protect Nepal lake by welcoming visitors into their homes
https://www.birdlife.org/asia/news/local-people-protect-nepal-lake-welcoming-visitors-their-homes?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=475d5388b9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-475d5388b9-133930605&mc_cid=475d5388b9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/white_rumped_vulture_vickey_chauhan.jpg?itok=lg34-ed6)
White-rumped Vulture Vickey Chauhan / Shutterstock
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Critically Endangered hornbill becomes community flagship for forest conservation
https://www.birdlife.org/asia/news/critically-endangered-hornbill-becomes-community-flagship-forest-conservation?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=475d5388b9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-475d5388b9-133930605&mc_cid=475d5388b9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Using education to build a grassroots hornbill conservation movement
https://www.birdlife.org/asia/news/using-education-build-grassroots-hornbill-conservation-movement?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=475d5388b9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-475d5388b9-133930605&mc_cid=475d5388b9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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One site. Five Critically Endangered birds. Here's our plan
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/one-site-five-critically-endangered-birds-heres-our-plan?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=475d5388b9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-475d5388b9-133930605&mc_cid=475d5388b9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/giant_ibis_feeding_young_c_jonathan_eames_1.jpg?itok=EUmlmlFG)
Giant Ibis Jonathan Eames
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Despite habitat protection, endangered owls decline in Mount Rainier National Park
https://scienmag.com/despite-habitat-protection-endangered-owls-decline-in-mount-rainier-national-park/
Endangered owls continue to decline drastically in national park
https://www.earth.com/news/endangered-owls-decline-drastically/
Paper: Barred Owls reduce occupancy and breeding propensity of Northern Spotted Owl in a Washington old-growth forest
https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/condor/duz031/5543734
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Climate change prompts Florida wildlife movement, researchers say
https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190811/climate-change-prompts-florida-wildlife-movement-researchers-say
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How to stop a gull from stealing your food
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/how-stop-gull-stealing-your-food
Paper: Herring gulls respond to human gaze direction
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0405
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New UN Report Affirms Importance of Land-Use Initiatives in Fighting Climate Change, National Audubon Society Says
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/19717-new-un-report-affirms-importance-of-land-use-initiatives-in-fighting-climate-change-national-audubon-society-says
Press Release: Land is Part of the Climate Solution - IPCC
https://unfccc.int/news/land-is-part-of-the-climate-solution-ipcc
Summary for Policymakers - Climate Change and Land: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/08/4.-SPM_Approved_Microsite_FINAL.pdf
Final Government Draft (entire report): https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl-report-download-page/
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Western Meadowlark. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon
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Here's why Puffins on this Maine island are master climate change 'researchers'
https://wgme.com/news/local/heres-why-puffins-on-this-maine-island-are-master-climate-change-researchers
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An Atlantic puffin takes wing at Eastern Egg Rock in Muscongus Bay, Maine, on Wednesday. John Holyoke BDN
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In the absence of a text abstract the first page of the article is provided.
Prairie Falcon Kills Canada Goose
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-19-09/Prairie-Falcon-Kills-Canada-Goose/10.3356/JRR-19-09.short
Apparent Natural Recolonization of an Island by the Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea)
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-83/Apparent-Natural-Recolonization-of-an-Island-by-the-Seychelles-Kestrel/10.3356/JRR-18-83.short
Homing Instinct of a Female Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-78/Homing-Instinct-of-a-Female-Barn-Owl-Tyto-alba/10.3356/JRR-18-78.short
Talon-Grappling and Cartwheeling of Hooded Vultures in South Africa
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-91/Talon-Grappling-and-Cartwheeling-of-Hooded-Vultures-in-South-Africa/10.3356/JRR-18-91.short
Bufophagy and Carcass Processing by a Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-98/Bufophagy-and-Carcass-Processing-by-a-Red-Shouldered-Hawk-Buteo/10.3356/JRR-18-98.short
Mexican Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) Roosting in an Urban Setting in Durango, Mexico
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-59/Mexican-Spotted-Owls-Strix-occidentalis-lucida-Roosting-in-an-Urban/10.3356/JRR-18-59.short
Unusual Northern Goshawk Mtdna Haplotype Found in the Rocky Mountains
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-48/Unusual-Northern-Goshawk-Mtdna-Haplotype-Found-in-the-Rocky-Mountains/10.3356/JRR-18-48.short
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Abstract
Survival, Site Fidelity, and Territory Size of American Kestrels Wintering in an Agricultural Landscape of South Texas
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-50/Survival-Site-Fidelity-and-Territory-Size-of-American-Kestrels-Wintering/10.3356/JRR-18-50.short
An Extinct Eagle (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Quaternary of Hispaniola
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-769/An-Extinct-Eagle-Aves--Accipitridae-from-the-Quaternary-of/10.3356/JRR-18-769.short
Reproductive Characteristics of Red-Tailed Hawks in Yellowstone National Park, an Intact Temperate Landscape
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-103/Reproductive-Characteristics-of-Red-Tailed-Hawks-in-Yellowstone-National-Park/10.3356/JRR-18-103.short
Broad-Winged Hawk Nesting Behavior in Forested Landscapes of Pennsylvania
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-56/Broad-Winged-Hawk-Nesting-Behavior-in-Forested-Landscapes-of-Pennsylvania/10.3356/JRR-18-56.short
First-Year Migration and Natal Region Fidelity of Immature Ferruginous Hawks
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-32/First-Year-Migration-and-Natal-Region-Fidelity-of-Immature-Ferruginous/10.3356/JRR-18-32.short
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Paper
Population and Distribution of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) in California?s Great Valley: A Framework for Long-Term Monitoring
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-34/Population-and-Distribution-of-Swainsons-Hawks-Buteo-swainsoni-in-Californias/10.3356/JRR-18-34.full
Wintering Areas and Migration Characteristics of Swainson's Hawks That Breed in the Central Valley of California
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-49/Wintering-Areas-and-Migration-Characteristics-of-Swainsons-Hawks-That-Breed/10.3356/JRR-18-49.full
Dispersal and Survival of Red-Shouldered Hawks Banded in Suburban Southern Ohio, 1996?2018
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-19-15/Dispersal-and-Survival-of-Red-Shouldered-Hawks-Banded-in-Suburban/10.3356/JRR-19-15.full
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Rescued Osprey Succumbs To Injuries (Read about "Capture Myopathy"!)
https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/rescued-osprey-succumbs-injuries
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(U.S. Naval Academy Fire Department/BC 46 Wilson)
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Why they're building islands on a lake (I've also read about fabricated 'rafts' being used as floating islands)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/why-theyre-building-islands-on-a-lake/article29055245.ece
(https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/f3ie58/article29055237.ece/alternates/FREE_615/12MPOUSSUDULAKE7)
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No deformities or reproductive problems in wildlife in Thunder Bay area of concern, new report says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/tbay-great-lakes-area-of-concern-bird-deformity-report-1.5244604
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Thunder Bay, Ont. is one step closer to being de-listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern after an Environment and Climate Change Canada report showed that there are no physical deformities or reproduction problems in birds and animals in the area. (archive.epa.gov)
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Report: 2 Maui bird species have declined by more than half
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Report-2-Maui-bird-species-have-declined-by-more-14302589.php
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More than half of world's forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/wildlife-forest-climate-change-wwf-a9056516.html
BELOW THE CANOPY - https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-08/BelowTheCanopyReport.pdf
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No Borders For These Critters: Climate Change Spurs a Great Migration
https://indypendent.org/2019/08/no-borders-for-these-critters-climate-change-spurs-a-great-migration/
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Species on the Move - https://insideclimatenews.org/species/archive
Bald Eagle - https://insideclimatenews.org/species/birds/bald-eagle
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Monster penguin find in Waipara, New Zealand
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814101642.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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African Vultures Don?t Follow Migratory Herds:Scavenger Habitat Use Is Not Mediated by PreyAbundance
https://www.academia.edu/8011620/African_Vultures_Dont_Follow_Migratory_Herds?email_work_card=view-paper
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Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190815143212.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Paper: The early bird gets the carcass: Temporal segregation and its effects onforaging success in avian scavengers
https://www.academia.edu/8011614/The_early_bird_gets_the_carcass_Temporal_segregation_and_its_effects_on_foraging_success_in_avian_scavengers?email_work_card=view-paper
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Ruppell's (left) and White-backed Vulture (right) withempty crops. Photo credit: Corinne Kenda
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Human-sized penguin fossil discovered in New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/14/human-sized-penguin-fossil-discovered-in-new-zealand
Monster Penguin Find in Waipara, North Canterbury
https://www.canterburymuseum.com/about-us/media-releases/monster-penguin-find-in-waipara-north-canterbury/
Paper: Leg bones of a new penguin species from the Waipara Greensand add to the diversity of very large-sized Sphenisciformes in the Paleocene of New Zealand
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03115518.2019.1641619
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An illustration shows the approximate height of a giant penguin next to a woman. Photograph: Canterbury Museum/AP
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A Review on Aerial Display, Nest site selection, Nest Defense, Courtship display, Copulation, Parental care: key events of vultures during Breeding, threats and Management
https://www.academia.edu/37686183/A_Review_on_Aerial_Display_Nest_site_selection_Nest_Defense_Courtship_display_Copulation_Parental_care_key_events_of_vultures_during_Breeding_threats_and_Management?email_work_card=view-paper
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Eleven-year-old Kentucky Warbler Likely Oldest Ever Recorded
http://www.birdpop.org/pages/blogPost.php?id=7&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
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This male Kentucky Warbler is at least 11 years old. Photo by Eric Soehren.
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Wind turbine impacts deplored
https://physicsworld.com/a/wind-turbine-impacts-deplored/
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THE IMPACT OF WIND ENERGY ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: http://www.thegwpf.org/content/uploads/2019/07/wind-impact-1.pdf
GREEN KILLING MACHINES: https://www.thegwpf.org/content/uploads/2019/07/Green-Killing-Machines-1.pdf
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Embryology: A sequence of reflexive contractions triggers the formation of the limbs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190828140054.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190828080536.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Crows consciously control their calls
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190827145730.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Saving sage-grouse by relocation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190826132428.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Urban living leads to high cholesterol...in crows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190826092338.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Genetic diversity couldn't save Darwin's finches
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822124840.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Big brains or big guts: Choose one
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190823080016.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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2019 North American waterfowl survey released
https://newschannel9.com/sports/outdoors/2019-north-american-waterfowl-survey-released
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Some Migratory Birds Sleep Better Than Others
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/science/migratory-birds-sleep.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190827?campaign_id=34&instance_id=11926&segment_id=16510&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
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A sleeping yellow warbler in Minnesota. Judging by its sleeping posture, the bird is getting enough to eat. Credit Bernard Friel/Danita Delimont, via Alamy
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Marina plan threatens to destroy final stronghold of Endangered curlew
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/marina-plan-threatens-destroy-final-stronghold-endangered-curlew?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=588115d3b7-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-588115d3b7-133930605&mc_cid=588115d3b7&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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"Our forests are dying" - here's our manifesto
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/our-forests-are-dying-heres-our-manifesto?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=588115d3b7-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-588115d3b7-133930605&mc_cid=588115d3b7&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Scale of illegal bird killing in the Middle East revealed for first time
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/scale-illegal-bird-killing-middle-east-revealed-first-time?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=588115d3b7-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-588115d3b7-133930605&mc_cid=588115d3b7&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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The Cute Bird Playing With a Golf Ball is Actually Trying to Kill It
https://slate.com/technology/2019/08/the-cute-birds-playing-with-golf-balls-are-actually-trying-to-kill-them.html
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A skeptical seriema.
MARK RALSTON/Getty Images
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Birds of a feather flock together, but only in similar climates
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-birds-feather-flock-similar-climates.html
Paper: Regional influences on community structure across the tropical-temperate divide - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10253-6
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Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190828080536.htm
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Thousands of bird carcasses will stay at Big Lake as officials watch for signs of disease
https://www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20190825/AP/308259867
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Some animals can adapt to climate change--just not fast enough
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/many-animals-can-adapt-climate-change-just-not-fast-enough-/
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Extinct island bird's remains give researchers a nest of discoveries
https://www.alligator.org/news/extinct-bird-bones-extinct-island-bird-s-remains-give-researchers/article_d4f3ddae-c243-11e9-b3f3-ebb7335cf484.html
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The crested caracara, which has a wingspan 4 feet wide. It can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula, Florida, Cuba, Texas and parts of the Southwest U.S.
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Singing pattern of birds to gauge ecological changes
https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/singing-pattern-of-birds-to-gauge-ecological-changes/articleshow/70728153.cms
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The study found that there is a stable acoustic community structure maintained by birds which can serve as indicator for climate change
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This astronaut raised geese to study their hearts. The birds stole hers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/04/this-astronaut-raised-geese-study-their-hearts-birds-stole-hers/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Paper: Reduced metabolism supports hypoxic flight in the high-flying bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
https://elifesciences.org/articles/44986
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A bar-headed goose learns to fly by following scientist Jessica Meir as she rides a motor scooter. (Milsom Lab/UBC)
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The gaggle of goslings imprinted on NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. (Milsom Lab/UBC)
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Mystery solved: How NZ lost two of its most enigmatic birds
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12264698
Paper: Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0491
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Scientists are reasonably sure what tipped the huia (pictured) South Island kōkako into oblivion. Image / Paul Martinson / Te Papa
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Global heating: geese shift migration stop-off northwards
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/02/global-heating-geese-shift-migration-stop-off-northwards
Paper: Northward range expansion in spring‐staging barnacle geese is a response to climate change and population growth, mediated by individual experience
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14793
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The spring migration routes of the Svalbard‐breeding population of barnacle geese. The inset shows the main staging areas of geese in Helgeland (red shading) and Vester?len (blue shading). Triangles indicate the location of weather stations from which data on temperature and cloud cover were derived
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Climate change has created more bird winners than losers in England
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214952-climate-change-has-created-more-bird-winners-than-losers-in-england/
Climate change 'has affected a third of UK bird species'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-49512732
Paper: One-third of English breeding bird species show evidence of population responses to climatic variables over 50 years
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00063657.2019.1630360
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English wrens seem to be benefiting from climate change
Jill Pakenham/BTO
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The reintroduction of the red kite has been a "conservation success story"
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Moonlight turns white barn owls into terrifying 'ghosts'
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/moonlight-white-barn-owls/
Barn owls reflect moonlight in order to stun their prey
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-barn-owls-moonlight-stun-prey.html
White barn owls have surprising hunting success under a bright moon
https://www.earth.com/news/white-barn-owls-hunting/
White owls use moonlight to instill terror in their prey
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/white-barn-owls-moonlight
Paper: Differential fitness effects of moonlight on plumage colour morphs in barn owls
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0967-2.epdf?referrer_access_token=Tjw2MGnDO5K9Gn5Z3kKultRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MVeUDiCDxsWnn-FGyDRQhdLa3YS-p8TWhg2-I5DCdqCLWA5lQL5Be_OvVWI0KogTaAFqMKjdrXCjVGMASY1gtAEk4v8Rbcx2goOz_n0W6d5IlhQ7bvQdibvwzR9TVOLtZSJzA6P7b_gMeYtTQSL7bs3EzXxD8gJIqTDg3nevg0fsB3ra1FIH-IdwMvbQmhuS8uENzs06y9eLV-hS8CDWjd&tracking_referrer=www.pbs.org
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Given their glimmer, you might expect the whitest barn owls to be terrible hunters when moon looms large. But it turns out that quite the opposite is true. Image Credit: Isabelle Henry
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Hanging Out With Humans Makes This Bird Bad at Its Job
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/science/weka-birds-seeds-new-zealand.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20190903?campaign_id=34&instance_id=12084&segment_id=16678&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
Paper: Long seed dispersal distances by an inquisitive flightless rail (Gallirallus australis) are reduced by interaction with humans
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190397
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The ground-dwelling weka of New Zealand has no trouble swallowing big seeds, but some stick close to areas of human activity, limiting the range of seed dispersal they're responsible for.CreditCreditJake Osborne
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Some of the native New Zealand fruits that are part of the weka diet. From left, rimu, kahikatea, matai, pigeonwood, miro and tawa. Credit Dave Kelly
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What goes up comes down as litter: Balloon releases are being banned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/what-goes-up-comes-down-as-litter-balloon-releases-are-being-banned/2019/09/01/0f96b9c8-c9cd-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html
Study: Balloon Litter on Virginia's Remote Beaches - Results of Monitoring from 2013 through 2017
http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/images/Balloon%20Litter%20on%20VAs%20Remote%20Beaches%208-2018%20Report%20for%20web.pdf
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The Other Twitterverse: Squirrels Eavesdrop On Birds, Researchers Say
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757530544/the-other-twitterverse-squirrels-eavesdrop-on-birds-researchers-say
Squirrels Eavesdrop on Birds to Check if Danger Has Passed
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squirrels-eavesdrop-birds-see-if-danger-has-passed-180973047/
Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of safety
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190904141302.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Eavesdropping grey squirrels infer safety from bird chatter
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221279
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Squirrels readily resumed normal activities such as foraging after hearing nearby birds' relaxed chatter
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The sounds of pleasant, relaxed bird chatter made eastern grey squirrels resume foraging more quickly after hearing the sounds of a predator, researchers found.
Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images
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Native birds in south eastern Australia worst affected by habitat loss
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2019/09/native-birds-south-eastern-australia-worst-affected-habitat-loss
Native birds in South-eastern Australia worst affected by habitat loss
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903091439.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.13331
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An Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis). More than 60 per cent of the birds of south-east mainland Australia have lost more than half of their natural habitat. Credit: Graham Winterflood.
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Slowed metabolism helps migrating geese soar
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903123958.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds in serious decline at Lake Constance
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903105223.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Hurricane Dorian has likely wiped out a rare species of tropical bird, scientist says
https://en.brinkwire.com/science/hurricane-dorian-has-likely-wiped-out-a-rare-species-of-tropical-bird-scientist-says/
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Pain in the asp: Bird-deterring nets create haven for stinging pests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190906134002.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists fear collapse of German bird populations
https://www.birdguides.com/news/scientists-fear-collapse-of-german-bird-populations/#
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The study revealed that Meadow Pipit had become extinct around Lake Constance, likely due to a crash in insect numbers (Chris Small).
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Vultures acquire information on carcass location from scavenging eagles
file:///C:/Users/rue/Downloads/Vultures_acquire_information_on_carcass.pdf
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An experimental test of the effect of male attractiveness on maternal investment in Dark-eyed Juncos
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-136/issue-1/uky009/An-experimental-test-of-the-effect-of-male-attractiveness-on/10.1093/auk/uky009.short
Duetting correlates with territory quality and reproductive success in a suboscine bird with low extra-pair paternity
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-136/issue-1/uky004/Duetting-correlates-with-territory-quality-and-reproductive-success-in-a/10.1093/auk/uky004.short
Above abstracts from: The Auk VOL. 136 - NO. 1 | January 2019
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-136/issue-1
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Trade of threatened vultures and other raptors for fetish and bushmeat in West and Central Africa
https://www.academia.edu/20472695/Trade_of_threatened_vultures_and_other_raptors_for_fetish_and_bushmeat_in_West_and_Central_Africa?auto=download
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Locations of the markets in West and Central Africa where surveys of raptor carcasses for sale were conducted
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Millions of years ago, this 'frozen dragon' flying reptile as big as a fighter jet soared over Earth
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/millions-years-ago-frozen-dragon-flying-reptile-big-fighter-jet-ncna1052476?cid=eml_nbn_20190914
Abstract: Cryodrakon boreas, gen. et sp. nov., a Late Cretaceous Canadian azhdarchid pterosaur
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2019.1649681?journalCode=ujvp20
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Cryodrakon boreas was a flying reptile that lived during the Cretaceous period around 77 million years ago.David Maas / Queen Mary University of London
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Huge decline in songbirds linked to common insecticide
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/widely-used-pesticide-makes-birds-lose-weight/
Common insecticide threatens survival of wild, migrating birds
https://www.ehn.org/common-insecticide-threatens-survival-of-wild-migrating-birds-2640322064.html
Controversial insecticides shown to threaten survival of wild birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912140456.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6458/1177
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White-throated sparrows like this one were found in a study to lose weight quickly after eating seeds treated with neonicotinoids, the most common insecticide used in the U.S.
Photograph by Education Images/ Universal Images Group/ Getty Images
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Conservation of a Central American region is critical for migrating birds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/oupu-coa091219.php
Conservation of a Central American region is critical for migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912121603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Secret Lives of Swallow-tailed Kites
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-secret-lives-swallow-tailed-kites?emci=4c7f245b-9dd5-e911-bcd0-2818784d4349&emdi=16ffd39d-3ed6-e911-bcd0-2818784d4349&ceid=7455&ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20190913_eng-burst-swallow-tailed-kite_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190913_eng-burst-swallow-tailed-kite&utm_content=medium
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A male Swallow-tailed Kite delivers a meal to its hungry offspring atop a loblolly pine in Williston, Florida. Adults primarily eat insects, but they capture frogs, like the one in this father's beak, as well as lizards, snakes, and nestling birds for their young. The chicks, now 20 days old, will fledge in about two weeks. Photo: Mac Stone
(https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/weighing-banding_ditpych-2.jpg)
Before attaching a transmitter to the kite, they weigh and measure the bird (top). Gina Kent adjusts the harness of a solar-powered GSM/GPS transmitter (bottom), which can relay the bird's location for years. Photos: Mac Stone
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'Walking dead': The toxic supermarket product killing Aussie wildlife
https://au.news.yahoo.com/supermarkets-bunnings-selling-ratbait-killing-aussie-wildlife-004800636.html
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5th Straight Year of Alaska Seabird Die-Offs Blamed on Starvation Linked to Climate Change
https://weather.com/science/nature/news/2019-09-12-alaska-seabirds-dying-starvation
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Short-tailed shearwaters, one of the most abundant seabirds in Alaska, were the most common victims of a recent bird die-off.
(National Park Service)
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Birds string together meaningless sounds to make 'words'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190909160109.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why do birds migrate at night?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912120543.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Like canaries in a coal mine: Local bird banding efforts gage health of the environment
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-bird-banding-st-0916-20190913-v27ep6tpc5ad7chnifltkrkely-story.html
(https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/6Ead6yDBDbf6u8gNzUyO3oNWdhc=/800x558/top/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/FQMGG3ICUZGOJJ4FZZCAQDTUJQ.jpg)
A naturalist places an aluminum band on a red-headed woodpecker during a bird banding event at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in Lemont. The effort is a way to help gage the health of the overall environment. (Leslie DeCourcey photo / HANDOUT)
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A forest in the Western Ghats is helping scientists understand how malaria spreads in birds
https://scroll.in/article/937092/a-forest-in-the-western-ghats-is-helping-scientists-understand-how-malaria-spreads-in-birds
Abstract: Geographical and host species barriers differentially affect generalist and specialist parasite community structure in a tropical sky-island archipelago
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2019.0439
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Nilgiri pilpit in the Western Ghats. Latest research on the wild birds in the Shola Sky Islands shows that some malarial parasites are more likely to invade avifauna communities than others. Credit: Prasenjeet Yadav/Mongabay
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A long trip through the Arctic for a rare bird
https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2019/dave-critchley-arctic-ellesmere-island-ivory-gull
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Ivory Gull - https://www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca/species/ivory-gull
(https://www.techlifetoday.ca/TechlifeToday/media/techlife-media/ivory-gull.jpg)
(https://www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca/sites/default/files/ivorygull2.jpg)
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Global warming makes it harder for birds to mate, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-global-harder-birds.html
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Scientists identify previously unknown 'hybrid zone' between hummingbird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190917075835.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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March of the multiple penguin genomes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190917193621.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Nearly 3 Billion Birds Gone
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back?utm_campaign=2019%2009%20Bird%20Crisis%20Announcement&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=77054315&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ifcZkI_auWeEdsopnxCG1eiyrWl51cCKwcs9XLQSlJ87bKZn8Z2RsG2jQ7awqLHh4F4BiqSAwzBpg96D51HDFbRp08g&_hsmi=77054315
Opinion: The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html
North America has lost 3 billion birds in 50 years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/09/19/north-america-has-lost-billion-birds-years/?wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
U.S., Canada have lost 3 billion birds since 1970. Scientists say 'nature is unraveling.'
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/u-s-canada-have-lost-3-billion-birds-scientists-say-ncna1055961?cid=eml_nbn_20190919
Paper: Decline of the North American Avifauna
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DECLINE-OF-NORTH-AMERICAN-AVIFAUNA-SCIENCE-2019.pdf
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(https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7-SimpleB.jpg)
(https://files.allaboutbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BirdsDoingWell2-crop-1280x564.jpg)
(https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BirdDeclines-gains-raptors-480x480.jpg)
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One of world's oldest bird species found in Waipara, New Zealand
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190917193635.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Genetically tailored instruction improves songbird learning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918112428.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918122508.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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This chicken has black bones, organs, and meat: Here's why.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/why-black-chickens-fibromelanosis/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Animals_20190919&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
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This chicken has black bones, organs, and meat: Here's why.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/why-black-chickens-fibromelanosis/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Animals_20190919&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
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Abstracts:
A test of a corollary of Allen's rule suggests a role for population density
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02116?af=R
Disentangling the effects of environmental conditions on wintering and breeding grounds on age‐specific survival rates in a trans‐Saharan migratory raptor
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02233?af=R
Importance of infection of haemosporidia blood parasites during different life history stages for long‐term reproductive fitness of collared flycatchers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02118?af=R
Revisiting the influence of aggressive interactions on the survival of the first‐laid egg in crested penguins (genus Eudyptes)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02133?af=R
Predicted effects of climate factors on mountain species are not uniform over different spatial scales
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02162?af=R
Experimental old nest material predicts hoopoe Upupa epops eggshell and uropygial gland microbiota
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02083?af=R
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Abstracts:
Cumulative impacts of roads and energy infrastructure on grassland songbirds
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-121/issue-2/duz011/Cumulative-impacts-of-roads-and-energy-infrastructure-on-grassland-songbirds/10.1093/condor/duz011.short
Near-ultraviolet light reduced Sandhill Crane collisions with a power line by 98%
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-121/issue-2/duz008/Near-ultraviolet-light-reduced-Sandhill-Crane-collisions-with-a-power/10.1093/condor/duz008.short
Global positioning system tracking devices can decrease Greater Sage-Grouse survival
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-121/issue-3/duz032/Global-positioning-system-tracking-devices-can-decrease-Greater-Sage-Grouse/10.1093/condor/duz032.short
Multiscale effects of wetland availability and matrix composition on wetland breeding birds in Minnesota, USA
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-121/issue-3/duz024/Multiscale-effects-of-wetland-availability-and-matrix-composition-on-wetland/10.1093/condor/duz024.short
Factors affecting detection probability, effective area surveyed, and species misidentification in grassland bird point counts
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-121/issue-3/duz030/Factors-affecting-detection-probability-effective-area-surveyed-and-species-misidentification/10.1093/condor/duz030.short
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New Seabird Study Highlights Importance of Healthy Forage Fish Populations in Warming World
https://www.audubon.org/news/new-seabird-study-highlights-importance-healthy-forage-fish-populations-warming?emci=00b41d4d-d5db-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=08477eda-71dc-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-adv-email-ea-x-engagement_20190921_advisory&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190921_advisory
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Sage-Grouse Experts Sound the Alarm Over Plunging Population
https://www.audubon.org/news/sage-grouse-experts-sound-alarm-over-plunging-population?emci=969ccc7e-e8db-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=a36c264f-fbdd-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20190923_wingspan_medium&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20190923_wingspan&utm_content=medium
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Largest Study of Egyptian Vultures Reveals Great Variation in Migration Routes and Overwintering Locations
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/news/largest-study-egyptian-vultures-reveals-great-variation-migration-routes-and
(https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1400_scale/public/newsroom/buechley_-_adult_ev.jpg?itok=5GLNm2xJ)
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Bird droppings defy expectations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190924175704.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: A re-evaluation of the chemical composition of avian urinary excreta
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10336-019-01692-5
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Jackdaws learn from each other about 'dangerous' humans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190924225201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190925131356.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How neuronal recognition of songbird calls unfolds over time
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190926141755.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A single gene controls whether sorghum seeds will taste appealing to birds
https://www.earth.com/news/sorghum-seeds-taste-birds/
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Climate Change Is Decimating Mojave Desert Birds
https://laist.com/2019/09/30/climate-change-mojave-desert-birds-death-heat-water.php
Paper: Cooling requirements fueled the collapse of a desert bird community from climate change
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/30/1908791116
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The sharp-shinned Hawk in the Mojave Desert needs a lot of water to stay alive. (Courtesy of Sean Peterson)
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Why do birds migrate at night?
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/why-do-birds-migrate-night
Paper: Chemical and structural analysis of a photoactive vertebrate cryptochrome from pigeon
https://www.pnas.org/content/116/39/19449
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As the Rockies Melt, This Rare Nesting Bird Will Have Nowhere to Go
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/as-rockies-melt-rare-nesting-bird-will-have?emci=738643b7-76e4-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=e315b0cd-0de5-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x-engagement_20191002_eng-email_%5baudience%5d&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20191002_eng-email&utm_content=%5baudience%5d
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A male feeds its five demanding chicks. Photo: Ronan Donovan
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society - Aves Virtual Issue
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/pages/aves_virtual_issue
Abstract examples:
A stem anseriform from the early Palaeocene of Antarctica provides new key evidence in the early evolution of waterfowl
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/186/3/673/5281199?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Head pneumatic sinuses in Japanese quail and zebra finch
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/186/3/742/5301506?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Repeated evolution of flightlessness in Dryolimnas rails (Aves: Rallidae) after extinction and recolonization on Aldabra
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/186/3/666/5487031?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Purple martin migration behavior perplexes researchers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190930104500.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
A closer look at monogamy and polygamy in brood parasitic birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190930131553.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Collapse of desert bird populations likely due to heat stress from climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190930161854.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Mob mentality rules jackdaw flocks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191001211852.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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We're Just Starting to Learn How Fracking Harms Wildlife
https://therevelator.org/fracking-wildlife/
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Kentucky warblers prefer large core forest habitat and researchers have found they decline in numbers around shale gas development. (Photo by Andrew Weitzel, CC BY-SA 2.0)
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The Killing Crisis
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/killing-crisis?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=23a46d84de-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-23a46d84de-133930605&mc_cid=23a46d84de&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Original Study: T H E K I L L I N G
https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/attachments/01-28_low.pdf
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Photographers and tourists are disrupting bird behaviour in India by overusing recorded calls
https://scroll.in/article/938726/photographers-and-tourists-are-disrupting-bird-behaviour-in-india-by-overusing-recorded-calls
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Using recorded audio bird calls downloaded from the internet or 'call playbacks' for birdwatching has increasingly become a problem in India. Credit: Kartik Chandramouli/Mongabay
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Ceylon frogmouth in Thattekkad, Kerala. Playback calls to attract birds could affect breeding habits and the social behaviour of birds. Credit: NA Nazeer/Wikimedia Commons
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Is climate change to blame for New England's EEE outbreak?
https://www.newportri.com/news/20190928/is-climate-change-to-blame-for-new-englands-eee-outbreak
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new breed of goose in Labrador!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-lesser-goose-1.5295584
(https://i.cbc.ca/1.5295750.1569351340!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/wing-bee.jpg)
Wings submitted for the wing bee give an idea of what birds migrate throughout Labrador. (Alyson Samson/CBC)
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Diving birds follow each other when fishing
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-birds-fishing.html
Seabirds copy their neighbors when diving for fish
https://www.earth.com/news/seabirds-copy-diving-fish/
Paper: Social information use and collective foraging in a pursuit diving seabird
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222600
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European shags Credit: Julian Evans
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Online tool helps guide wildlife repopulation efforts
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/10/online-tool-helps-guide-wildlife-repopulation-efforts
(https://news.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/story_thumbnail_xlarge/public/2019-10/1002_wildlife1.jpg?itok=3kFatoFT)
Eighty percent of red-tailed hawks do not survive beyond their first year of life. If wildlife managers release only juvenile hawks into the wild, most of those carefully reared birds would die before reproducing. The StaPOPd software can help scientists avoid these kinds of issues.
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Implanted memories teach birds a song
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191003141557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Daddy daycare: Why some songbirds care for the 'wrong' kids
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191003155241.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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After 50-year conservation effort, songbird flies off U.S. endangered species list
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/after-50-year-conservation-effort-songbird-flies-us-endangered-species-list
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Kirtland's Warbler From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/09/2019-22096/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removing-the-kirtlands-warbler-from-the-federal-list?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list
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A male Kirtland's warbler sings its song.
G. Ronald Austing/Science Source
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New 'iron dragon' pterosaur found in Australia
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/new-iron-dragon-pterosaur-found-australia/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20191009&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
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With wings spanning some 13 feet across, Ferrodraco lentoni took to the skies roughly 96 million years ago, as shown here in an illustration.
Illustration by Travis R. Tischler
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Exterminating mice with poison would protect rare seabirds on Farallones, study says
https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Exterminating-mice-would-protect-rare-sea-birds-14494371.php
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Proximity to paths and roads is a burden for white-tailed sea eagles
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007100416.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Wisconsin Public Service and WE Energies Report Successful Peregrine Falcon Recovery
https://www.wxpr.org/post/wps-reports-successful-peregrine-falcon-recovery#stream/0
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service 2019 Peregrine Falcon Nesting Season Report - https://accel.wisconsinpublicservice.com/environment/falcon/falconwatch.pdf
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The impact of human-caused noise pollution on birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191011131905.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fairy-wrens change breeding habits to cope with climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191011095917.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Dinosaur discovery sheds new light on how raptors evolved
https://www.folio.ca/dinosaur-discovery-sheds-new-light-on-how-raptors-evolved/
Abstract: Cranial Anatomy of New Specimens of Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) of Alberta.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497925
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A well-preserved fossil of a small, feathered "raptor" dinosaur called Saurornitholestes langstoni shows that North American raptors evolved separately from Asian raptors, including the famous Velociraptor. (Illustration: Jan Sovak)
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Stravers reflects on 40 years of raptor research
http://www.claytoncountyregister.com/articles/2019/10/08/stravers-reflects-40-years-raptor-research
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Local ornithologist Jon Stravers was one of the featured speakers at HawkWatch on Oct. 5. He shared experiences from 40 years of raptor migration research along the Upper Mississippi River. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
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A five-year survey found 226 bird species breeding in Wisconsin, including some not seen previously
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2019/10/12/226-bird-species-breeding-wisconsin-5-year-survey-shows/3922474002/
Data collection ends for Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II - https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/endangeredresources/birdatlas.html
Atlas Field Work Finishes on Scheule - https://wsobirds.org/about-wso/news/509-atlas-field-work-finishes-on-schedule
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A pair of glossy ibis was documented breeding in Horicon Marsh in 2019, a first for the species in Wisconsin. (Photo: Jack Bartholmai)
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Whooping Crane
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Mississippi Kite
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Grieving environmental scientists need support
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6462/193.1
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Scientists 'must be allowed to cry' about destruction of nature
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191010142124.htm
'They should be allowed to cry': Ecological disaster taking toll on scientists' mental health
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/ecological-disaster-mental-health-awareness-day-scientists-climate-change-grief-a9150266.html
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Pictured are dead coral skeletons on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The letter encourages scientists to address ecological grief
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Investing in love and affection pays off for species that mate for life
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191014181652.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Rare 'itinerant breeding' behavior revealed in California bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015075314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: GPS tracking and population genomics suggest itinerant breeding across drastically different habitats in the Phainopepla
https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/auk/ukz058/5579363?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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GPS data suggests that Phainopeplas breed in two different locations each year. They would be only the third bird species known to do so. Credit: Daniel Baldassarre
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Extremely rare 'one in a million' yellow cardinal spotted in Port St. Lucie -- twice
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/martin-county/2019/10/14/extremely-rare-yellow-cardinal-spotted-florida-one-in-million-bird-species/3974215002/
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A yellow cardinal was spotted in Port St. Lucie Saturday morning. Tracy Workman said the bird, who she named Sunny, was seen in the area of Prima Vista Boulevard and Floresta Drive. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY TRACY WORKMAN
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Victory for the Birds: Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Lighten Bird Protection on Oil Fields
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24098/20191018/judge-blocks-trump-plans-sage-grouse.htm
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(Photo : Pixabay) The greater sage grouse is threatened by the Trump administration's plans to lighten restrictions of oil and gas exploration on their lands, but a judge has blocked their plans giving the bird some reprieve in the face of extinction.
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Warmer nights prompt forest birds to lay eggs earlier in spring
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016124616.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The moon determines when migratory birds head south
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016124625.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study helps pinpoint what makes species vulnerable to environmental change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016153648.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Museums put ancient DNA to work for wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191017132229.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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First scientific description of elusive bird illuminates plight of Borneo's forests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191017141049.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Newly discovered virus infects bald eagles across America
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-newly-virus-infects-bald-eagles.html
Mysterious new virus found spreading among bald eagles
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/10/18/Mysterious-new-virus-found-spreading-among-bald-eagles/8321571403298/
American bald eagles are dying, and scientists may finally know why
https://www.inverse.com/article/60247-bald-eagle-new-virus
Paper: Multidecade Mortality and a Homolog of Hepatitis C Virus in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the National Bird of the USA
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50580-8
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Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America's bald eagle population. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USGS and the Wisconsin DNR found the virus while searching for the cause of Wisconsin River Eagle Syndrome, an enigmatic disease endemic to bald eagles near the Lower Wisconsin River. The newly identified bald eagle hepacivirus, or BeHV, may contribute to the fatal disease, which causes eagles to stumble and have seizures. Credit: UW-Madison
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Wind turbine design and placement can mitigate negative effect on birds
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-10-turbine-placement-mitigate-negative-effect.html
Abstract: Effect of wind turbines on bird abundance: A national scale analysis based on fixed effects models
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-10-turbine-placement-mitigate-negative-effect.html
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ISSUES IN ECOLOGY - REPORT NO. 21 - FALL 2019
IMPACTS TO WILDLIFE OF WIND ENERGY SITING AND OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES
https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Issues-in-Ecology_Fall-2019.pdf
Paper: Estimating offsets for avian displacement effects of anthropogenicimpacts
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334715319_Estimating_offsets_for_avian_displacement_effects_of_anthropogenic_impacts
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2019 Raptor Research Foundation Annual Conference
Hosts: Rocky Mountain Raptor Program and EDM International
Dates: 5-10th November 2019
Location: Fort Collins Hilton, Fort Collins, CO, USA
https://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/conferences/current-conference/
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National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Newsletter of Upcoming Events
https://mailchi.mp/awwi/nwcc-wildlife-workgroup-i52lx8xbef-1314661?e=120b63cb0a
Upcoming Webinars (for upcoming conferences see the Newsletter, above)
NWCC Webinar - Wind 101: An Introduction to Wind Energy Siting, Development, and Operation
November 7, 2019
2:00 - 3:30PM ET
https://www.nationalwind.org/nwcc-webinar-wind-101-an-introduction-to-wind-energy-siting-development-and-operation/
Webinar: Wind Energy and Wildlife in the U.S.: State-of-the-Science and Recommendations for Future Research
Wednesday, October 30
1:00 PM EDT
https://www.esa.org/wind-energy-and-wildlife-in-the-u-s-state-of-the-science-and-recommendations-for-future-research/
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Migratory birds arriving earlier, but they're not keeping pace with flowering, leaf-out
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-migratory-birds-earlier-theyre-pace.html
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Despite dozens of dead loons, it's a mild year for avian botulism
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/despite-dozens-dead-loons-its-mild-year-avian-botulism
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The short bills of little spotted kiwi make them especially vulnerable to climate change
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/116751228/the-short-bills-of-little-spotted-kiwi-make-them-especially-vulnerable-to-climate-change
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Evolution - and Climate Change - Resetting the Clock for Migratory Birds
https://www.courthousenews.com/evolution-and-climate-change-resetting-the-clock-for-migratory-birds/
Paper: Evolutionary Response to Climate Change in Migratory Pied Flycatchers
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)31122-4
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A male European pied flycatcher. (Estormiz via Wikipedia)
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Differences in Timing Traits between 1981 and 2002
Shown are means and one SE of timing of captive flycatchers, estimated from linear mixed-effects models. Negative values indicate that the event occurred earlier in 2002.
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Song-learning neurons identified in songbirds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191021151536.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Amazon's white bellbirds set new record for loudest bird call
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191021183309.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
The Loudest Bird Sound Ever Recorded Is This Shrill Mating Call of a Bellbird
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-brazilian-bird-s-deafening-mating-call-is-the-loudest-bird-sound-ever-recorded
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Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022142204.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ways to reduce errors in wildlife surveys
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022152740.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Audubon's New Climate Report and What it Means for Birds in the Arid West
https://www.audubon.org/news/audubons-new-climate-report-and-what-it-means-birds-arid-west?emci=404ffde1-2bf5-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&emdi=8bb17b9c-2cf5-e911-b5e9-2818784d6d68&ceid=7455&ms=policy-eng-email-ea-wran-engagement_20191021_wran_newsletter&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=engagement_20191021_wran_newsletter
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Careful design and placement of wind turbines can minimize the threat to birds
https://www.zmescience.com/science/wind-turbine-bird-21102019/
Abstract: Effect of wind turbines on bird abundance: A national scale analysis based on fixed effects models
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421519302897?via%3Dihub
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Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all in the wrist
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-bald-eagles-great-gliders-wrist.html
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Spread wings from (top to bottom) a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolis), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), and bar-headed goose (Anser indicus). Specimens from the University of British Columbia's Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Credit: Vikram Baliga, University of British Columbia
Paper: Range of motion in the avian wing is strongly associated with flight behavior and body mass
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaaw6670
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Wing range of motion is more strongly associated with flight behavior and body mass and is more evolutionarily labile than wing shape.
(A) Effect sizes (Cohen's f2) for each of the fixed effects considered. Increasingly positive effect sizes indicate that the addition of that variable substantially improved variance explained; increasingly negative indicates the opposite. Flight behavior or body mass did little to explain wing shape. Flight behavior has a pronounced effect in explaining extension/flexion patterns, whereas body mass substantively explains trends in bending and twisting capability of the hand-wing. Density plots show distributions of f2 as phylogeny is varied. Asterisks indicate that analyses were restricted to four well-represented flight behavior groups. (B) Range of motion traits (purple) have lower phylogenetic signal (Blomberg's κ) than those related to static morphology or flight behavior. A κ value of 1 indicates strong phylogenetic signal that ostensibly follows Brownian motion. Traits with κ values increasingly greater than 1 are more phylogenetically conserved; κ values increasingly lower than 1 indicate greater lability. We performed two sensitivity analyses: one in which phylogeny was varied (dashed distributions) and one in which data were jackknifed (solid).
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Student scientists continue local research of American kestrel
https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_b25d752e-f6a6-11e9-a210-7b7c520f0af8.html
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Telluride Mountain School fifth- and sixth-grade students gather to celebrate the installation of a kestrel nesting box on the Green's property in Norwood. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Shea)
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Roaming Russian eagles leave scientists broke
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-roaming-russian-eagles-scientists-broke.html
Migrating Eagles Run Up Huge Cell Phone Bill for Russian Researchers
https://www.newsweek.com/migrating-eagle-cell-phone-bill-1467873
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Steppe eagles face rapid decline due to the spread of farming land across their territory and are vulnerable to wind turbines
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Map of Russian eagle migrations
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Bird's eggshells change colour depending on how WARM their nests are with animals in colder environments laying darker ones to absorb more heat, study reveals
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7622803/Study-reveals-birds-eggshells-deeper-colours-cold-lighter-warm.html
Paper: The global distribution of avian eggshell colours suggest a thermoregulatory benefit of darker pigmentation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-1003-2.epdf?referrer_access_token=firJTPKDSxHL3j-2aGooi9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PbfQ-1QorHIfHinTdDdZts7jKcsxWZ6QSWuh-ekSTxQ6l5cZGY4KVUpZf_V-tKlATXDPJRZStD_rQHa2PQfP-bqVjz5G5dKowAd3eQnnPac8D7gTSoMp2m6PbuplUna-v5fZUXkzJ7MAqv7dEfcpugoCBJVStA4A7sRCP_H0wdW6sIoaIcecrTiYc1m863tXwzWC1xQmPg_JDUZ8-BbXxN-3f6bbWIWmNgvFZOOSgC5q2c48vd5KJluNp4bpnpVL45dAMFEDf92ITevQxioH95okbOz177iN5BTtEuZvEqug%3D%3D&tracking_referrer=www.dailymail.co.uk
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Researchers measured the brightness and colour of eggs, from 643 species of birds, preserved in the collection of various natural history museums. The authors then mapped these colourations onto each species' known geographic breeding area, as pictured
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Fort Stewart Fish and Wildlife translocate endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers to Florida wildlife refuge
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/349556/fort-stewart-fish-and-wildlife-translocate-endangered-red-cockaded-woodpeckers-florida-wildlife-refuge
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Why We Need to Protect Government Scientists from Political Retaliation
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/why-we-need-protect-government-scientists-political-retaliation
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Protected status not enough to guard threatened nature reserves, scientists find
http://news.trust.org/item/20191029162018-ddsq8/
Extent of human encroachment into world?s protected areas revealed
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extent-of-human-encroachment-into-worlds-protected-areas-revealed
Abstract: A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/10/22/1908221116
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Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-native-bird-species-homes-day.html
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Research Shows Big Drop In Golden Eagle Migration Over Montana
https://www.mtpr.org/post/research-shows-big-drop-golden-eagle-migration-over-montana
Hawk Migration Association of North America's Raptor Migration Database - http://www.hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=590&ryear=2018&rmonth=10&sec=prevs
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Niagara man witnesses hawk drowning its captured prey in Menominee River
https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2019/11/niagara-man-witnesses-hawk-drowning-its-captured-prey-in-menominee-river/
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A lone redhead drake at center loafs with what appears to be mostly ring-necked ducks at Crystal Lake in Iron Mountain. While most of these seemed to be settling in for a nap, the number of waterfowl coming through the region should pick up pace now that conditions are turning colder, migration experts said. The lake had Canada geese, mallard, wood ducks and coots as well, along with what appeared to be a few scaup. (Theresa Proudfit/Daily News photo)
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A toe bone hints that Neandertals used eagle talons as jewelry
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-toe-bone-hints-neandertals-used-eagle-talons-jewelry
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A toe bone of an ancient imperial eagle suggests that around 39,000 years ago, Neandertals removed eagle talons and used them as symbolic pendants, researchers say.
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Woodpecker to parrot: 'Won't you be my neighbor?'
https://news.fiu.edu/2019/woodpecker-says-to-parrot-wont-you-be-my-neighbor
Paper: Exotic parrots breeding in urban tree cavities: nesting requirements, geographic distribution, and potential impacts on cavity nesting birds in southeast Florida
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-019-0176-3
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Parrots nesting in tree cavities. Orange-winged Parrot incubating eggs (a) and near fledglings (b). Nanday Parakeet eggs visible behind tail feathers (c) and near fledgling (d). Red-masked Parakeet guarding eggs (e) and near-fledglings (f)
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Study finds exotic parrots aren't impacting native bird populations in South Florida
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-exotic-parrots-impacting-native-bird.html
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Abstract: Correlations Between Burrowing Owl and Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Declines: A 7-Year Analysis
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/natrespapers/162/
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Study examines reasons for decrease in boreal birds
https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2019/11/study-examines-reasons-for-decrease-in-boreal-birds/
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A Canada jay (aka gray jay) perches in a tree alongside the Bloomingdale Bog Trail. Gray jays prefer boreal forests, such as in Canada and parts of the Adirondacks. (Enterprise photo -- Peter Crowley)
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This AI birdwatcher lets you 'see' through the eyes of a machine
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191031123421.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
In Southeast Asia, illegal hunting is a more threat to wildlife than forest degradation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191030110015.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Genetic history of endangered Australian songbird could inspire an encore
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191030110004.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird bacteria is key to communication and mating
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191029103302.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Experimental evidence that symbiotic bacteria produce chemical cues in a songbird
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/20/jeb202978
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Migratory birds are worse off in West Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191029080735.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds do not habituate to traffic noise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191025101507.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Traffic noise exposure depresses plasma corticosterone and delays offspring growth in breeding zebra finches
https://academic.oup.com/conphys/article/7/1/coz056/5585689
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4 Ways to Make Wind Turbines Safe for Birds and Bats
https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/4-ways-to-make-wind-turbines-safe-for-birds-and-bats
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Researchers use drones to fly into swept area of a wind turbine to mimic bird flight. Photo: Werner Slocum, NREL
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Pinjore: 30 Himalayan Griffon vultures released back into the wild
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/30-himalayan-griffon-vultures-released-back-into-the-wild-6088764/
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The vultures were released last week on the conclusion of the research work.
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Complex society discovered in birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191104112811.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Tiny Brains Don?t Stop These Birds From Having a Complex Society
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/science/birds-society-vulturine-guineafowl.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191105?campaign_id=34&instance_id=13613&segment_id=18522&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
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Why are birds and seals starving in a Bering Sea full of fish?
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/why-are-birds-and-seals-starving-in-a-bering-sea-full-of-fish/
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Rat Poison Killing Rare Northern Spotted Owls While the EPA, State Governments Do Nothing
https://www.environews.tv/110519-rat-poison-killing-rare-northern-spotted-owls-while-the-epa-state-governments-do-nothing/
Report: Poisoned - 0 American Species Imperiled by Pesticides
https://www.endangered.org/cms/assets/uploads/2019/11/ESC2019.pdf
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Bird group puts lead ammunition in the crosshairs
https://www.wyofile.com/bird-group-puts-lead-ammunition-in-the-crosshairs/
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Teton Raptor Center Research Director Bryan Bedrosian with a golden eagle in Montana. (provided/Teton Raptor Center staff
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An x-ray showing lead fragments in the backstrap of a deer. (provided/Huntingwithnonlead.org)
Lead Bullet Fragments End Up In Processed Game Meat
http://huntingwithnonlead.org/lead_in_meat.html
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Location of lead bullet fragments (red circles around bright spots) in venison burger.
BLOOD LEAD LEVEL STUDY RESULTS FACT SHEET
https://www.ndhealth.gov/lead/venison/Fact%20Sheet%20Blood%20Lead%20Level%20Study%20Results.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/FAQ2015.html
Paper: Lead Exposure in Bald Eagles from Big Game Hunting,the Continental Implications and Successful Mitigation Efforts
http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/PDFs/Lead_exposure_Bald_Eagles_from_Big_Game_Implications_Mitigation.pdf
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Climate Change Affects Migration of Birds
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24232/20191109/climate-change-birds-migration.htm
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Unless warming is slowed, emperor penguins will be marching towards extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191107160704.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Study finds sex bias in bird conservation plans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191107160010.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Millions of seabirds rely on discarded fish
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191107202557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
New sphenisciform fossil further resolves bauplan of extinct giant penguins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191108162556.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird bacteria is key to communication and mating
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191029103302.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: Experimental evidence that symbiotic bacteria produce chemical cues in a songbird
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/20/jeb202978
More: The Bacterial Surprise in This Bird's Smell
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/science/birds-smell-bacteria.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191112?campaign_id=34&instance_id=13791&segment_id=18720&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
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A dark-eyed junco.Credit Anuj Raj, via Getty Images
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Ultra-Black Is the New Black
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/science/black-fashion-physics-animals.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191112?campaign_id=34&instance_id=13791&segment_id=18720&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=75212545
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A male Victoria's riflebird. The feathers of superblack birds-of-paradise have an unusual microstructure, with dense, tiny branches that curve and are edged with spikes.Credit Ray Wilson, via Alamy
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Rare 'itinerant breeding' behavior revealed in California bird
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015075314.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: GPS tracking and population genomics suggest itinerant breeding across drastically different habitats in the Phainopepla
https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/auk/ukz058/5579363?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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GPS data suggests that Phainopeplas breed in two different locations each year. They would be only the third bird species known to do so. Credit: Daniel Baldassarre
More: Faculty member publishes breakthrough research on bird migration
https://www.oswego.edu/news/story/faculty-member-publishes-breakthrough-research-bird-migration
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UI Wildlife Clinic performs blood transfusion from owl to duck
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/ui-wildlife-clinic-performs-blood-transfusion-from-owl-to-duck
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A Silicon Valley Disruption for Birds That Gorge on Endangered Fish
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/caspian-terns-san-francisco-bay.html
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Caspian tern chicks with a decoy adult tern. The species is a protected migratory bird that feeds on endangered wild salmonids, and preserving both populations poses a conundrum for conservationists. Credit Crystal Shore
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Avian malaria suspected cause of kiwikiu deaths
https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/11/avian-malaria-suspected-cause-of-kiwikiu-deaths/
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The critically endangered kiwikiu, or Maui parrotbill, is pictured. In October, 13 kiwikiu were transported to the leeward slopes of Haleakala in hopes that they would mate and help boost the species. Nine of them have died, possibly from avian malaria, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said Tuesday. National Park Service photos
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First evidence of feathered polar dinosaurs found in Australia
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191112110235.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Songbirds sing species-specific songs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191112140902.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ancient Egyptians gathered birds from the wild for sacrifice and mummification
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191113153104.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/awwi/nwcc-wildlife-workgroup-i52lx8xbef-5079609?e=120b63cb0a
Highlights:
Webinar: NWCC Webinar Wind 101: An Introduction to Wind Energy Siting and Development - https://nwcc.adobeconnect.com/p0s2u6qbmpav/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Presentation Materials: NWCC WebinarWind 101: An Introduction to Wind Energy Siting and Development - https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NWCC-Wind-101-Intro-Webinar-11-7-19.pdf
IMPACTS TO WILDLIFE OF WIND ENERGY SITING AND OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES - https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Issues-in-Ecology_Fall-2019.pdf
Webinar: https://nwcc.adobeconnect.com/pprnyiisvwd4/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Upcoming Conference: MBTA & BGEPA - Beyond the ESA: The Next Generation of Wildlife Regulation
December 9-10, 2019 ? Embassy Suites ? Denver - https://custom.cvent.com/346C5E33A25A410DBF9945112DB1B990/files/event/fe20f8d017684fc498838d8080565c9d/d9672e213fa84975b7db04500d69e1b2.pdf
Audubon Job Opportunity: Field Manager, Clean Energy Initiative - https://careers-audubon.icims.com/jobs/4225/siting-manager%2c-clean-energy-initiative/job?iis=Social+Networks&iieid=pl15722973842433cb81&mobile=false&width=975&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-480&jun1offset=-420
Abstract: Effects of wind turbine noise on the surrounding soundscape in the context of greater-prairie chicken courtship vocalizations - https://tethys.pnnl.gov/publications/effects-wind-turbine-noise-surrounding-soundscape-context-greater-prairie-chicken
A Guide to Issues in Ecology No. 21 for the Conservation Community - https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IIE-21_Conservation-Community-One-Pager.pdf
A Guide to Issues in Ecology No. 21 for Decision-Makers - https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IIE-21_DecisionMakers-Community-One-Pager.pdf
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Study shows link between health and size of social group
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191114115907.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fighting To Save This Rare Maui Forest Bird From Extinction
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/11/fighting-to-save-this-rare-maui-forest-bird-from-extinction/
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The poouli was last seen in the wild in 2004, the same year the last captive one died.
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Fighting To Save This Rare Maui Forest Bird From Extinction
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/11/fighting-to-save-this-rare-maui-forest-bird-from-extinction/
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The poouli was last seen in the wild in 2004, the same year the last captive one died.
Update: Endangered bird program halted after 9 die of illness
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2019/11/14/hawaii-news/endangered-bird-program-halted-after-9-die-of-illness/
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In this undated photo provided by DLNR, a critically endangered kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill) is tended to by researchers. The kiwikiu translocation project is a decade-long effort involving the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, San Diego Zoo Global, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and American Bird Conservancy. (Courtesy photo)
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Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article
https://news.stonybrook.edu/student-spotlight/grad-student-noah-strycker-takes-on-cat-bird-relations-in-national-geographic-article/
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Article: To save birds, should we kill off cats?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/essay-to-save-birds-should-we-kill-off-cats/
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Book: The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Feathers-Surprising-Lives-Reveal-ebook/dp/B00DMCVZHK
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Ocean Change Written into Bird Bodies
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/ocean-change-written-into-bird-bodies/
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University of Alaska Anchorage doctoral student Veronica Padula fishes a dead seabird from the Bering Sea near the remote Alaska island of Saint Matthew. Her advisor, ecologist Doug Causey, has been collecting birds from the Bering Sea since 2009 to support research on food web shifts, plastic contamination, and other problems facing northern oceans. Photo by Nathaniel Wilder
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Research Brief: Understanding how raptors hear may help prevent future wind turbine deaths
https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-understanding-how-raptors-hear-may-help-prevent-future-wind-turbine
Abstract: Auditory performance in bald eagles and red-tailed hawks: a comparative study of hearing in diurnal raptors
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-019-01367-9
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Is gaining over 1000 new bird species a problem for conservation?
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/gaining-over-1000-new-bird-species-problem-conservation?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=c1bcd75bf9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-c1bcd75bf9-133930605&mc_cid=c1bcd75bf9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Abstract: The implications for conservation of a major taxonomic revision of the world's birds
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acv.12545
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Power companies must consider under ground laying of cables to avoid Great Indian Bustard deaths: Govt
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/power-companies-must-consider-under-ground-laying-of-cables-to-avoid-great-indian-bustard-deaths-govt/1669993
Are Siberian migratory birds increasingly falling prey to India's power lines?
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/are-siberian-migratory-birds-increasingly-falling-prey-to-india-s-power-lines--67844
Russian Conference: Eagles of Palearctic: Study and Conservation
http://rrrcn.ru/en/conference-2018
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The flight path of 'Serzhik' and 'Usina' from Russia's Sayano-Shushensky State Nature Reserve to India
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The little duck that could: Study finds endangered Hawaiian duck endures
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191118072546.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Watch out for 'feather duvet lung' caution doctors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191118190858.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Impact of climate change on Arctic terns
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191118190903.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191120121130.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Dog and sheep bones help injured pigeons fly again (great news!!)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191120121136.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The cause of chewy chicken meat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191120175613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds of a feather flock together, but how do they decide where to go?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191119123810.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191121121716.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Did human hunting activities alone drive great auks' extinction?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191126121215.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Researchers study chickens, ostriches, penguins to learn how flight feathers evolved
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191127161439.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: The Making of a Flight Feather: Bio-architectural Principles and Adaptation
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)31229-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867419312292%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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(A and A′) Representative molecular control and morphological transition during rachis morphogenesis. Conceptual diagram based on data from Figures 1D and 6A (A). Two distinct strategies for optimizing rachis architecture of flight feathers used in birds with burst (i.e., chickens) versus sustained (i.e., eagles) flight modes (A′). Early birds use a powerful shaft architecture and more complex composite beam type architectures. Modern sustained flying birds show a trend toward a simpler design with a strong but light shaft. Based on data from Figure 2.
(B) Schematic drawings showing increased complexity of feather branching morphogenesis. Overall feather shape is based on barb branches that progress from radial symmetry (Harris et al., 2005, Yu et al., 2002) to bilateral symmetric (Yue et al., 2005, Yue et al., 2006), to bilateral asymmetry (Li et al., 2017). Three barbule shapes (Figure 6B), filamentous (light blue), plate (blue), and hooklet-bearing (dark blue) are shown. Vane formation based on overlapping plate barbules (middle panel) or the hooklet mechanism (2nd from the right) allows fluffy 3D plumulaceous branches to be organized into a 2D vane plane.
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Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 10,000 years of cultural interaction across Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191127161512.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bald eagles attack loons, but that's not why loons are struggling
https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2019/11/22/bald-eagles-attack-loons-but-thats-not-why-loons-are-struggling/
Abstract: Influence of nesting Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on Common Loon (Gavia immer) occupancy and productivity in New Hampshire
https://www.wjoonline.org/doi/full/10.1676/18-75
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An adult loon strikes back at a bald eagle predating a newly hatched loon chick on the Loon Preservation Committee?s Live Loon Cam. Photo by Loon Preservation Committee.
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Got a game camera? Let's team up.
https://www.mpgranch.com/dispatches/got-game-camera-lets-team
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Guest opinion: Shooting prairie dogs? Try nonlead ammo
https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/columnists/guest-opinion-shooting-prairie-dogs-try-nonlead-ammo/article_21cdb301-3cc9-5c69-a7f6-a7cf8d476573.html
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A red-tailed hawk scavenges a ground squirrel.
Scavenging Shot Prairie Dogs And Gophers
https://www.mpgranch.com/dispatches/scavenging-shot-prairie-dogs-and-gophers
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WSB: Seeking bullets lethal to small mammals, not scavengers
https://wildlife.org/wsb-seeking-bullets-lethal-to-small-mammals-not-scavengers/
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A radiograph of a Columbian ground squirrel shot with a .17 HMR rifle reveals a constellation of bullet fragments. Sapphire Animal Hospital
Research Abstracts:
Free lunch, may contain lead: scavenging shot small mammals
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21716
Better bullets to shoot small mammals without poisoning scavengers
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wsb.822
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Abstracts:
Light affects parental provisioning behaviour in a cavity‐nesting Passerine
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02254?af=R
Senescence in the city: exploring ageing patterns of a long‐lived raptor across an urban gradient
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02247?af=R
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Five Birds Have Changed What We Know About How Animals-and Planes-Fly
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a29960298/bird-drag-lift-flight-research/
Paper: Birds repurpose the role of drag and lift to take off and land (hope you like math!)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13347-3??utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID5320236&utm_content=deeplink
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The surprising study reveals birds tilt and angle their wings to accelerate using drag and slow down using lift.
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Scientific study which claims the loss of 3 BILLION birds since 1970 is accused of scaremongering
https://wellstonjournal.com/scientific-study-which-claims-the-loss-of-3-billion-birds-since-1970-is-accused-of-scaremongering.html
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Heat stress is causing desert bird populations to collapse
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/heat-stress-is-causing-desert-bird-populations-to-collapse/
Paper: Cooling requirements fueled the collapse of a desert bird community from climate change
https://www.pnas.org/content/116/43/21609
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Large, carnivorous birds, such as turkey vultures, get all of their water from the animals they eat. As temperatures rise, these species face the most difficulty consuming enough water to stay cool. Photo by Sean Peterson
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Population Decline Has Hawaii's Songbirds Singing The Same Tune
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2019/11/29/population-decline-has-hawaiis-songbirds-singing-the-same-tune/#76b019957ec4
Paper: Loss of cultural song diversity and the convergence of songs in a declining Hawaiian forest bird community
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190719
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New England's Migratory Birds Like To Eat Local, Too
https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2019/11/27/new-england-birds-native-fruit
Paper: Can invasive species replace native species as a resource for birds under climate change? A case study on bird-fruit interactions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719314946?via%3Dihub
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A hermit thrush, which migrates in late autumn thanks to climate change, increasingly encounters invasive fruits like the multiflora rose above. But the birds don't really eat them, the study finds. (Courtesy Jeremiah Trimble)
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Avian botulism killed 18,000 birds at Sambhar: Govt report
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/avian-botulism-killed-18-000-birds-at-sambhar-govt-report-67866
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Dead birds at Sambhar lake. Photo: Vikas Choudhary
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Lift-off for first African vulture safe zones
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/lift-off-for-first-african-vulture-safe-zones/
Paper: Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12182
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Major threats to vulture populations. Four quantitative factors constituted a serious threat to African vulture populations in 26 countries (n = 7,819 recorded deaths; Table S5). "Poisoning" includes dead vultures that were victims of intentional or unintentional poisoning. "Trade in traditional medicine" indicates the number of vultures found dead without their heads, or the number of vultures or their parts counted on sale in markets. "Killing for food" indicates the number of dead vultures or their parts counted either when traders were observed at markets or after they were arrested. "Electrical infrastructure" is the number of vultures found electrocuted below power lines or other electrical infrastructure.
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Birds of prey benefit from moorland management, finds study
https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/birds/birds-of-prey-benefit-from-moorland-management-finds-study/
The Langholm Moor Demonstration Project - http://www.langholmproject.com/
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Nest-site fidelity and breeding dispersal by Common Tailorbirds in a tropical forest
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-019-0185-2
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Puffins stay cool thanks to their large beak
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191127121336.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds are shrinking. These scientists say it's a consequence of global warming.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/12/04/birds-are-shrinking-these-scientists-say-its-consequence-global-warming/?utm_campaign=speaking_of_science&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
North American Birds Are Shrinking, Likely a Result of the Warming Climate
https://www.audubon.org/news/north-american-birds-are-shrinking-likely-result-warming-climate
Abstract: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ele.13434
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Motus Wildlife Tracking System
https://motus.org/
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XII
https://www.nationalwind.org/meetings/wind-wildlife-research-meeting-xii/
Agenda - https://awwi.app.box.com/s/4wsmluksr5fi5u1ipq293utwk8zqv6e9/file/392252354463
Proceedings Abstract - https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WWRM-12-Proceedings-March-2019.pdf
Presentation Abstracts - https://2018wwrm.exordo.com/programme/presentations
NWCC 2019 Wind Wildlife Year in Review - https://www.nationalwind.org/nwcc-2019-wind-wildlife-year-in-review/
U.S. Geological Survey Energy and Wildlife Research Annual Report for 2019 - https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1458/cir1458.pdf
Abstract - Assess risk of individual turbines to Golden Eagles - https://tethys.pnnl.gov/publications/assess-risk-individual-turbines-golden-eagles
Paper - Assess risk of individual turbines to Golden Eagles - https://doas.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Assess-risk-of-individual-turbines-to-Golden-Eagles-20190322.pdf
Contributed Paper - Assessing Risk to Birds from Industrial Wind Energy Development via Paired Resource Selection Models
https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2014/nrs_2014_miller-t_001.pdf
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Motus Wildlife Tracking System
https://motus.org/
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More info: Presentation - Motus Wildlife Tracking System Introduction and Applications for Wind Energy
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Jardine_NWCC-WWRM-Updates_12_04_19.pdf
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Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XII
https://www.nationalwind.org/meetings/wind-wildlife-research-meeting-xii/
Agenda - https://awwi.app.box.com/s/4wsmluksr5fi5u1ipq293utwk8zqv6e9/file/392252354463
Proceedings Abstract - https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WWRM-12-Proceedings-March-2019.pdf
Presentation Abstracts - https://2018wwrm.exordo.com/programme/presentations
NWCC 2019 Wind Wildlife Year in Review - https://www.nationalwind.org/nwcc-2019-wind-wildlife-year-in-review/
U.S. Geological Survey Energy and Wildlife Research Annual Report for 2019 - https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1458/cir1458.pdf
Abstract - Assess risk of individual turbines to Golden Eagles - https://tethys.pnnl.gov/publications/assess-risk-individual-turbines-golden-eagles
Paper - Assess risk of individual turbines to Golden Eagles - https://doas.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Assess-risk-of-individual-turbines-to-Golden-Eagles-20190322.pdf
Contributed Paper - Assessing Risk to Birds from Industrial Wind Energy Development via Paired Resource Selection Models
https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2014/nrs_2014_miller-t_001.pdf
More info: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Webinar - Updates on Research Presented at the 12th NWCC Wind Wildlife Meeting
https://nwcc.adobeconnect.com/pns3uop3p1i2/?proto=true
Offsetting Behavioral Displacement: An Avian-Impact Offset Method & Applying Spatial Models and Decision Support Tools to Address Habitat Offsets
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Shaffer_NWCC-WWRM-Updates_12_04_19.pdf
and
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Loesch_NWCC-WWRM-Updates_12_04_19.pdf
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Cats must stay indoors to protect wildlife, says European law
https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/press-releases/cats-must-stay-indoors-protect-wildlife?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
The longest cat fence in the U.S. was just built on a Hawaiian volcano
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/11/30/the-longest-cat-fence-in-the-u-s-was-just-built-on-a-hawaiian-volcano/?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/magazine/australia-cat-killing.html?utm_campaign=animalia&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Paper: Domestic Cats (Felis catus) and European Nature Conservation Law--Applying the EU Birds and Habitats Directives to a Significant but Neglected Threat to Wildlife
https://academic.oup.com/jel/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jel/eqz035/5640440
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A feral cat emerges from a burrow on Mauna Loa with an endangered Hawaiian petrel chick in its mouth. (National Park Service)
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UMN researchers seek to prevent raptors from running into wind turbines
https://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/12/n-umn-researchers-work-to-save-raptors-killed-by-wind-turbines
Abstract: Auditory performance in bald eagles and red-tailed hawks: a comparative study of hearing in diurnal raptors.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31520117
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A Bald Eagle at the Gabbert Raptor Center as seen on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Researchers are evaluating the auditory responses in eagles, which are among the most common species of bird killed by wind turbines, as part of an ongoing effort to prevent fatalities caused by collisions.
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Owls routinely eat roadkill, study finds
https://www.birdguides.com/articles/owls-routinely-eat-roadkill-study-finds/#
Abstract: Scavenging by Owls: A Global Review and New Observations from Europe and North America
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-4/0892-1016-53.4.410/Scavenging-by-Owls--A-Global-Review-and-New-Observations/10.3356/0892-1016-53.4.410.short
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A Barred Owl attends roadkill in the United States (University of Illinois).
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Changing wildfires in the California's Sierra Nevada may threaten northern goshawks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191205091452.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Record-size sex chromosome found in two bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191204124552.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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SFU prof links sandpiper wingspan change to return of peregrine falcon
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/sfu-prof-links-sandpiper-wingspan-change-to-return-of-peregrine-falcon
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Transition to renewable energy needs to consider global threat to species
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-transition-renewable-energy-global-threat.html
UK among countries threatening overseas species through renewable energy demand
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/renewable-energy-demand/
Paper: The influence of the global electric power system on terrestrial biodiversity
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/11/26/1909269116
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Chord diagram depicting threats to biodiversity (expressed as fractional species threat) associated with the global electric power sector and transfer of threat between regions. The outer ring of the chord diagram represents aggregate threat to biodiversity associated with each region. This has 3 components depicted in the inner ring of the chord diagram. The territorial component is depicted as a hump shape, indicating the demand and impact on biodiversity that occur within the same focal region (e.g., North America). Arrows indicates flows of biodiversity threat. International impacts are depicted as the head of the arrow and illustrate the impacts on biodiversity that occur outside the focal region to meet demand for electricity within the focal region. The origin of the arrow depicts impacts on biodiversity associated with production activities in the focal region that are driven by demand for electricity in another region. From a consumption-based perspective, the impact of demand for electricity in a focal region is the sum of territorial (hump shape) and international (head of arrows) impacts. Total impact on biodiversity within a focal region is the sum of territorial (hump shape) and production for export (origin of the arrow) impacts. ROW, Rest of World.
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Even dinosaurs had lice, fossils entombed in amber reveal
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/even-dinosaurs-had-lice-fossils-entombed-amber-reveal?utm_campaign=speaking_of_science&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
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An artist's reconstruction of an ancient louselike insect on a downy dinosaur feather
Chen Wang
Paper: New insects feeding on dinosaur feathers in mid-Cretaceous amber
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13516-4#Fig3
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AMBER No. 02 with the paratype of Mesophthirus engeli Gao, Shih, Rasnitsyn & Ren, gen. et sp. nov. from the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar. a Photo of the whole feather and the location of the insect. b Enlargement of the insect crawling on the feather. c Paratype of M. engeli sp. nov., CNU-MA2016010. d CNU-MA2016010 under green epifluorescence. e Line drawing of c. Scale bars, 1 mm (a), 0.1 mm (b?e).
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Why the Great Auk Is Gone for Good
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/science/great-auks-extinction.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191210?campaign_id=34&instance_id=14419&segment_id=19473&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=7521254520191210
Paper: Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk
https://elifesciences.org/articles/47509
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The great auk and its former distribution in the North Atlantic.
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Like the passenger pigeon and the moa, the great auk was driven to extinction by human activity, a new study found.Credit...The Natural History Museum, London/Science Source
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Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/science/forests-fragmentation-wildlife.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191210?campaign_id=34&instance_id=14419&segment_id=19473&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=7521254520191210
Abstract: Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6470/1236
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Steller's jay is found in the West, where species seem more resilient to the fragmentation of forests. Credit Hankyu Kim
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Deadly Mosquitoes Are Killing Off Hawaii's Rare Forest Birds
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/12/deadly-mosquitoes-are-killing-off-hawaiis-rare-forest-birds/
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This kiwikiu was one of 13 endangered Maui parrotbills that were recently moved from one side of Haleakala to the other in an effort to establish an "insurance population" to prevent extinction. Mosquitoes killed all but one of the birds by infecting them with avian malaria.
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Sorghum study illuminates relationship between humans, crops and the environment in domestication
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191211100300.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191210111806.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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When penguins ruled after dinosaurs died
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191209193422.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Why I stopped turning a blind eye to the ethics of my research-and personal life
https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/12/why-i-stopped-turning-blind-eye-ethics-my-research-and-personal-life
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Why the Great Auk Is Gone for Good
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/science/great-auks-extinction.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191210?campaign_id=34&instance_id=14419&segment_id=19473&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74®i_id=7521254520191210
Paper: Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk
https://elifesciences.org/articles/47509
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The great auk and its former distribution in the North Atlantic.
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Like the passenger pigeon and the moa, the great auk was driven to extinction by human activity, a new study found.Credit...The Natural History Museum, London/Science Source
More: Ancient DNA confirms humans wiped out northern hemisphere's version of the penguin
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-ancient-dna-humans-northern-hemisphere.html
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Vanishing sea ice in the Arctic could shake up seabird migrations
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/vanishing-sea-ice-could-shake-up-bird-migrations/
Paper: Climate change could overturn bird migration: Transarctic flights and high-latitude residency in a sea ice free Arctic
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-54228-5
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A new action plan to keep the Straw-headed Bulbul singing
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-action-plan-keep-straw-headed-bulbul-singing?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=fb4d807d66-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-fb4d807d66-133930605&mc_cid=fb4d807d66&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Abstract: Significance of the globally threatened Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus populations in Singapore: a last straw for the species?
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/div-classtitlesignificance-of-the-globally-threatened-straw-headed-bulbul-span-classitalicpycnonotus-zeylanicusspan-populations-in-singapore-a-last-straw-for-the-speciesdiv/36918CCA98C5ECC2AA8D58BAF9ABCD73?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=BCI%20Blog%20Bulbul%20Feb17
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Meet the river guardians watching over Indian Skimmers' besieged nests
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/meet-river-guardians-watching-over-indian-skimmers%E2%80%99-besieged-nests?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=fb4d807d66-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-fb4d807d66-133930605&mc_cid=fb4d807d66&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/indian_skimmers_dhairya_jhaveri_smaller_1.jpg?itok=ERQmSHW9)
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Explore the latest threatened bird habitats we can?t afford to lose
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/explore-latest-threatened-bird-habitats-we-can%E2%80%99t-afford-lose?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=fb4d807d66-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-fb4d807d66-133930605&mc_cid=fb4d807d66&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/deforestation_richard_whitcombe_smaller_1.jpg?itok=Jm-Ii6lu)
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This bird with 130 frames per second has the fastest vision in the world
https://www.orissapost.com/this-bird-with-130-frames-per-second-has-the-fastest-vision-in-the-world/
Abstract: How fast can raptors see?
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2019/12/06/jeb.209031
(https://www.orissapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bird-808x570.jpg)
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Biodiversity has substantially changed in one of the largest Mediterranean wetlands
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191219142806.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Understanding why songbirds choose their homes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191219132907.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Newly discovered retinal structure may enhance vision for some birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191218090216.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Red-winged blackbird nestlings go silent when predators are near
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191217073759.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Can you hear me now? UM researchers mapping birds' hearing
https://www.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/can-you-hear-me-now-um-researchers-mapping-birds-hearing/article_a413d36c-2056-11ea-bc9c-87ee0335fade.html
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Unraveling the Mystery of the Long-whiskered Owlet
https://americanornithology.org/unraveling-the-mystery-of-the-long-whiskered-owlet/
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Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) specimen at the LSU Museum of Natural Science. Photo by Paige Jarreau.
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Evolution tunes birds to fit the bill
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-evolution-tunes-birds-bill.html
Paper: Evolution of a multifunctional trait: shared effects of foraging ecology and thermoregulation on beak morphology, with consequences for song evolution
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2019.2474
(https://royalsocietypublishing.org/cms/asset/a4a9a73f-21a2-42c2-99d3-e71ed08809c9/rspb20192474f01.gif)
(a) Yellow-gaped honeyeater specimen illustrating positions of landmarks (red) and semi-landmarks (magenta). Semi-landmarks were spaced at equal intervals between landmarks using TPSdig. (b) Relative warp grids showing the extreme values of the first two principal component axes (PC1 and PC2). PC1 is referred to as 'depth', and PC2 is referred to as 'curvature' throughout. (c) Phylomorphospace of honeyeater beaks, using the first two PC axes, which together account for 95% of shape variation. Genera with divergent phenotypes are noted.
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Climate research paints bleak picture for large birds in Mojave Desert
https://news.unm.edu/news/climate-research-paints-bleak-picture-for-large-birds-in-mojave-desert
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/175/files/201911/5dfa77ac2cfac209ecac687c_American+Kestrel/American+Kestrel_hero.jpg)
American kestrel and prairie falcon are a few of the bird species that have declined in the Mojave desert due to climate change.
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Millions of Birds Are Migrating Earlier Because of Warming
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-birds-are-migrating-earlier-because-of-warming/
CSU study on bird migration patterns acknowledges rapidly changing climate
https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/next/csu-study-on-bird-migration-patterns-acknowledges-rapidly-changing-climate/73-51394b51-1292-4899-ab01-95fc57994623
Migration Pattern of Birds Are Getting Disrupted By Climate Change on a Continental Scale
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24474/20191218/migratory-birds-colorado-state-university-climate-change.htm
Climate change may be why birds are migrating earlier across the United States
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-why-birds-are-migrating-earlier-across-united-states
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Every year, whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) nest in the Canadian and Alaskan tundra before migrating to spend the rest of the year in the mud flats, salt marshes and beaches of the southern United States and South America.
K. Horton/Colorado State Univ.
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(Photo : Photo by tareq uddin ahmed on Trends Hype / CC BY) Migration is an important natural event not only for the birds but to the environment, in general.
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Purple martins adapting to climate change, returning earlier: U of M research
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/purple-martins-adapting-to-climate-change-returning-earlier-u-of-m-research-566260042.html
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New research from the University of Manitoba shows purple martins have promise in adapting to a changing climate. The swallows, which are native to Manitoba, are nesting earlier during warm years and later during cooler years.
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This bird with 130 frames per second has the fastest vision in the world
https://www.orissapost.com/this-bird-with-130-frames-per-second-has-the-fastest-vision-in-the-world/
Abstract: How fast can raptors see?
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2019/12/06/jeb.209031
(https://www.orissapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bird-808x570.jpg)
More: Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191220105625.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Along the Fraser: food banks for eagles in crisis?
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/opinion/along-the-fraser-food-banks-for-eagles-in-crisis/
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What Do Birds Do in a Hurricane?
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/what-do-birds-do-in-a-hurricane/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=8a0400a33f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-8a0400a33f-121598265
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Birds can use a range of strategies to avoid the threat posed by hurricanes. Brown pelicans in South Carolina opt to hunker down. Photo by Edward Myles/FLPA/Minden Pictures
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Old nest material functions as an informative cue in making nest-site selection decisions in the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-019-0182-5
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Nest boxes containing different types of nest material occupied by the European Kestrel. Nest materials were categorized into seven types based on previous breeders and manipulation treatments in the study: without nest material (WNM), old European Kestrel nest material (EKM), Great Tit nest material (GTM, both new and old), old Eurasian Red Squirrel nest material (ERSM), artificial nest material of dry leaves and branches (ANM), simulated Eurasian Red Squirrel nest material (SESM), and other types of nest material (OTM, mainly including old Mandarin Duck and Ural Owl nest materials)
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Premature Migration
https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/1065/premature-migration/
Study: Climate Change Skewing Bird-Migration Timing
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-02/endangered-species-and-wildlife/study-climate-change-skewing-bird-migration-timing/a68747-1
(https://i1.wp.com/thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/files/2020/01/birds.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Massive bird migration of the black vulture to South America, flying above Panama (Image Credit: Bernal Saborio).
(https://www.newsservice.org/getimage.php?p=c2dpZD02ODc0NyZzaWQ9MQ==)
Rising global temperatures have caused birds to seek ranges farther north, in higher elevations and along cooler rivers, streams and wetlands. (Artur Rydzewski/Flickr)
Abstract: Phenology of nocturnal avian migration has shifted at the continental scale
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0648-9
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Stick-toting puffins offer the first evidence of tool use in seabirds
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stick-toting-puffins-offer-first-evidence-tool-use-seabirds
Paper: Evidence of tool use in a seabird
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/12/24/1918060117
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Screenshots of a puffin scratching with a stick. Time stamps (hours:minutes:seconds) indicate time elapsed since the first panel. The stick's location is indicated by an arrow. (A) Puffin picking up the stick. (B) Puffin holding the stick. (C) Puffin scratching its chest with the stick. (D) Nine hours later, the stick is still visible on the ground.
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With bioacoustics, conservationists try to save birds through their songs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/with-bioacoustics-conservationists-try-to-save-birds-through-their-songs/2020/01/10/8b800048-0c9a-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html
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A Puaiohi thrush and chicks on Kauai island. Researchers are using bioacoustics to find them and help save the species from extinction. The method is effective in studying birds. This is because their songs are so clear and consistent that recordings now can be mined for powerful scientific data. (Lucas Behnke)
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An acoustic recorder to track endangered spotted owls across California?s Sierra Nevada range. Bioacoustics also helps follow whales, bats and frogs, and even measure urban noise. (Connor Wood
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Novel avian species: 10 new bird taxa in islands of Wallacea
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200110093833.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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African grey parrots spontaneously 'lend a wing'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200109130153.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds and bats have strange gut microbiomes -- probably because they can fly
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200107081240.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Poisoned Hawk Receives Life-Saving Transfusion
https://messengermountainnews.com/news/poisoned-hawk-receives-life-saving-transfusion/
(https://messengermountainnews.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hawk-Receiving-Transfusion-Photo-by-Cambria-Wells-300x287.jpg)
The red-tailed hawk receives blood from a healthy adult of the same species.
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A world first: Six Madagascar Pond-herons fitted with GPS trackers
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/world-first-six-madagascar-pond-herons-fitted-gps-trackers?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=905df3f601-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-905df3f601-133930605&mc_cid=905df3f601&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/gilles_adt_4_1.jpg?itok=_YBXMuAf)
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New study: conservation action has reduced bird extinction rates by 40%
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-study-conservation-action-has-reduced-bird-extinction-rates-40?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=905df3f601-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-905df3f601-133930605&mc_cid=905df3f601&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Paper: The dynamics underlying avian extinction trajectories forecast a wave of extinctions
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0633
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The Blue-throated Macaw is bouncing back from the brink Asociacion Armonia
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Bird flu hits goose and turkey farms in Poland and Hungary
https://thepoultrysite.com/news/2020/01/bird-flu-hits-goose-and-turkey-farms-in-poland-and-hungary
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Birds: First come, first bred
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200113124508.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Hummingbirds' rainbow colors come from pancake-shaped structures in their feathers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200110110909.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Global database of all bird species shows how body shape predicts lifestyle
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200113111149.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Conserving the Last of Guam's Avifauna: The Recovery of the Guam Rail
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-species-survival/news/conserving-last-guams-avifauna-recovery-guam-rail
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A Guam rail at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 1994.
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How Google images helped us pin down the diet of Africa's largest eagle
https://theconversation.com/how-google-images-helped-us-pin-down-the-diet-of-africas-largest-eagle-115314
Abstract: Using web-sourced photography to explore the diet of a declining African raptor, the Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/121/1/duy015/5318747?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Google Images have revealed valuable data on what Africa's largest eagle preys on. Shutterstock
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With restored sight, Banner the falcon has relearned the world
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Famous-Lanner-falcon-still-doing-fine-after-world-s-first-falcon-cataract-surgery-31758804
(https://www.concordmonitor.com/getattachment/b64bf57e-a3db-4a45-b8e7-10d30aea7d76/BannerUpdate-cm-010720-ph1)
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Flagstaff Kestrel Project builds homes for kestrels, studies humans
https://azdailysun.com/news/flagstaff-kestrel-project-builds-homes-for-kestrels-studies-humans/article_9e6f8818-850f-5fb7-adaa-a6517178b8ca.html
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The American kestrel is in free fall, and no one knows why
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/the-american-kestrel-is-in-freefall-and-no-one-knows-why
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Climate Change Is Affecting The Timing Of Bird Migration, But Are Birds Adapting Fast Enough?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2020/01/06/climate-change-is-affecting-the-timing-of-bird-migration-but-are-birds-adapting-fast-enough/#6850faea76db
Sources: MistNet: Measuring historical bird migration in the US using archived weather radar data and convolutional neural networks
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/2041-210X.13280?referrer_access_token=STBySV7t1AZeNvEcn0L63Ita6bR2k8jH0KrdpFOxC65EaAlfjJNAc0eYsJbr2lKsqo2ZK4qeaS9biW9qOt7KN-eyt3Tl_BcsqI9xjYcyvrNqhg_MNMtjsOTF1pT0_l4a3fk_6Wjr24ogHKgM43cQessK9nFKLrrtoCPEtwVcwyk%3D
Phenology of nocturnal avian migration has shifted at the continental scale
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0648-9
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Manomet researcher checks bird poop to get the latest data on annual migrations
https://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/news/20200110/manomet-researcher-checks-bird-poop-to-get-latest-data-on-annual-migrations
Paper: Can invasive species replace native species as a resource for birds under climate change? A case study on bird-fruit interactions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719314946?via%3Dihub
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Hundreds of birds killed in botulism outbreak near Firth of Thames
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12299627
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Avian botulism becomes more common in extended hot and dry conditions. Photo / David Klee
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Lack of Snow Is, Ironically, Helping Snow Geese
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/lack-of-snow-is-ironically-helping-snow-geese/
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The Thick-Billed Parrot Is Not Extinct--Not Yet
https://daily.jstor.org/the-thick-billed-parrot-is-not-extinct-not-yet/
(https://daily.jstor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the_thick_billed_parrot_is_not_extinct_1050x700.jpg)
Paper: Thick-Billed Parrot Releases in Arizona
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1369097?mag=the-thick-billed-parrot-is-not-extinct-not-yet&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
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Death by solar: $1.6 million DOE grant supports scientists studying bird deaths at solar facilities
https://natsci.source.colostate.edu/death-by-solar-2-million-doe-grant-supports-scientists-studying-bird-deaths-at-solar-facilities/
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Dead Birds Washing Up by the Thousands Send a Warning About Climate Change
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15012020/seabird-death-ocean-heat-wave-blob-pacific-alaska-common-murre
'The blob,' food supply squeeze to blame for largest seabird die-off
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200115140502.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Pacific 'blob' heatwave feared to have killed a million birds
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51140869
Paper: Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226087
(https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?size=large&id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226087.g002)
Numbers of dead or moribund common murres observed on beaches that were surveyed systematically (gold circles; ~monthly) and with opportunistic beach surveys and rehab captures (red circles). Areas in which zero dead murres were encountered during surveys are indicated by white circles. All remaining coastlines (without any circles) were not surveyed. Note the California Current System is divided roughly into 3 sections: north (nCCS), central (cCCs) and south (sCCS).
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Hands off our grasslands
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-grasslands.html
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The Secret of This Puffin's Big Beak
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-secret-of-this-puffins-big-beak/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=484de1db86-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-484de1db86-121598265
Abstract: Huffin' and puffin: seabirds use large bills to dissipate heat from energetically demanding flight
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/21/jeb212563
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Unlike a certain world leader, the tufted puffin only sports its bright yellow crests during the breeding season. Photo by Otto Plantema/Buiten-Beeld/Minden Pictures
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How zebra finches learn to sing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200115120628.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Male songbirds can't survive on good looks alone
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200115191520.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Male sparrows are less intimidated by the songs of aging rivals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200117182109.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Study traces evolution of acoustic communication
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200117080831.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Endangered Lord Howe Island woodhens released from captivity after rodent eradication program
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-18/lord-howe-woodhens-returned-to-island-after-rodent-eradication/11869230
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The Lord Howe Island woodhen is found only on the island, and each individual is monitored.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a PigeonBot! Unusual bird-like robot built by scientists has 40 feathers and 'paves the way for nimble flying machines of the future'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7895757/Unusual-PigeonBot-robot-flies-thanks-40-bird-feathers.html
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/01/16/16/23486814-7895757-image-a-19_1579193180592.jpg)
The researchers studied the skeletal structure of the wings of a pigeon cadaver and developed a computer model of the bird's wing motion
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New feathered dinosaur shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200115164005.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
'Dancing dragon' feathered dinosaur fossil discovered in China
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/world/new-dinosaur-bird-discovery-scn-trnd/index.html
Abstract: A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids
https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ar.24343
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An artist rendering of what Wulong bohaiensis might have looked like.
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Limitations, lack of standardization, and recommended best practices in studies of renewable energy effects on birds and bats
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.13457
Wind turbine noise limits propagation of greater prairie‐chicken boom chorus, but does it matter?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eth.12940
Advanced Collision Detection and Site Monitoring for Avian and Bat Species for Offshore Wind Energy
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1_OregonState.pdf
A Multi-Sensor Approach for Measuring Bird and Bat Collisions with Offshore Wind Turbines
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-WEST.pdf
ThermalTracker-3D
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3-ThermalTracker.pdf
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Agrovoltaic cells can help calm the fear of renewable energy sources for Iowa farmers
https://themediatimes.com/agrovoltaic-cells-can-help-calm-the-fear-of-renewable-energy-sources-for-iowa-farmers/
(https://themediatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Agrovoltaic-cells-can-help-calm-the-fear-of-renewable-energy.png)
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Parrots collaborate with invisible partners
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200121113012.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Neutron source enables a look inside dino eggs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200122122115.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Pesticide testing is flawed--and it's harming our birds and bees
https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/pesticide-regulation-not-good-enough/
Abstract: Overhaul environmental risk assessment for pesticides
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6476/360
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Barn owl is endangered in Iowa; state is trying to boost populations
https://qctimes.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/barn-owl-is-endangered-in-iowa-state-is-trying-to/article_18061f72-3c64-5613-90b2-93d10dbbaa9f.html
Barn Owl Brochure with Box Plans - https://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Wildlife-Landowner-Assistance/Technical-Assistance/Barn-Owl
(https://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/Wildlife%20Stewardship/barn_owl.jpg)
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Study: Bird Bodies Predict a species' role in an ecosystem
https://nkctribune.com/study-bird-bodies-predict-a-species-role-in-an-ecosystem/
Abstract: Macroevolutionary convergence connects morphological form to ecological function in birds
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-1070-4?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=7ebd5c55dc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_10_06_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-7ebd5c55dc-278170273
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New H5N6 bird flu hits swans in China's Xinjiang: ministry
https://www.yahoo.com/news/h5n6-bird-flu-hits-swans-090134955.html
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These birds 'retweet' alarm calls--but are careful about spreading rumors
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/01/nuthatches-chickadees-communication-danger/
Paper: Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14414-w
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/animals/2020/01/red-breasted-nuthatch/red-breasted-nuthatch-nationalgeographic_2325185.adapt.133.1.jpg)
Red-breasted nuthatches (pictured, a bird in Washington State) can be seen clinging to tree trunks, searching the bark for insects.
Photograph by Vickie Anderson, Nat Geo Image Collection
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Citizen Scientists Track How Plastic Pollution Impacts Birds
https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2020/01/28/plastic-pollution-birds/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Abstract: Entangled seabird and marine mammal reports from citizen science surveys from coastal California (1997?2017)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X19307015?via%3Dihub
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The Shiant Isles, off the coast of northwest Scotland, serve as critical habitat for hundreds of thousands of seabirds, including this puffin, found holding a small length of plastic string.
Photo by Robert Hughes
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New bio-inspired wing design for small drones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129143353.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Finely tuned nervous systems allowed birds and mammals to adopt smoother strides
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200127134906.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Comparative phylogeography of two sister species of snowcock: impacts of species-specific altitude preference and life history
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-019-0187-0
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Phylogenetic relationships among mitochondrial DNA haplotypes. a Mitochondrial DNA Bayesian phylogeny for T. himalayensis and T. tibetanus. The two species structured clades are separated. Each haplotype of T. himalayensis was named Capital H before numbers and T. tibetanus was named capital T before numbers. The color and the source population of haplotypes are as follows: light blue from QLS, dark blue from TGL, dark pink from BKL, dark blue from QDM, green from KLS, brown from WTS, light pink from ETS, dark green from PME. Abbreviations see details in Fig. 1. Numbers above branches indicate BI posterior probabilities. Only bipartitions with bootstrap or posterior probability values above 50 and 0.5, respectively, are shown. b Median-joining network among mitochondrial DNA haplotypes. The haplotypes are indicated by circles, the size of each circle being proportional to the observed frequency of each haplotype. Lines drawn between haplotypes represent mutation events and small red circles represent missing alleles that were not observed
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Albatross Task Force in the Americas: working with fishers to design solutions
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/albatross-task-force-americas-working-fishers-design-solutions?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=359d097f7e-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-359d097f7e-133930605&mc_cid=359d097f7e&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/pink-footed_shearwater_c_mike_baird_flickr_1.jpg)
Modified purse seine nets are saving Pink-footed Shearwaters (a Vulnerable species) Mike Baird
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Protecting the Canada Warbler at both ends of its epic journey
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/protecting-canada-warbler-both-ends-its-epic-journey?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=359d097f7e-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-359d097f7e-133930605&mc_cid=359d097f7e&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/plant_800_trees_colombia_c_asociacion_calidris.jpeg)
Local farmers agreed to plant 800 trees on their land Asociacialidris
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Growing flowers to save a Critically Endangered hummingbird
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/growing-flowers-save-critically-endangered-hummingbird?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=359d097f7e-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-359d097f7e-133930605&mc_cid=359d097f7e&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/women_hummingbird_flowers_puffleg_c_juan_carlos_valarezo_1.jpg)
The local community has planted 4,500 native plants so far. Juan Carlos Valarezo
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No longer Endangered: the Echo Parakeet's 100-year recovery plan
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/no-longer-endangered-echo-parakeet-100-year-recovery-plan?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=359d097f7e-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-359d097f7e-133930605&mc_cid=359d097f7e&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Call of the wild? African penguins share some linguistic patterns with humans
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/call-wild-african-penguins-share-some-linguistic-patterns-humans-n1131161?cid=eml_nbn_20200206
Paper: Do penguins' vocal sequences conform to linguistic laws?
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0589
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The birds and the trees: Scientists use remote sensing data to help explain patterns of life
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/the-birds-and-the-trees-scientists-use-remote-sensing-data-to-help-explain-patterns-of-life/
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Maps created by the authors depicting different forms of geodiversity and biodiversity measured at the 50-kilometer scale across the contiguous United States. Image credit: Quentin Read
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Diet found to contribute to urban-induced alterations in bird gut microbiota
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-diet-contribute-urban-induced-bird-gut.html
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Pesticides Are Killing Off the Andean Condor
https://therevelator.org/pesticides-andean-condor/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Abstract: Pesticides: The most threat to the conservation of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320719311450?dgcid=rss_sd_all
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An Andean condor in flight in Peru. Photo: Pedro Szekely (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Tougher start could help captive-bred game birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129131520.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Not-so-dirty birds? Not enough evidence to link wild birds to food-borne illness
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200131114727.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How the development of skulls and beaks made Darwin's finches one of the most diverse species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200203141441.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Endangered Woodhens on Lord Howe Island Have Been Reintroduced to the Wild
https://www.islandconservation.org/endangered-woodhens-lord-howe-island-reintroduced/
(https://www.islandconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Island-conservation-invasive-species-preventing-extinctions-Lord-Howe-Woodhen-feat..jpg)
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New study: are teen seabirds safe?
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-study-are-teen-seabirds-safe
Paper: A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13568
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Juvenile Wandering Albatross wearing tracking device on Bird Island, South Georgia ? Alex Dodds
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New study: are teen seabirds safe?
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-study-are-teen-seabirds-safe
Paper: A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13568
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Juvenile Tristan Albatrosses use areas of ocean that expose them to risk of bycatch in fisheries - BirdLife
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Juvenile Wandering Albatross wearing tracking device on Bird Island, South Georgia - Alex Dodds
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Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200204094735.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Paper: Food supplementation affects gut microbiota and immunological resistance to parasites in a wild bird species
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13567
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Effect of food and parasite treatment on parasite load and fledging success of bluebirds. Birds that were supplemented with food were more resistant to parasites than birds that were not supplemented (a). Parasite abundance decreased throughout the breeding season in the unsupplemented treatment but not the supplemented treatment (b). Parasitism did not affect fledging success, but supplemented birds had marginally higher fledging success than unsupplemented bird (c). Within the parasitized treatment, birds from each treatment were tolerant to their respective parasite abundances (d)
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How to reduce the number of birds killed by buildings
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-birds.html
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Reflections of trees and sky lure birds into flying straight into buildings.
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Climate Change is Decimating the Chinstrap Penguins of Antarctica
https://time.com/5781302/climate-change-is-decimating-the-chinstrap-penguins-of-antarctica/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Scientists Noah Strycker and Steven Forrest from Stony Brook University counting penguins on Snow Island in the South Shetlands of Antarctica, on Jan. 31, 2020.
Christian ?slund - Greenpeace and TIME
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Abstracts
Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of Greylag Geese (Anser anser)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02235?af=R
Non‐photic environmental cues and avian reproduction in an era of global change
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02243?af=R
Different qPCR master mixes influence telomere primer binding within and between bird species
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02352?af=R
Egg size is unrelated to ambient temperature in the opportunistically breeding zebra finch
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02356?af=R
Females are more determinant than males in reproductive performance in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02240?af=R
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One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted
https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/migratory-bird-treaty-trump-gutted/
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University of Wyoming Scientist Aids In Golden Eagle Conservation
https://laramielive.com/university-of-wyoming-scientist-aids-in-golden-eagle-conservation/
Northwestern Plains Golden Eagle Conservation Strategy - https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/DownloadFile/169123
Wyoming and Uinta Basins Golden Eagle Conservation Strategy
https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/DownloadFile/167909
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How bird flocks with multiple species behave like K-pop groups
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200212150121.htm
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Survey Reveals Surge In Iowa Bald Eagle Population
https://khak.com/survey-reveals-surge-in-iowa-bald-eagle-population/
Iowa DNR Bald Eagles - https://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Iowas-Wildlife/Bald-Eagles (click the links per below)(cool maps!)
Click on "How to Identify a Bald Eagle Nest PDF" link to find "About Iowa Eagle Nests"
Click on "Yearly Eagle Status Report PDF" to find the paper "Bald Eagle (Halieetus leucocephalus) status in Iowa, 2019"
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Paper: Intergeneric Hybridization of a Vagrant Common Black Hawk and a Red-Shouldered Hawk
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.74/Intergeneric-Hybridization-of-a-Vagrant-Common-Black-Hawk-and-a/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.74.full
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Intergeneric hybridization of a female Common Black Hawk and a male Red-shouldered Hawk, near Graton, Sonoma County, California, USA, 2014: (a) Pair engaged in aerial courtship on 22 March 2014; photo by N. Dunlop; (b) Pair standing on nest containing a hatchling (not visible) on 15 May 2014; photo by S. Moore.
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Abstracts
Individual Identification of Male Ural Owls Based on Territorial Calls
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.57/Individual-Identification-of-Male-Ural-Owls-Based-on-Territorial-Calls/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.57.short
Ecology of the Golden Eagle in Mongolia, Part 1: Breeding Distribution and Nest-Site Descriptions
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.18/Ecology-of-the-Golden-Eagle-in-Mongolia-Part-1/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.18.short
Ecology of the Golden Eagle in Mongolia, Part 2: Prey
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.30/Ecology-of-the-Golden-Eagle-in-Mongolia-Part-2/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.30.short
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Papers
Northern Harriers Have a Geographically Broad Four-Year Migration Cycle
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.38/Northern-Harriers-Have-a-Geographically-Broad-Four-Year-Migration-Cycle/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.38.full
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Climatic Constraints on Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) Distribution Predicts Multidirectional Range Movements under Future Climate Change Scenarios
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.1/Climatic-Constraints-on-Laggar-Falcon-Falco-jugger-Distribution-Predicts-Multidirectional/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.1.full
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Predicted distribution model for the Laggar Falcon. Final predictive map using all occurrence data for increased accuracy. Map denotes continuous logistic prediction with hotter red areas (values closer to 1) having higher climatic suitability. White filled circles indicate known Laggar Falcon occurrences.
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Abstracts
First Records of the Parasitic Flies Carnus hemapterus and Ornithophila gestroi on Lesser Kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Mongolia
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.66/First-Records-of-the-Parasitic-Flies-Carnus-hemapterus-and-Ornithophila/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.66.short
Natal Dispersal Distance and Population Origins of Migrant Red-Tailed Hawks and Cooper's Hawks
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-1/0892-1016-54.1.47/Natal-Dispersal-Distance-and-Population-Origins-of-Migrant-Red-Tailed/10.3356/0892-1016-54.1.47.short
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New Research Fuels Race to Save One of Mexico's Rarest Birds
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/02/15/new-research-fuels-race-to-save-one-of-mexicos-rarest-birds/
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Short-crested Coquette, copyright Aidan G Kelly, from the surfbirds galleries
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What birdsong tells us about brain cells and learning
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200219092530.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
(https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2020/02/200219092530_1_540x360.jpg)
Zebra finch
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Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200221102126.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Watching TV helps birds make better food choices
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220073806.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Fifty years of data show new changes in bird migration
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220141757.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
A climate-sensitive bird hints at global warming's lasting impact
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/tiny-songbirds-big-consequences-why-ornithologists-see-climate-change-looming-n1140716?cid=eml_nbn_20200222
Paper: Seasonally specific changes in migration phenology across 50 years in the Black-throated Blue Warbler
https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/auk/ukz080/5740120
(https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2020_08/3235591/200219-black-throated-blue-warbler-se-1022a_4bfa2582d8ab09e376d47b884338e205.fit-2000w.jpg)
A black-throated blue warbler.Kyle Horton
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Geographic distribution of Black-throated Blue Warblers. Gray shaded areas indicate the breeding, migration, and wintering ranges from BirdLife International (BirdLife-International 2016). Hexagons colored by the log of the total number of captures between 1966 and 2015 during spring and fall migration.
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This teeny skull trapped in amber belongs to the smallest dinosaur ever found
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/03/11/this-teeny-skull-trapped-amber-is-smallest-dinosaur-ever-found/?utm_campaign=wp_speaking_of_science&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_science
Article - Hummingbird-sized dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of Myanmar
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2068-4.epdf?referrer_access_token=vvTWCkJEerwGhHv_VLGGJdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P1uuDbeUktz-3Wk7vFlIN0uHPygK-kgIQFdft5m_6lFSDPfsf0WoRCpOdncxST10bvPclcCDBX3K4zD6MnERkYE6u22ubcSQQ1hnuyNMsawklZi2odCZUzehuYOyK8cs7dHu_GnYW62Be1XxPrX6s_NAzP8vunGy348kR75nx3CL0XZbjpR-Vws9tuYInp3Eko1fnJRqvOnFXEFD9XHjNa7UdYNj7dWmSM0ik7tCGF7Eq7hTE4GwdM6IX0t_imB5DI0cuH1iN89KSuyR6OhTx2dOnX-IOZ5a0Qbhq1w2Rg5oKsuwS1uPvFfjo6WCla_R8y3qsfF2yLHqzHs3oSE-29qOCb41RmAQLb5XU0P4YaEo9IUgKH_ERJazLemYK1qMCDZ48pG1zEtViG_lSRsOBwngO1905NNT2Y3RpWP44xFw%3D%3D&tracking_referrer=www.washingtonpost.com
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GQAHAYIFIRD2TJWXSWE27SMSHE.jpg&w=1440)
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur skull in amber. (A 99-million-year-old dinosaur skull in amber. Lida Xing)
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZQRBX2M5WBGPNC7ZMXSGXNT2AM.jpg&w=1440)
A CT scan of the skull. (A CT scan of the skull. Li Gang)
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Wind Wildlife Research Fund Research Projects
https://awwi.org/wind-wildlife-research-fund/projects/
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Why Birds Are the World's Best Engineers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/science/why-birds-are-the-worlds-best-engineers.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
Paper: Mechanics of randomly packed filaments--The "bird nest" as meta-material
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5132809
(https://aip.scitation.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/aip/journals/content/jap/2020/jap.2020.127.issue-5/1.5132809/20200203/images/medium/1.5132809.figures.online.f5.jpg)
(a) Grains jammed by multiple boundaries under gravity in a grain silo.44 (b) A structure jammed solely by the bottom wall and gravity made up of Z-form shapes.45 Reproduced with permission from Murphy et al. Archit. Des. 87, 74?81 (2017). Copyright 2017 John Wiley and Sons. (c) A bird's nest stable without any external forcing or boundaries. Poquillon et al., J. Mater. Res. 40, 5963?5970 (2005). Copyright 2005 Cambridge. (d) A piece of cotton fiber stable without any external forcing or boundaries. Copyright 2008 licensed under a Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0 License.4
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/17/science/13SCI-NESTS1/13SCI-NESTS1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Sticks in a cylindrical experiment at the Goodyear Polymer Center at the University of Akron in Ohio, where Hunter King investigates the engineering of birds nests.
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Fossils Show Raptors Prowled North America Late in Dinosaurs' Era
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/science/raptor-fossil-dinosaurs.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200331&instance_id=17208&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=23391&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
New Dromaeosaurid Dinosaur (Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae) from New Mexico and Biodiversity of Dromaeosaurids at the end of the Cretaceous
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61480-7
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/26/science/26TB-RAPTOR1/26TB-RAPTOR1-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
An artist's reconstruction of Dineobellator notohesperus, and other Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Ojo Alamo Formation in New Mexico.Credit Sergey Krasovskiy
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Abstracts
Building fa?ade-level correlates of bird?window collisions in a small urban area
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-1/duz065/Building-fa%c3%a7ade-level-correlates-of-birdwindow-collisions-in-a-small/10.1093/condor/duz065.short
Early detection of rapid Barred Owl population growth within the range of the California Spotted Owl advises the Precautionary Principle
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-1/duz058/Early-detection-of-rapid-Barred-Owl-population-growth-within-the/10.1093/condor/duz058.short
Heterogeneity in migration strategies of Whooping Cranes
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-1/duz056/Heterogeneity-in-migration-strategies-of-Whooping-Cranes/10.1093/condor/duz056.short
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Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales' wings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401105857.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Surprising hearing talents in cormorants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401130754.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
When warblers warn of cowbirds, blackbirds get the message
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331092715.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Whooping cranes form larger flocks as wetlands are lost -- and it may put them at risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402111741.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ecosystem services are not constrained by borders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330130000.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
American robins now migrate 12 days earlier than in 1994
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401150819.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Innovative birds are less vulnerable to extinction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406140102.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers assess bird flu virus subtypes in China
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408085519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How does habitat fragmentation affect Amazonian birds?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408085539.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Archaeologists on a 5,000-year-old egg hunt
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408184724.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Black rhinos eavesdrop on the alarm calls of hitchhiking oxpeckers to avoid humans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200409110524.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200311090809.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Surprising hearing talents in cormorants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401130754.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales' wings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200401105857.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Starlings sleep less during summer and full-moon nights
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200319125153.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Most bird feed contains troublesome weed seeds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200320132239.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Sensory danger zones: How sensory pollution impacts animal survival
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200316152208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Natural habitat around farms a win for strawberry growers, birds and consumers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200311161902.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
'Wonderchicken' fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals origin of modern birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200318143724.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Birds of a feather better not together
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200304141512.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Unexpected ways animals influence fires
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200305132208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One species to four: New analysis documents new bird diversity in the Pacific
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200306183158.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How quickly do flower strips in cities help the local bees?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200302113422.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Mosaic evolution painted lorikeets a rainbow of color
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200226134126.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Threatened birds and mammals have irreplaceable roles in the natural world
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200224102019.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Global relationships that determine bird diversity on islands uncovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200219152820.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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When research on the water turns to gold
https://calvin.edu/news/archive/when-research-on-the-water-turns-to-gold
(https://calvin.edu/contentAsset/image/2305347e-5d81-4b4b-8f4c-f81188d2d71b/bannerImage/filter/Jpeg/jpeg_q/85)
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New feathered dinosaur one of last surviving raptors
https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/new-feathered-dinosaur-one-of-last-surviving-raptors-journal-990333.html
(https://www.breakingnews.ie/remote/content.assets.pressassociation.io/2020/03/26145614/3bd54a4e-5e7e-4124-8f0f-bd50c2a542a8.jpg?crop=189,0,1272,609&ext=.jpg&width=600&s=bn-990333)
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Papers
Effects of a regenerating matrix on the survival of birds in tropical forest fragments
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00193-x
Whole genome phylogeny of Gallus: introgression and data-type effects
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00194-w
Geolocator study reveals east African migration route of Central European Common Terns
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00191-z
Foraging habitat selection of overwintering Black-necked Cranes in the farming area surrounding the Caohai Wetland, Guizhou Province, China
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00192-y
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Webinar Recording
New Research on Smart Curtailment for Bats at Wind Energy Facilities Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy
https://nwcc.adobeconnect.com/pbpgrj39le69/?proto=true (open in browser)
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The beak and unfeathered skin as heat radiators in the Southern Ground‐hornbill
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02457?af=R
Immunological changes in nestlings growing under predation risk
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02271?af=R
Rethinking classic starling displacement experiments: evidence for innate or for learned migratory directions?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02337?af=R
The importance of nighttime length to latitudinal variation in avian incubation attentiveness
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02319?af=R
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Goose parents lead migration V
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jav.02392?af=R
Poleward non‐breeding migration of a breeding population: Challenging the traditional perspective of avian migration
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02362?af=R
Interspecific variation in deterioration and degradability of avian feathers: The evolutionary role of microorganisms
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02320?af=R
Correlation in telomere lengths between feathers and blood cells in pied flycatchers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02300?af=R
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New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/new-caledonian-crows-are-even-smarter-and-scarier-than-we-thought
Mental template matching is a potential cultural transmission mechanism for New Caledonian crow tool manufacturing traditions
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27405-1
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Researchers See Eagle Torturing Bat by Repeatedly Dropping It in the Ocean
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-see-eagle-torturing-bat-by-repeatedly-dropp-1841772633
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Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service asks track users to think twice before picking up a walking stick
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/why-you-should-think-twice-before-picking-up-a-stick/11931414
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Rangers at Freycinet National Park collected discarded walking sticks over three months to demonstrate the impact.(ABC Radio Hobart: Samantha Stayner)
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Māori Management Techniques Might Help Struggling Birds
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/maori-management-techniques-might-help-struggling-birds/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=7f169b0f8d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-7f169b0f8d-121598265
Māori traditional harvest, knowledge and management of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
https://newzealandecology.org/nzje/3384
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How Seashells Feed Trees
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/how-seashells-feed-trees/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=7f169b0f8d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-7f169b0f8d-121598265
Shellfish subsidies along the Pacific coast of North America
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecog.04476
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Tracking technology confirms controversial cause of Hen Harrier decline
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/tracking-technology-confirms-controversial-cause-hen-harrier-decline?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=c428759c56-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-c428759c56-133930605&mc_cid=c428759c56&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_1140x550/public/news/tagged_female_hen_harrier_rspb.jpg?itok=eSBT398e)
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Penguins Call Underwater
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/penguins-call-underwater/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=7386c4106f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-7386c4106f-121598265
First evidence of underwater vocalisations in hunting penguins
https://peerj.com/articles/8240/
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Behind the Scenes of Grey Headed Albatross Tracking - Filling Knowledge Gaps
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/behind-scenes-grey-headed-albatross-tracking-filling-knowledge-gaps?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=43689abcd2-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-43689abcd2-133930605&mc_cid=43689abcd2&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Albatross Stories welcomes a new star
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/albatross-stories-welcomes-new-star?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=43689abcd2-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-43689abcd2-133930605&mc_cid=43689abcd2&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Poleward non‐breeding migration of a breeding population: Challenging the traditional perspective of avian migration
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02362?af=R
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Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae)
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz070/Extensive-paraphyly-in-the-typical-owl-family-Strigidae/10.1093/auk/ukz070.full
Calling in the face of danger: Do nestling Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) suppress begging in response to predator playbacks?
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz071/Calling-in-the-face-of-danger--Do-nestling-Red/10.1093/auk/ukz071.short
Environmental determinants of total evaporative water loss in birds at multiple temperatures
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz069/Environmental-determinants-of-total-evaporative-water-loss-in-birds-at/10.1093/auk/ukz069.short
Factors influencing fall departure phenology in migratory birds that bred in northeastern North America
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz064/Factors-influencing-fall-departure-phenology-in-migratory-birds-that-bred/10.1093/auk/ukz064.short
Does vegetation change over 28 years affect habitat use and reproductive success?
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz061/Does-vegetation-change-over-28-years-affect-habitat-use-and/10.1093/auk/ukz061.short
Nest association between two predators as a behavioral response to the low density of rodents
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-1/ukz060/Nest-association-between-two-predators-as-a-behavioral-response-to/10.1093/auk/ukz060.short
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Golden Eagle Breeding Response to Utility-Scale Solar Development and Prolonged Drought in California
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.154/Golden-Eagle-Breeding-Response-to-Utility-Scale-Solar-Development-and/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.154.short
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Collision Avoidance by Wintering Bald Eagles Crossing a Transmission Line
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.147/Collision-Avoidance-by-Wintering-Bald-Eagles-Crossing-a-Transmission-Line/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.147.short
Variation in Electrocution Rate and Demographic Composition of Saker Falcons Electrocuted at Power Lines in Mongolia
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.136/Variation-in-Electrocution-Rate-and-Demographic-Composition-of-Saker-Falcons/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.136.full
Golden Eagle Perch-Site Use in the U.S. Southern Plains: Understanding Electrocution Risk
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.126/Golden-Eagle-Perch-Site-Use-in-the-US-Southern-Plains/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.126.short
A Spatially Explicit Model to Predict the Relative Risk of Golden Eagle Electrocutions in the Northwestern Plains, USA
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.110/A-Spatially-Explicit-Model-to-Predict-the-Relative-Risk-of/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.110.short
Power Pole Density and Avian Electrocution Risk in the Western United States
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.93/Power-Pole-Density-and-Avian-Electrocution-Risk-in-the-Western/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.93.short
Raptor Interactions with Electrical Systems: Progress and Knowledge Gaps
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.89/Raptor-Interactions-with-Electrical-Systems-Progress-and-Knowledge-Gaps/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.89.full
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Use of Falconry and Shooting as Rock Pigeon Abatement Techniques at an Electrical Converter Station in Alberta, Canada
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.193/Use-of-Falconry-and-Shooting-as-Rock-Pigeon-Abatement-Techniques/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.193.short
Perch Management May Reduce Raptor Electrocution Risk on Horizontal Post Insulators
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.186/Perch-Management-May-Reduce-Raptor-Electrocution-Risk-on-Horizontal-Post/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.186.short
The Use of Mobile Nesting Platforms to Reduce Electrocution Risk to Ferruginous Hawks
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.177/The-Use-of-Mobile-Nesting-Platforms-to-Reduce-Electrocution-Risk/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.177.short
Failure of Utility Pole Perch Deterrents Modified During Installation
https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-54/issue-2/0892-1016-54.2.172/Failure-of-Utility-Pole-Perch-Deterrents-Modified-During-Installation/10.3356/0892-1016-54.2.172.short
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The role of scratching in the control of ectoparasites on birds
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-137/issue-2/ukaa010/The-role-of-scratching-in-the-control-of-ectoparasites-on/10.1093/auk/ukaa010.short
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Flamingos form firm friendships - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200414084307.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
The secret life of godwits - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200420145020.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Hummingbirds show up when tropical trees fall down - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423174038.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How birds evolved big brains - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423130506.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Arctic wildlife uses extreme method to save energy - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200428112459.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Microscopic feather features reveal fossil birds' colors and explain why cassowaries shine - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513143402.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Scientists discover why some birds live fast and die young - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514092555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Oyster farming and shorebirds likely can coexist - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514092641.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Researchers go cuckoo: Antarctic penguins release an extreme amount of laughing gas - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519114237.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
How do birds understand 'foreign' calls? - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519114218.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Hunting threatens one of the world's most amazing wildlife migrations - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200520124941.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Microplastics found in Florida's birds of prey for first time - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200520124950.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Past is prologue: Genetic 'memory' of ancestral environments helps organisms readapt - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200522145145.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Changes in cropping methods, climate decoy pintail ducks into an ecological trap - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200528160530.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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One golden eagle's amazing journey from Alaska's Arctic to Idaho's Salmon River
https://idahonews.com/news/local/one-golden-eagles-amazing-journey-from-alaskas-arctic-to-idahos-salmon-river
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The wondrous life and mysterious death of Golden Eagle 1703
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/golden-eagles-us-dying-why
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Biologist Steve Lewis getting ready to return Golden Eagle 1703 to its nest in Denali national park and preserve after outfitting the bird with a solar-powered GPS device in July 2017. Photograph: Carol McIntyre, National Park Service
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A bundle of 1703?s feathers poke through the ground in Sully county, South Dakota. Photograph: FWS Special Agent Richard Bare
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'Billions of years of evolutionary history' under threat - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52808103
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The Shoebill bird that lives in Africa's wetlands
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Pollution: Birds 'ingesting hundreds of bits of plastic a day' - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52762120
Protecting Argentina's imperiled penguins from plastic waste - https://www.dw.com/en/protecting-argentinas-imperiled-penguins-from-plastic-waste/a-53497115?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Wild Cockatoos Are Just as Smart as Lab-Raised Ones - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/science/cockatoos-intelligence.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200526&instance_id=18776&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=29161&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/science/space-station-wildlife.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200609&instance_id=19204&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=30430&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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The cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev installing an antenna on the International Space Station in 2018 to track animal movements on Earth.Credit A. Gerst/ESA/NASA
Animal Tracker App - https://www.icarus.mpg.de/29143/animal-tracker-app
Icarus - https://www.icarus.mpg.de/28056/about-icarus#:~:text=Icarus%20stands%20for%20International%20Cooperation,as%20birds%2C%20bats%20and%20turtles.
ICARUS INVITATION TO JOIN A GLOBAL SMALL-OBJECT(ANIMAL) OBSERVATION NETWORK - https://www.icarus.mpg.de/38177/MP_ICARUS_Flyer-EN.pdf
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North-Nesting Songbirds Tagged in Nicaragua for Monitoring by Growing Motus Network
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/05/12/north-nesting-songbirds-tagged-in-nicaragua-for-monitoring-by-growing-motus-network/
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New Sea Bird Habitat a Success
https://www.wvtf.org/post/new-sea-bird-habitat-success#stream/0
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The Anthropause: How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife
https://www.wired.com/story/the-anthropause-a-new-way-to-study-wildlife/
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Cloud cuckoo land? How one bird's epic migration stunned scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/26/cloud-cuckoo-land-how-one-birds-epic-migration-stunned-scientists-onon-aoe
The Mongolia Cuckoo Project - https://birdingbeijing.com/the-mongolia-cuckoo-project/
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Lakewood Animal Control rescues bald eagle with Avian pox
https://kdvr.com/news/local/lakewood-animal-control-rescues-bald-eagle-with-avian-pox/
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Philippine Eagles thrive in ZamPen forests
https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2020/07/philippine-eagles-thrive-in-zampen-forests/
Foundation plans expedition to check on eagle pairs in Zambo
https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2020/06/foundation-plans-expedition-to-check-on-eagle-pairs-in-zambo/
Research confirms presence of PHL eagle in Zamboanga City
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/06/14/research-confirms-presence-of-phl-eagle-in-zamboanga-city/
Zambo research team gives hope to PH Eagle
https://www.manilastandard.net/lgu/mindanao/325748/zambo-research-team-gives-hope-to-ph-eagle.html
Family of Philippine eagles found in Zamboanga Peninsula
https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/320095/family-of-philippine-eagles-found-in-zamboanga-peninsula
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OBSERVATION DECK The expedition team uses a tree platform to observe the eagles? behavior.
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SIGNS OF LIFE. The Pasonanca expedition team spotted the eagle parents numerous times soaring together and displaying their talons. Meanwhile, from their tree platforms, expedition members scanned the forest canopy for signs of Philippine eagle activity (inset). Philippine Eagle Foundation and USAID
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Philippine Eagle rescued in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. Photo courtesy of DENR Zamboanga Peninsula
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A pair of Philippine Eagles hovers above Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City. Photo courtesy of Jayson Ibanez of the Philippine Eagle Foundation
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Diclofenac Residues as the Cause of Vulture Population Decline in Pakistan
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14745453/
Study explores establishing a new bearded vulture population in SA
https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2020-06-04-study-explores-establishing-a-new-bearded-vulture-population-in-sa
Watch: Robot Spy Turtle Lays ?Camera Eggs? for Vultures to Steal
https://petapixel.com/2020/06/30/watch-robot-spy-turtle-lays-camera-eggs-for-vultures-to-steal/
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Blood markers predict Humboldt penguin nest type, reproductive success
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200602122606.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Twenty-year study tracks a sparrow song that went 'viral
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200702113711.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200630193211.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200630155747.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Goodbye northwestern crow, hello Mexican duck
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200630072051.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Resident parasites influence appearance, evolution of barn swallows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200624151603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Better way to keep birds from hitting power lines
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200624151533.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
The wind beneath their wings: Albatrosses fine-tuned to wind conditions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200619104308.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Spectacular bird's-eye view? Hummingbirds see diverse colors humans can only imagine
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200615155114.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Mysterious Australian Night Parrots may not see in the dead of night
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200609095048.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Bird feeding helps females more than males
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200612111348.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Roadkill study identifies animals most at risk in Europe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200610135101.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Pinker flamingos more aggressive
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200607195010.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Extended parenting helps young birds grow smarter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200531200335.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Warming climate is changing where birds breed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200526173836.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Do supplemental perches influence electrocution risk for diurnal raptors?
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00206-9
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Comparing community birdwatching and professional bird monitoring with implications for avian diversity research: a case study of Suzhou, China
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00205-w
Subtle sexual plumage color dimorphism and size dimorphism in a South American colonial breeder, the Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00204-x
More endemic birds occur in regions with stable climate, more plant species and high altitudinal range in China
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00203-y
Egg investment strategies adopted by a desertic passerine, the Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00201-0
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Blue light attracts nocturnally migrating birds
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa002/Blue-light-attracts-nocturnally-migrating-birds/10.1093/condor/duaa002.short
Human-dominated land cover corresponds to spatial variation in Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) reproductive output across the United States
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa003/Human-dominated-land-cover-corresponds-to-spatial-variation-in-Mourning/10.1093/condor/duaa003.short
Defining catchment origins of a geographical bottleneck: Implications of population mixing and phenological overlap for the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa004/Defining-catchment-origins-of-a-geographical-bottleneck--Implications-of/10.1093/condor/duaa004.short
Lessons learned from comparing spatially explicit models and the Partners in Flight approach to estimate population sizes of boreal birds in Alberta, Canada
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa007/Lessons-learned-from-comparing-spatially-explicit-models-and-the-Partners/10.1093/condor/duaa007.short
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Low first-year apparent survival of passerines in abandoned fields in northwestern Russia
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa008/Low-first-year-apparent-survival-of-passerines-in-abandoned-fields/10.1093/condor/duaa008.short
Birds suppress pests in corn but release them in soybean crops within a mixed prairie/agriculture system
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duaa009/Birds-suppress-pests-in-corn-but-release-them-in-soybean/10.1093/condor/duaa009.short
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) fledglings use crop habitat more frequently in relation to its availability than pasture and other habitat types
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duz067/Barn-Swallow-Hirundo-rustica-fledglings-use-crop-habitat-more-frequently/10.1093/condor/duz067.short
Feather mercury increases with feeding at higher trophic levels in two species of migrant raptors, Merlin (Falco columbarius) and Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
https://bioone.org/journals/The-Condor/volume-122/issue-2/duz069/Feather-mercury-increases-with-feeding-at-higher-trophic-levels-in/10.1093/condor/duz069.short
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(Some really interesting stuff in this batch!)
A red knot as a black swan: how a single bird shows navigational abilities during repeat crossings of the Greenland Icecap
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02464?af=R
The importance chemical, visual and behavioral cues of predators on the antipredatory behavior of birds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02431?af=R
Experience counts: The role of female age in morning incubation and brooding behavior in relation to temperature
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02397?af=R
Smaller distance between nest contents and cavity entrance increases risk of ectoparasitism in cavity‐nesting birds
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02427?af=R
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Life Hatched From Soft Eggs, Some a Foot Long, in Dinosaur Era
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/science/dinosaurs-soft-eggs.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200623&instance_id=19632&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=31626&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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A fossil from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia contained the remains of six protoceratops embryos in a curled position, as though still contained in eggs, but no fossilized egg shells. Credit - M. Ellison/American Museum of Natural History
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New study to track sandhill cranes in Iowa
https://globegazette.com/news/local/new-study-to-track-sandhill-cranes-in-iowa/article_5cfa11d3-cddf-5995-b441-60a5e86851b5.html
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Agile, sickle-clawed new species of velociraptor-like dinosaur unearthed in Patagonia
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/new-species-paravian-theropod-dinosaur-in-argentina
New Bird-Like Dinosaur Discovered: Overoraptor chimentoi
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/overoraptor-chimentoi-08517.html
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UCF study finds microplastics in Florida's birds of prey for 1st time
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uocf-usf052020.php
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Ospreys, like the one pictured here, are among the types of birds of prey in Florida that have been found to be accumulating microplastics in their stomachs, according to a new study from the University of Central Florida. Photo credit: Linda Walters, UCF Dept. of Biology
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'Surge' in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52667502
Europe's raptors and fish hit by poaching under lockdown
https://www.dw.com/en/europes-raptors-and-fish-hit-by-poaching-under-lockdown/a-53913328
Peregrine falcon egg thefts in lockdown highlight ?laundering? of birds of prey for sale to the Middle East
https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/peregrine-falcon-egg-theft-lockdown-middle-east-birds-of-prey-456117
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Community science birding data does not yet capture global bird trends
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707084012.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
New bird checklists from Coiba National Park, Panama
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200708174303.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Argonne Researchers Use Deep Learning to Study Avian Interactions with Solar Panels
https://mercomindia.com/argonne-researchers-use-deep-learning/
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Falling out of the host nest: an overlooked factor decreasing survival of brood parasite chicks
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02519?af=R
A red knot as a black swan: how a single bird shows navigational abilities during repeat crossings of the Greenland Icecap
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02464?af=R
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Microfibers found in digestive tracts of birds of prey
https://wildhunt.org/2020/06/microfibers-found-in-digestive-tracts-of-birds-of-prey.html
Red Kite's triumphant comeback
https://theecologist.org/2020/jul/20/red-kites-triumphant-comeback
A wasp was caught on camera attacking and killing a baby bird
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wasp-video-attacking-killing-baby-bird
Scientists describe the most complete fossil from the early stages of owl evolution
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-scientists-fossil-early-stages-owl.html
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Are vultures spreaders of microbes that put human health at risk? - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200805091834.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Warming climate may trigger more West Nile outbreaks in Southern California - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200805160921.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200804200809.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
New studies show how to save parasites and why it's important - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200801154158.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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For rufous hummingbirds, migration looks different depending on age and sex - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200728150639.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Shifts seen in breeding times and duration for 73 boreal bird species over 40 years - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200723143642.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Is it a bird, a plane? Not superman, but a flapping wing drone -https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200722142724.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200722163236.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Saving critically endangered seabird - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200721084201.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Invasive hedgehogs and ferrets habituate to and categorize smells - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200715131224.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
What determines a warbler's colors? - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714143040.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Experts' high-flying study reveals secrets of soaring birds - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714111730.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Avian speciation: Uniform vs. particolored plumage - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714101255.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Drones and artificial intelligence show promise for conservation of farmland bird nests - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714101240.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Predation by Caspian terns on young steelhead means fewer return as adults - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714082838.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Precipitation is the dominant driver for bird species richness, phylogenetic and functional structure in university campuses in northern China - https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00212-x
A comparison of flight energetics and kinematics of migratory Brambling and residential Eurasian Tree Sparrow - https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00211-y
Recent changes in breeding abundance and distribution of the Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) in its eastern range - https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00209-6
Seasonal and population differences in migration of Whimbrels in the East Asian?Australasian Flyway - https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00210-z
Assessing nest attentiveness of Common Terns via video cameras and temperature loggers - https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00208-7
Note from above paper: Thermochron: The temperature logging iButton - https://www.ibuttonlink.com/collections/thermochron
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Back from the brink, still much unknown about trumpeter swans - https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/science-and-nature/6578092-Back-from-the-brink-still-much-unknown-about-trumpeter-swans
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Researchers address African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications- https://phys.org/news/2020-07-african-vulture-poisoning-global-disease.html
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Lead exposure induces pycnosis and enucleation of peripheral erythrocytes in the domestic fowl - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17719252/
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Citizen science project focused on six Eyre Peninsula birds- https://www.portlincolntimes.com.au/story/6868067/project-to-help-locate-threatened-birds/
Citizen science - https://landscape.sa.gov.au/ep/get-involved/citizen-science
White-bellied Sea-Eagle - http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/white-bellied-sea-eagle
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What kills bald eagles in Michigan? Most comprehensive study ever has the answers
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/07/leading-killer-bald-eagles-michigan-isnt-what-you-think/5572129002/
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Why Do Solar Farms Kill Birds? Call in the AI Bird Watcher
https://www.wired.com/story/why-do-solar-farms-kill-birds-call-in-the-ai-bird-watcher/
Avian Solar Work Group - http://www.aviansolar.org/about-us.html
A preliminary assessment of avian mortality at utility-scale solar energy facilities in the United States
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148116301422#!
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Birds spotted at Argonne?s solar facility (indicated with red boxes). Flight paths prior to perching are shown with red lines.Courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory
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Could Owl and Crocodilian Tears Lead to a Cure for Your Dry Eyes?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/science/animal-tears.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200818&instance_id=21376&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=36398&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
The proteomics of roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris), broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) and loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) tears
https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-02495-0
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Mathematical patterns developed by Alan Turing help researchers understand bird behavior
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811120147.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Most close relatives of birds neared the potential for powered flight but few crossed its thresholds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200811120215.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Changes in climate and land cover affecting European migratory bird populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200814123203.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Swans reserve aggression for each other
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818094017.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Bird skull evolution slowed after the extinction of the dinosaurs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818142141.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200814131023.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Study shows popular insecticides harm birds in the United States
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12355456
Alarm as pesticides spur rapid decline of US bird species
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/10/pesticides-us-birds-species-biodiversity-study?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Birds? return to Hampton Roads island defies expectations
https://www.bayjournal.com/news/policy/birds-return-to-hampton-roads-island-defies-expectations/article_fff19ca6-de55-11ea-925d-07da1e386f74.html
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After Years at Sea, Hawaiian Petrel Arrives Safely Home
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/07/20/after-years-at-sea-hawaiian-petrel-arrives-safely-home/
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Using a structured decision analysis to evaluate bald eagle vital signs monitoring in Southwest Alaska National Parks
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.6499
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Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.6592
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Painting one wind turbine blade black ?could reduce bird mortality by 70%?
https://www.energylivenews.com/2020/08/21/painting-one-wind-turbine-blade-black-could-reduce-bird-mortality-by-70/
This simple fix will make wind turbines more bird-friendly
https://electrek.co/2020/08/21/wind-turbines-bird-friendly-black-blade/
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New theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia sheds light on the paravian radiation in Gondwana
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-020-01682-1?fbclid=IwAR0aJN4PW5Q-_Z6LYczosy-7m_AkwodaW9_zYnxt5MnS6uRbxPQbEK6aFME
Like birds! New species of raptor dinosaur with feathers and claws discovered
https://www.explica.co/like-birds-new-species-of-raptor-dinosaur-with-feathers-and-claws-discovered/
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Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200821120043.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Faced with uncertainty, brood parasites literally lay eggs in more baskets
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200821094836.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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COVID-19 hits U.S. mink farms after ripping through Europe
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/covid-19-hits-us-mink-farms-after-ripping-through-europe?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2020-08-21&et_rid=274004050&et_cid=3455122#
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Great story!! Don't miss the video!
'Mama' drone saves life of endangered Israeli vulture chick
https://www.israel21c.org/mama-drone-saves-life-of-endangered-israeli-vulture-chick/
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Xtend's drone drops food to an orphaned vulture chick in Israel. Photo courtesy of Israel Raptor Nest Cam
Home Page / Online Cameras / Griffon Vulture - https://www.birds.org.il/en/camera/26
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Watch hummingbirds ?dance? through waterfalls
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/watch-hummingbirds-dance-through-waterfalls
Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot ? and it works brilliantly
https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/scientists-devised-cheap-ingenious-trick-save-bird-blood-sucking-maggot-%E2%80%93-and-it
Most orange-bellied parrots don't survive their first migration ? and Tasmanian researchers want to know why
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-17/orange-bellied-parrot-survival-falls-in-mystery-migration-deaths/12565744
Sparrows are Experiencing Increased Stress Due to Climate Change
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/sparrows-are-experiencing-increased-stress-due-to-climate-change/
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Oystercatchers sleep with one eye open while roosting on the ground so they can keep a look out for dogs and humans, study says
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8470365/Oystercatchers-sleep-one-eye-open-look-dogs-humans-study-says.html
Sleeping Eurasian oystercatchers adjust their vigilance in response to the behaviour of neighbours, human disturbance and environmental conditions
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12812
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This Giant Prehistoric Owl Was an Actual Cannibal
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-owl-was-giant-and-cannibal-180975468/
Skeleton of a new owl from the early Eocene of North America (Aves, Strigiformes) with an accipitrid-like foot morphology
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2020.1769116
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These Birds Protect Black Rhinos From Poachers (but Also Drink Their Blood)
https://www.audubon.org/news/these-birds-protect-black-rhinos-poachers-also-drink-their-blood
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Wedge-tailed eagles wear trackers for research into safer flights
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-31/gps-trackers-attached-to-eagles-for-safer-flights/12296932
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6,000 Endangered Steppe Eagles find refuge within refuse dumps
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/05/26/6000-endangered-steppe-eagles-find-refuge-within-refuse-dumps/
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Unique Snapshot of Ancient Animal Mummification Through Advanced X-ray Imaging
https://scitechdaily.com/unique-snapshot-of-ancient-animal-mummification-through-advanced-x-ray-imaging/
Evidence of diet, deification, and death within ancient Egyptian mummified animals
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-69726-0
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Citywide Ad Blitz Exposes Johns Hopkins? Deadly Brain Tests on Owls
https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/citywide-ad-blitz-exposes-johns-hopkins-deadly-brain-tests-on-owls/
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Researchers study genetic outcomes of great gray owl population in four states
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-genetic-outcomes-great-gray-owl.html
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It was discovered that baby owls lie face down because their heads are heavy
https://www.somagnews.com/discovered-baby-owls-lie-face-heads-heavy/
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Barn owlets share food with their younger siblings in exchange for grooming
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/barn-owlets-share-food-younger-siblings-exchange-grooming
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Webinar Recordings:
Preliminary Results of Research on Wind Operational Impact Minimization Technologies: DOE-Funded Technology Development & Innovation Projects
https://www.nationalwind.org/preliminary-results-of-research-on-wind-operational-impact-minimization-technologies-doe-funded-technology-development-innovation-projects/
Updated Wind Energy Development Scenarios in the U.S.: Tools to Understand Potential Wind-Wildlife Interaction
https://www.nationalwind.org/updated-wind-energy-development-scenarios-in-the-u-s-tools-to-understand-potential-wind-wildlife-interaction/
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Avian influenza found at fourth Victorian farm
https://www.standard.net.au/story/6899317/avian-influenza-found-at-fourth-farm/
Hundreds of emus dead as bird flu spreads
https://www.qt.com.au/news/hundreds-of-emus-dead-as-bird-flu-spreads/4087469/
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The owl pellet economy: Meet the entrepreneurs who?ve devoted their lives to bird vomit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/26/owl-pellet-economy-meet-entrepreneurs-whove-devoted-their-lives-bird-vomit/
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Domesticated chickens have smaller brains
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826101619.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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CSU's Kyle Horton leads $1 million NSF project to study migratory birds and bats
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/csu-ckh082720.php
Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/08/25/tropical-songbirds-stop-breeding-to-survive-drought.html
Changes in climate and land cover affecting European migratory bird populations
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-climate-affecting-european-migratory-bird.html
Sparrows are Experiencing Increased Stress Due to Climate Change
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/sparrows-are-experiencing-increased-stress-due-to-climate-change/
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This bird has flown: Climate change sends waterbirds away, paper says
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/this-bird-has-flown-climate-change-sends-waterbirds-away-paper-says-20200824-p55ou3.html
Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200821120043.htm
Changes in climate and land cover affecting European migratory bird populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200814123203.htm
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Map shows how birds respond to climate change
https://www.earth.com/image/map-shows-how-birds-respond-to-climate-change/
How Birds Respond to Extreme Weather
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147105/how-birds-respond-to-extreme-weather
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Decline in bird diversity linked to neonicotinoids, study finds
https://qctimes.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/decline-in-bird-diversity-linked-to-neonicotinoids-study-finds/article_ff302ed7-ae40-5327-90cb-bbd0fa249448.html
Oil Spillage is the Biggest Threat to this African Bird Species
https://iafrica.com/oil-spillage-is-the-biggest-threat-to-this-african-bird-species/
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Scientists have just discovered 11 new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/satellite-imagery-penguin-colonies-antarctica-climate-change
Satellites find penguins by following the poo
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02346-w
Bird faeces worth HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars a year
https://en.brinkwire.com/us/bird-faeces-worth-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-a-year/
Seabird Poop Is Worth More Than $1 Billion Annually
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seabird-poop-worth-more-1-billion-annually-180975504/
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Sparrows in snowstorms may be canaries in climate-change coalmine: Local study
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/sparrows-in-snowstorms-may-be-canaries-in-climate-change-coalmine-local-study
Sparrows' storm stress a harbinger of climate-change impact
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-sparrows-storm-stress-harbinger-climate-change.html
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Birds Are Getting Caged In at Brazil?s Savanna
https://eos.org/articles/birds-are-getting-caged-in-at-brazils-savanna
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Mysterious Deaths of Birds at Solar Farms Startle Researchers; AI-Powered Birdwatcher May Have Answer
https://www.ibtimes.sg/mysterious-death-birds-solar-farms-startle-researchers-ai-powered-birdwatcher-may-have-answer-49882
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Bird nests attract flying insects and parasites due to higher levels of carbon dioxide
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-bird-insects-parasites-due-higher.html
Paper: Nest Gasses as a Potential Attraction Cue for Biting Flying Insects and Other Ectoparasites of Cavity Nesting Birds
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00258/full
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Oriole bird hybridization is a dead end
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200803120201.htm
New studies show how to save parasites and why it's important
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-parasites-important.html
Scientists have created a facial recognition software for birds
https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/facial-recognition-style-artificial-intelligence-has-been-created-for-birds/
Researchers build first AI tool capable of identifying individual birds
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-ai-tool-capable-individual-birds.html
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Climate change: In a first, Scientists at WII track Pied Cuckoo?s migration pattern; details
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/climate-change-in-a-first-scientists-at-wii-track-pied-cuckoos-migration-pattern-details/2034792/
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World?s largest falcon faces a threat it can?t flee: climate change
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2020/07/worlds-largest-falcon-faces-a-threat-it-cant-flee-climate-change
(https://static.nationalgeographic.co.uk/files/styles/image_3200/public/9-gyrfalcons-white-falcon.jpg?w=1600&h=1068)
Scientists to analyze data from birdsong recordings in South West Nova Scotia
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/scientists-to-analyze-data-from-birdsong-recordings-in-south-west-nova-scotia-478970/
(https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/media/photologue/photos/cache/YSS-29072020-birds2_large.jpg)
This pine needle-eating bird is disappearing from Adirondack forests
https://scienceline.org/2020/08/this-pine-needle-eating-bird-is-disappearing-from-adirondack-forests/
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Climate change creates camouflage confusion in winter-adapted wildlife
https://www.ehn.org/impact-of-climate-change-on-wildlife-2646126504.html
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Can you spot the willow ptarmigan? (Credit: Markku Gavrilov)
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Hummingbirds Live in a More Colorful World, Study Confirms
https://www.ecowatch.com/hummingbirds-color-perception-2646191874.html
(https://www.ecowatch.com/hummingbirds-color-perception-2646191874.html)
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Mongolian Cuckoos Migrate 7,500 Miles To Southern Africa ? One Of The Longest Land Bird Migrations
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/16/cuckoo-bird-longest-migration
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Entire island's worth of incredibly rare birds vanish after relocation to new home
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/122012226/entire-islands-worth-of-incredibly-rare-birds-vanish-after-relocation-to-new-home
(https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/4/y/n/2/b/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.1240x700.20n58i.png/1593662202868.jpg)
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Study reveals scale of habitat loss for endangered birds
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-reveals-scale-habitat-loss-endangered.html
Our helicopter rescue may seem a lot of effort for a plain little bird, but it was worth it
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-helicopter-lot-effort-plain-bird.html
New study quantifies impact of hunting on migratory shorebird populations
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/new-study-quantifies-impact-of-hunting-on-migratory-shorebird-populations/
Global warming shrinks bird breeding windows, potentially threatening species
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/global-warming-shrinks-bird-breeding-windows-potentially-threatening-species#
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'We need to tell their stories': Marin bird researchers scramble to save 54 years of data from Woodward Fire's path
https://abc7news.com/woodward-fire-point-reyes-national-seashore-ca-map-containment/6395321/
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Looking Up column: Aquila the Eagle flies backward in the sky
https://www.the-leader.com/lifestyle/20200821/looking-up-column-aquila-eagle-flies-backward-in-sky
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What kills bald eagles in Michigan? Most comprehensive study ever has the answers
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/07/leading-killer-bald-eagles-michigan-isnt-what-you-think/5572129002/
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Do Vultures And Condors Spread Diseases?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2020/08/31/do-vultures-and-condors-spread-diseases/#1b5d3766759f
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Fossil Reveals ?One of the Cutest Dinosaurs? Ever Found
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/science/dinosaur-face-fossil.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20200901&instance_id=21806&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=37272&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/08/29/science/27TB-DINOFACE1/27TB-DINOFACE1-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)
Paper: Specialized Craniofacial Anatomy of a Titanosaurian Embryo from Argentina
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31150-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982220311507%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
(https://marlin-prod.literatumonline.com/cms/attachment/d42055bd-bdaa-4008-940b-c815c029a8a9/fx1.jpg)
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Behavioural responses of non-breeding waterbirds to drone approach are associated with flock size and habitat
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00063657.2020.1808587
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Birds of a feather flock together, but timing depends on typhoons
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824105531.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Vietnam farmers' poultry sales during outbreaks may increase virus transmission
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200828140301.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Hots dogs, chicken wings and city living helped wetland wood storks thrive
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200831094725.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Aggressive behavioural interactions between swans (Cygnus spp.) and other waterbirds during winter: a webcam-based study
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00216-7
Yearly variation in the structure and diversity of a non-breeding passerine bird community in a Mediterranean wetland
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00215-8
Research activity does not affect nest predation rates of the Silver-throated Tit, a passerine bird building domed nests
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00214-9
First evidence of heteroplasmy in Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00213-w
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Megafire does not deter Yosemite's spotted owls
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-megafire-deter-yosemite-owls.html
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Researchers identify five types of cat owner
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902230732.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Peregrine Falcons Finally Return to Nest at Their Most Famous U.S. Eyrie
https://www.audubon.org/news/peregrine-falcons-finally-return-nest-their-most-famous-us-eyrie
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Taughannock Falls pictured in ?The Duck Hawks of Taughannock Gorge? by Arthur A. Allen and H. K. Knight in a 1913 issue of Bird Lore magazine.
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Juvenile Peregrine Falcon at Taughannock Falls, July 2020. Photo: Melissa Groo
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Loon kills bald eagle with a stab to its heart while protecting chicks
https://gruntstuff.com/loon-kills-bald-eagle-with-a-stab-to-its-heart-while-protecting-chicks/69719/
Biologist confirms 2019 loon-on-eagle attack
https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/biologist-confirms-2019-loon-on-eagle-attack/article_5b6707e8-9c47-11ea-a927-b713701df35a.html
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Bonelli's eagle: Five steps to stop the death of the most threatened birds of prey due to unnatural causes
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-bonelli-eagle-death-threatened-birds.html
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Bald Eagle Nesting Still Strong, but Success Rate Dips in North Georgia
https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-news/bald-eagle-nesting-still-strong-but-success-rate-dips-in-north-georgia/
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Rare UAE kingfisher bird bred in captivity for first time
https://gulfnews.com/uae/rare-uae-kingfisher-bird-bred-in-captivity-for-first-time-1.73683822
(https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2020/09/07/NAT-200907-UAE-KINGFISHER43-1599475040215_17468243fd8_original-ratio.jpg)
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Saving an endangered bird from blood-sucking maggots
https://www.birdguides.com/articles/saving-an-endangered-bird-from-blood-sucking-maggots/#
?Self‐fumigation? of nests by an endangered avian host using insecticide‐treated feathers increases reproductive success more than tenfold
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acv.12627
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'Self-service' feather dispensers were erected to provide the pardalotes with nesting material (Alves et al).
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Report Shows Pesticides are the Leading Cause of Steep Decline in US Bird Species
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/report-shows-pesticides-are-the-leading-cause-of-steep-decline-in-us-bird-species/
Neonicotinoids and decline in bird biodiversity in the United States -https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0582-x
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Woodpeckers wage war over prized breeding sites
https://www.france24.com/en/20200908-woodpeckers-wage-war-over-prized-breeding-sites
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Tracking the warriors and spectators of acorn woodpecker wars - https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(20)31098-8.pdf
Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird - https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.2943
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Solar tower in Northern Cape singeing birds, ecologist warns
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-09-10-solar-tower-in-northern-cape-singeing-birds-ecologist-warns/
SA study busts US claims that solar systems kill one bird per minute
https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/environment/2357026/sa-study-busts-us-claims-that-solar-systems-kill-one-bird-per-minute/
Impact of solar towers on birds investigated - http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7666
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Flamingoes in one of the evaporation ponds at Khi Solar One, where a 205-metre solar tower is surrounded by 4,200 heliostats.
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The 205-metre concentrated solar power tower at Khi Solar One has a turbine at the top and high-pressure water pipes inside.
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Huge decline in songbirds linked to common insecticide
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/widely-used-pesticide-makes-birds-lose-weight/
Common insecticide threatens survival of wild, migrating birds
https://www.ehn.org/common-insecticide-threatens-survival-of-wild-migrating-birds-2640322064.html
Controversial insecticides shown to threaten survival of wild birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912140456.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Abstract: A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6458/1177
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White-throated sparrows like this one were found in a study to lose weight quickly after eating seeds treated with neonicotinoids, the most common insecticide used in the U.S.
Photograph by Education Images/ Universal Images Group/ Getty Images
More info: Report Shows Pesticides are the Leading Cause of Steep Decline in US Bird Species
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/report-shows-pesticides-are-the-leading-cause-of-steep-decline-in-us-bird-species/
Neonicotinoids and decline in bird biodiversity in the United States - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0582-x
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New tracking devices to aid in continuing study of black vultures
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/378032/new-tracking-devices-aid-continuing-study-black-vultures
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Charting the long-distance migrations of the world's fastest bird
https://sciencex.com/news/2020-09-long-distance-migrations-world-fastest-bird.html
LINKING PEREGRINE FALCONS? (FALCO PEREGRINUS) WINTERING AREAS IN PERU WITH THEIR NORTH AMERICAN NATALAND BREEDING GROUNDS - https://allen.silverchair-cdn.com/allen/content_public/journal/rapt/pap/10.3356_jrr-19-0008/4/10.3356_jrr-19-0008.pdf?Expires=1603228474&Signature=lZZEmc6Ax-S5F8FgcIFgQc96ib3rlGq-3WzB63xdUiojv~iLX2o2y~dH6TSqhsOwcsmTDyCVrRJei7Al5sjkI~PHA6051eJGYipDIC~AgpFFpqQidDot8bqAVHP0WXLfzgNJJvr6vJZwtxXyDrjj7MsxpyP7KkOu4rvZo9p2WFlXvM0cHjskN5Yw2d-NHEasQeJaNN6k~u7HvzB2~70B3QaqaIuFezCE99qZImQLV8mftEACKMC7BNKhXT8O1e91YAlcegwBeUYrtcW5CFLs6Ms5GVj7wP7-1dLLUUK~i8HET~b5NWHP4tyUlLVjmfGwFYOP5YwczrrY2QtO9bZrpA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA
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'Hundreds of thousands' of migratory birds dead in New Mexico
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/516511-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migratory-birds-dead-in-new-mexico
In New Mexico, the Birds Are Dying at Alarming Rates
https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/new-mexicos-migratory-bird-die-offs-are-unprecedented.html
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'Hundreds of thousands' of migratory birds dead in New Mexico
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/516511-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migratory-birds-dead-in-new-mexico
In New Mexico, the Birds Are Dying at Alarming Rates
https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/new-mexicos-migratory-bird-die-offs-are-unprecedented.html
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More:
Cause of New Mexico bird deaths sought
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/cause-of-new-mexico-bird-deaths-sought/article_65c57752-f69b-11ea-957e-c711f53ea4d4.html?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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Bird migration maps collected from weather radar late Sept. 8 and early Sept. 9 show large amounts of birds leaving the Pacific Northwest and flying southeast toward the Rocky Mountains.
Screenshot from birdcast.info
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Bird migration forecasts in real-time
https://birdcast.info/
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WOW!! Just look at the Mississippi Flyway!! :o
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Bird migration forecast maps show predicted nocturnal migration 3 hours after local sunset and are updated every 6 hours. Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology currently produce these forecasts.
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Testing the simple and complex versions of Gloger's rule in the Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens, Thamnophilidae)
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa026/Testing-the-simple-and-complex-versions-of-Glogers-rule-in/10.1093/auk/ukaa026.short
Genomic and plumage variation in Vermivora hybrids
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa027/Genomic-and-plumage-variation-in-Vermivora-hybrids/10.1093/auk/ukaa027.short
Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) can identify individual females by their fee-bee songs
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa028/Black-capped-Chickadees-Poecile-atricapillus-can-identify-individual-females-by/10.1093/auk/ukaa028.short
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Divergence in plumage, voice, and morphology indicates speciation in Rufous-capped Warblers (Basileuterus rufifrons)
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa029/Divergence-in-plumage-voice-and-morphology-indicates-speciation-in-Rufous/10.1093/auk/ukaa029.short
Wildfires and mass effects of dispersal disrupt the local uniformity of type I songs of Hermit Warblers in California
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa031/Wildfires-and-mass-effects-of-dispersal-disrupt-the-local-uniformity/10.1093/auk/ukaa031.short
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Books:
Sixty-first Supplement to the American Ornithological Society?s Check-list of North American Birds
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/3/ukaa030/5865308
Fires of Life: Endothermy in Birds and Mammals
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa020/5817068?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Contributions to The History of North American Ornithology, Volume IV
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa025/5836588?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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The shape of avian eggs: Assessment of a novel metric for quantifying eggshell conicality
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa021/The-shape-of-avian-eggs--Assessment-of-a-novel/10.1093/auk/ukaa021.short
Breeding performance of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) does not decline among older age classes
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa022/Breeding-performance-of-Common-Terns-Sterna-hirundo-does-not-decline/10.1093/auk/ukaa022.short
An early Oligocene stem Galbulae (jacamars and puffbirds) from southern France, and the position of the Paleogene family Sylphornithidae
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa023/An-early-Oligocene-stem-Galbulae-jacamars-and-puffbirds-from-southern/10.1093/auk/ukaa023.short
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Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa009/Conservative-plumage-masks-extraordinary-phylogenetic-diversity-in-the-Grallaria-rufula/10.1093/auk/ukaa009.short
Climate change and maladaptive wing shortening in a long-distance migratory bird
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa012/Climate-change-and-maladaptive-wing-shortening-in-a-long-distance/10.1093/auk/ukaa012.short
Geographic variation in the duets of the Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) complex
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa015/Geographic-variation-in-the-duets-of-the-Rufous-naped-Wren/10.1093/auk/ukaa015.short
Mitochondrial genomes and thousands of ultraconserved elements resolve the taxonomy and historical biogeography of the Euphonia and Chlorophonia finches (Passeriformes: Fringillidae)
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa016/Mitochondrial-genomes-and-thousands-of-ultraconserved-elements-resolve-the-taxonomy/10.1093/auk/ukaa016.full
Does habitat partitioning by sympatric plovers affect nest survival?
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa018/Does-habitat-partitioning-by-sympatric-plovers-affect-nest-survival/10.1093/auk/ukaa018.short
Estimating egg mass?body mass relationships in birds
https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-137/issue-3/ukaa019/Estimating-egg-massbody-mass-relationships-in-birds/10.1093/auk/ukaa019.short
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Understanding the Risks of Rodent Poisons to Birds of Prey
https://now.tufts.edu/articles/understanding-risks-rodent-poisons-birds-prey
Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and toxicosis in four species of birds of prey in Massachusetts, USA, 2012-2016, in relation to use of rodenticides by pest management professionals - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28669046/
Continued Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure of Red‐tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) in the Northeastern USA with an Evaluation of Serum for Biomonitoring - https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/etc.4853
(https://now.tufts.edu/sites/default/files/200916_redtailed_hawk_study_lg.jpg)
?In my 2017 paper, 97 percent of the hawks tested were positive, which is very high. But still, 100 feels like a much more dramatic number," said Maureen Murray, V03, director of Tufts Wildlife Clinic. Photo: Anna Miller/Tufts University
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Climate Solutions - How trucking eels is reviving a river
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/09/17/climate-change-assisted-migration/?arc404=true&utm_campaign=wp_energy_and_environment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green
Moving on assisted migration - https://www.nature.com/articles/climate.2008.86
Managed Relocation: Reducing the Risk of Biological Invasion - https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/isac_managed_relocation_white_paper.pdf
A Framework for Assessing the Feasibility of Native Fish Conservation Translocations: Applications to Threatened Bull Trout - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02755947.2016.1146177
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Survey for the Kerala Bird Atlas completed by 1,000 birdwatchers over five years
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/survey-kerala-bird-atlas-completed-1000-birdwatchers-over-five-years-133423
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Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-frozen-bird-year-old-horned-lark.html
Biomolecular analyses reveal the age, sex and species identity of a near-intact Pleistocene bird carcass - https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-0806-7
(https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/frozenbirdtu.jpg)
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Long-banned toxics are still accumulating in Great Lakes birds?as new chemical threats emerge
https://www.ehn.org/great-lakes-pollution-birds-2647732152.html
Perfluoroalkyl acids and sulfonamides and dietary, biological and ecological associations in peregrine falcons from the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin, Canada - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120310483?via%3Dihub
Evidence of continued exposure to legacy persistent organic pollutants in threatened migratory common terns nesting in the Great Lakes - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020320201?via%3Dihub
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Bird beak revealed by laser imaging informs early beak function and development
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200921102538.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200922112240.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Oregon seabird facing dual threats as forests burn and oceans warm, study says
https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2020/09/oregon-seabird-facing-dual-threats-as-forests-burn-and-oceans-warm-study-says.html?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Squeezed by a habitat split: Warm ocean conditions and old‐forest loss interact to reduce long‐term occupancy of a threatened seabird
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12745
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The marbled murrelet, a threatened seabird that lives off the Oregon coast, is facing threats both on land and in the water, according to a new study.Courtesy/Oregon State University College of Forestry
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'Hundreds of thousands' of migratory birds dead in New Mexico
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/516511-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migratory-birds-dead-in-new-mexico
In New Mexico, the Birds Are Dying at Alarming Rates
https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/new-mexicos-migratory-bird-die-offs-are-unprecedented.html
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UNM researchers say cold to blame for bird deaths
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/unm-researchers-say-cold-to-blame-for-bird-deaths/article_4195af68-fc1e-11ea-91ce-8bce90b438a1.html
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How the Pandemic Transformed This Songbird?s Call
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-pandemic-transformed-this-songbirds-call/?bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&cndid=52131893&esrc=Wired_etl_load&mbid=mbid%3DCRMWIR012019%0A%0A&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=A&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_092620&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list2_p3
Scientists Find The Quiet Of Pandemic Shutdowns Has Made Birds Change Their Tunes
https://www.nhpr.org/post/scientists-find-quiet-pandemic-shutdowns-has-made-birds-change-their-tunes#stream/0
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The first movements of three GPS-tagged Cinereous Vultures in Portugal that recently fledged
https://www.4vultures.org/the-first-movements-of-three-gps-tagged-cinereous-vultures-in-portugal-that-recently-fledged/
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The surprising organization of avian brains
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200925113354.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Study Solves The Mysterious Origins of The Birds Ancient Egyptians Gifted Their Gods
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-solves-the-wild-origins-of-the-birds-given-as-gifts-to-egyptian-gods
Isotopic systematics point to wild origin of mummified birds in Ancient Egypt- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72326-7
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Study finds killing of protected Idaho wildlife higher than previously known
https://idahonews.com/news/local/study-finds-killing-of-protected-idaho-wildlife-higher-than-previously-known
Illegal killing of nongame wildlife and recreational shooting in conservation areas - https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.279
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Several new bird species found in Russian Arctic National Park
https://arctic.ru/environmental/20200924/980219.html
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Table of Contents: The Condor VOL. 122 ? NO. 3 | August 2020
https://bioone.org/journals/the-condor/volume-122/issue-3
Featuring:
Broad-spectrum light pollution suppresses melatonin and increases West Nile virus?induced mortality in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) - https://bioone.org/journals/the-condor/volume-122/issue-3/duaa018/Broad-spectrum-light-pollution-suppresses-melatonin-and-increases-West-Nile/10.1093/condor/duaa018.short
Implanted satellite transmitters affect sea duck movement patterns at short and long timescales - https://bioone.org/journals/the-condor/volume-122/issue-3/duaa029/Implanted-satellite-transmitters-affect-sea-duck-movement-patterns-at-short/10.1093/condor/duaa029.full
An invasive insect, hemlock woolly adelgid, indirectly impacts Louisiana Waterthrush nest site selection and nest survival in the southern Appalachians - https://bioone.org/journals/the-condor/volume-122/issue-3/duaa027/An-invasive-insect-hemlock-woolly-adelgid-indirectly-impacts-Louisiana-Waterthrush/10.1093/condor/duaa027.short
Urbanization is associated with increased breeding rate, but decreased breeding success, in an urban population of near-threatened African Crowned Eagles - https://bioone.org/journals/the-condor/volume-122/issue-3/duaa024/Urbanization-is-associated-with-increased-breeding-rate-but-decreased-breeding/10.1093/condor/duaa024.short
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Journal of Raptor Research - VOL. 54 ? NO. 3 | September 2020 - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3
Featuring:
Geophagy by a Wild Merlin - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.326/Geophagy-by-a-Wild-Merlin/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.326.short
Raptor Entanglement with Human Debris at Nests: A Patchy and Species-Specific Problem - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.316/Raptor-Entanglement-with-Human-Debris-at-Nests--A-Patchy/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.316.short
Nest Box Entrance Hole Size Influences Prey Delivery Success by American Kestrels - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.303/Nest-Box-Entrance-Hole-Size-Influences-Prey-Delivery-Success-by/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.303.short
Thirty Years of Bald Eagle Population Recovery and Nesting Ecology in Kansas, 1989?2018 - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.255/Thirty-Years-of-Bald-Eagle-Population-Recovery-and-Nesting-Ecology/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.255.short
Iris Yellowness Relates to Age and Individual Quality in Two Owl Species - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.233/Iris-Yellowness-Relates-to-Age-and-Individual-Quality-in-Two/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.233.short
Linking Peregrine Falcons' (Falco peregrinus) Wintering Areas in Peru with Their North American Natal and Breeding Grounds - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.222/Linking-Peregrine-Falcons-Falco-peregrinus-Wintering-Areas-in-Peru-with/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.222.short
Peregrine Falcon Survival Rates Derived from a Long-Term Study at a Migratory and Overwintering Area in Coastal Washington, USA - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.207/Peregrine-Falcon-Survival-Rates-Derived-from-a-Long-Term-Study/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.207.short
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On the coast of Chile, bird nests show the scars of plastic pollution
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/coast-chile-bird-nests-show-scars-plastic-pollution-n1241361?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Red-legged cormorant uses plastic as nest material in an artificial breeding colony of Atacama Desert coast - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344233769_Red-legged_cormorant_uses_plastic_as_nest_material_in_an_artificial_breeding_colony_of_Atacama_Desert_coast
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Bright light bars big-eyed birds from human-altered landscapes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201001200232.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Goodbye northwestern crow, hello Mexican duck
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200630072051.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Shorebirds more likely to divorce after successful breeding
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200928125018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Bird genes are multitaskers, say scientists
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200926145207.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Ancient Ad?lie penguin colony revealed by snowmelt at Cape Irizar, Ross Sea, Antarctica
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200928155748.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Climate change threatens breeding birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200928152909.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
PFAS in seabirds: Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200923164617.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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MCHD announces bird with West Nile virus, recommends public takes safety precautions
http://www.videtteonline.com/news/mchd-announces-bird-with-west-nile-virus-recommends-public-takes-safety-precautions/article_c0d25a60-03f8-11eb-bbdc-6f67287d9ca2.html
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Short-tailed shearwaters fail to arrive at Victorian breeding ground for second year running
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-03/short-tailed-shearwaters-late-for-second-breeding-season-running/12726040
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Telemetry tracking being used to learn about the lesser florican
https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/conservation/telemetry-tracking-being-used-to-learn-about-the-lesser-florican/article32729065.ece
(https://fl.thgim.com/environment/conservation/uypc2/article32729058.ece/alternates/FREE_810/FL25LYLAFemale-Releaase)
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Illegal wildlife killing in Birds of Prey National Conservation widespread, new research shows
https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/illegal-wildlife-killing-in-birds-of-prey-national-conservation-widespread-new-research-shows/article_67d08383-6de7-5dcd-9ed6-e378b54dfb2b.html
Study finds illegal killing of protected Idaho wildlife more widespread than previously known
https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2020/09/23/study-finds-illegal-killing-of-protected-idaho-wildlife-more-widespread-than-previously-known/
Illegal killing of nongame wildlife and recreational shooting in conservation areas - https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.279
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This female Long-billed Curlew was found shot on Idaho's Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in June. Photo: Stephanie Coates
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Noisy environments: untangling the role of anthropogenic noise on bird species richness in a Neotropical city
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00218-5
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Dinosaur feather study debunked
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200930085159.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
First Fossil Feather Ever Found Belonged to This Dinosaur
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/science/dinosaur-feather-fossil-archaeopteryx.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20201006&instance_id=22848&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=39941&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
Evidence corroborates identity of isolated fossil feather as a wing covert of Archaeopteryx - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65336-y#Fig4
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UI graduate students create apps to connect kids with science
https://dailyiowan.com/2020/10/07/university-of-iowa-graduate-students-create-apps-to-connect-kids-with-science/
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Mapping bird migration
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/october/bird-migration-metric-stopover-passage-ratio/
A place to land: spatiotemporal drivers of stopover habitat use by migrating birds - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.13618
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Migratory bird populations face rapid declines due to many interacting factors including light pollution, climate change, and habitat loss and degradation. Researchers hope that the stopover-to-passage ratio can offer additional insight and renewed interest in understanding stopover sites. Pictured here: Orchard Oriole.
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Deforestation and Climate Change Threaten the Most Beloved Wild Birds
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/deforestation-and-climate-change-threaten-most-beloved-wild-birds
Avian cultural services peak in tropical wet forests - https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12763
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A long-tailed manakin bird, with a blue back and bright red on the top of its head, sits on a branch in Costa Rica. The long-tailed manakin is one of the most beloved birds in Costa Rica. (Alejandra Echeverri).
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Double jeopardy for ecologically rare birds and terrestrial mammals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201008083758.htm
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Thousands Of Migratory Bird Deaths Across Southwest Linked To Climate Change
https://theshow.kjzz.org/content/1624954/thousands-migratory-bird-deaths-across-southwest-linked-climate-change
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13th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting Presentation Abstracts As of October 06, 2020
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WWRM2020_Abstract-list-Oct-6-2020.pdf
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The first human settlers on islands caused extinctions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201006114239.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Successful Breeding Season for Icelandic Eagles in 2020
https://www.icelandreview.com/nature-travel/successful-breeding-season-for-icelandic-eagles-in-2020/
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Thai black kite flies over 4,000km for a carcass feast at Jo ..
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/thai-black-kite-flies-over-4000km-for-a-carcass-feast-at-jorbeer-bird-area-in-bikaner/articleshow/78482899.cms
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Bird Expert Creates Nearly 700 Faux Nests at Incredible Heights in the Name of Preservation
https://www.13wmaz.com/video/entertainment/buzz60/bird-expert-creates-nearly-700-faux-nests-at-incredible-heights-in-the-name-of-preservation/600-2387007b-f5e2-4b80-984c-df5264bf8055
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The article and a 2020 similar paper by the cited author are all paywalled! There oughta be a law...
Solar-Powered RFID Brings Insight to California Woodpeckers
https://www.rfidjournal.com/solar-powered-rfid-brings-insight-to-california-woodpeckers
Author: Sahas Barve - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2020&q=Sahas+Barve&hl=en&as_sdt=0,6&lookup=0
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Bird DNA study underway at Big Lake
https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/bird-dna-study-underway-at-big-lake-constable-thalinger-guelph-2769300
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For Amazon?s harpy eagle, nesting trees are also coveted for timber
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/for-amazons-harpy-eagle-nesting-trees-are-also-coveted-for-timber/
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) nest tree selection: Selective logging in Amazon forest threatens Earth's largest eagle - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320720308120
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The Journey of Black-Eared Kites Into the Indian Subcontinent, Unraveled
https://science.thewire.in/environment/black-eared-kite-wintering-indian-subcontinent-delhi-habitat-altai-range-breeding-conservation/
GPS-telemetry unveils the regular high-elevation crossing of the Himalayas by a migratory raptor: implications for definition of a ?Central Asian Flyway? - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72970-z
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This gorgeous songbird is half male, half female
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/10/rose-breasted-grosbeak-half-male-half-female/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Animals_20201015&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
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Researchers trapped this rose-breasted grosbeak at Powdermill Nature Reserve in September. Its yellow side is female, and its red side is male--a conditional called bilateral gynandromorphy.
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Kea could learn to detect 1080 poison to keep them safe
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/428286/kea-could-learn-to-detect-1080-poison-to-keep-them-safe
Study on kea notes unprecedented smart behaviour
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410887/study-on-kea-notes-unprecedented-smart-behaviour
Kea show three signatures of domain-general statistical inference - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14695-1/
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Study: DC wildlife rescue group documents crystal-clear problem for migratory birds
https://wtop.com/dc/2020/10/study-dc-wildlife-rescue-group-documents-crystal-clear-problem-for-migratory-birds/
Lights Out DC Bird/Glass Collision Monitoring Report 2010-2019
http://citywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/Lights-Out-DC-Ten-Year-Report.pdf
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Exploring Eagle Hearing & Vision Capabilities To Reduce Risk At Wind Farms (great article! results haven't been published yet)
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/13/exploring-eagle-hearing-vision-capabilities-to-reduce-risk-at-wind-farms/
Quotes: "A Blind Spot Near the Top of Eagles? Heads" and "Eagles Can Hear Frequencies Ranging Across Four Octaves" and "Red-Tailed Hawks May Be Auditory Surrogates" (uh-oh! That means an eagle will always sound like an RTH in movies! ;D)
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Figure 1. Visual field configurations of the golden eagle (left) and bald eagle (right). The Purdue University team found both species of eagles have a blind spot near the tops of their heads (bottom row). Illustration courtesy of Purdue University
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Exploring Eagle Hearing & Vision Capabilities To Reduce Risk At Wind Farms (great article! results haven't been published yet)
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/13/exploring-eagle-hearing-vision-capabilities-to-reduce-risk-at-wind-farms/
Quotes: "A Blind Spot Near the Top of Eagles? Heads" and "Eagles Can Hear Frequencies Ranging Across Four Octaves" and "Red-Tailed Hawks May Be Auditory Surrogates" (uh-oh! That means an eagle will always sound like an RTH in movies! ;D)
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Figure 1. Visual field configurations of the golden eagle (left) and bald eagle (right). The Purdue University team found both species of eagles have a blind spot near the tops of their heads (bottom row). Illustration courtesy of Purdue University
Earlier published research:
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) monitor their immediate acoustic environment vigilantly
https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.5101615
Auditory performance in bald eagles and red-tailed hawks: a comparative study of hearing in diurnal raptors
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-019-01367-9
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Dying birds and the fires: scientists work to unravel a great mystery
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/18/dying-birds-and-the-fires-scientists-work-to-unravel-a-great-mystery?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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The new State of Nature in the EU shows alarming figures
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/new-state-nature-eu-shows-alarming-figures?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a5b355c879-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a5b355c879-133930605&mc_cid=a5b355c879&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Tracking Ocean Wanderers
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/tracking-ocean-wanderers?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a5b355c879-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a5b355c879-133930605&mc_cid=a5b355c879&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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The new State of Nature in the EU shows alarming figures
https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/new-state-nature-eu-shows-alarming-figures?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a5b355c879-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a5b355c879-133930605&mc_cid=a5b355c879&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Tracking Ocean Wanderers
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/tracking-ocean-wanderers?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a5b355c879-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a5b355c879-133930605&mc_cid=a5b355c879&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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Want to discover world's top wildlife habitats? This website has them all
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/want-discover-worlds-top-wildlife-habitats-website-has-them-all?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=829ba4d2fb-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-829ba4d2fb-133930605&mc_cid=829ba4d2fb&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
Key Biodiversity Areas: keep nature thriving - http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/
KBA Data: Dashboard (2020-09) - http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/kba-data
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Habitat for migrating cranes needed in Kansas
https://www.hutchnews.com/news/20201023/habitat-for-migrating-cranes-needed-in-kansas
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Woodpeckers wage war over prized breeding sites
https://www.france24.com/en/20200908-woodpeckers-wage-war-over-prized-breeding-sites
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Tracking the warriors and spectators of acorn woodpecker wars - https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(20)31098-8.pdf
Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird - https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.2943
More: Vicious Woodpecker Battles Draw an Avian Audience
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vicious-woodpecker-battles-draw-an-avian-audience/
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They?re not in the mood. Toxins are turning off great egrets mating in the Everglades
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article246717356.html?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Early Breeding Failure in Birds Due to Environmental Toxins: A Potentially Powerful but Hidden Effect of Contamination - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c04098
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?Godfather of Peruvian falcons? uncovers peregrine?s epic journey from the Arctic
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/godfather-of-peruvian-falcons-uncovers-peregrines-epic-journey-from-the-arctic/
Linking Peregrine Falcons' (Falco peregrinus) Wintering Areas in Peru with Their North American Natal and Breeding Grounds - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-3/0892-1016-54.3.222/Linking-Peregrine-Falcons-Falco-peregrinus-Wintering-Areas-in-Peru-with/10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.222.short
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North American peregrine falcon in Lima, Peru. Photo by Miguel Moran.
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Study Reveals ?Elegant? Mechanics of How Birds Fly in Gusty Winds
https://www.courthousenews.com/study-reveals-elegant-mechanics-of-how-birds-fly-in-gusty-winds/
Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201021085117.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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These two bird-sized dinosaurs evolved the ability to glide, but weren't great at it
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201022112613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Social life as a driving factor of birds' generosity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201022112557.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201021111555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Odors as navigational cues for pigeons
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019090111.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
World's greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201016114927.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Mapping out rest stops for migrating birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014171332.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Beak bone reveals pterosaur like no other
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014201008.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Plastics threat to South Pacific seabirds confirmed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014095135.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Concerns about the Great Lakes increase, while Ontario loons decrease
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/28/concerns-about-the-great-lakes-increase-while-ontario-loons-decrease/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Drivers of declines in common loon (Gavia immer) productivity in Ontario, Canada - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720332447
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Quote: "After mild winters, immature golden eagles arrived earlier in the spring to breeding grounds than adult birds."
Tip: The maps show lots of traffic in Polar Bear Park!
A warming Arctic is changing animal migrations, decades of tracking shows
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/a-warming-arctic-is-changing-animal-migrations-decades-of-tracking-shows/?ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic - https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6517/712
The Arctic Animal Movement Archive - https://www.movebank.mpg.de/cms/movebank-content/arctic-animal-movement-archive
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Two young golden eagles, one with a transmitter, nest on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. Image courtesy of Stephen Lewis.
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Small finlets on owl feathers point the way to less aircraft noise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201118141905.htm
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Giant lizards learnt to fly over millions of years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201028124542.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Most migratory birds rely on a greening world
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201027161524.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Species more likely to die out with rapid climate changes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201105112936.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Variety in the migratory behavior of blackcaps
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201107133925.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Migration and molt affect how birds change their colors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201107133915.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Group size and makeup affect how social birds move together
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201110133143.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Chronic stress causes genetic changes in chickens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201110112525.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Scientists release genomes of birds representing nearly all avian families
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111122832.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
In a warming climate, can birds take the heat?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201112144038.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201116184438.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Small finlets on owl feathers point the way to less aircraft noise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201118141905.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Health trade-offs for wildlife as urbanization expands
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201118141735.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201124150845.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Benedictine Professor charts 30 years of bald eagle activity in Kansas
https://www.atchisonglobenow.com/news/benedictine-professor-charts-30-years-of-bald-eagle-activity-in-kansas/article_4c267bf6-1a23-11eb-b8fa-37b7a247fd87.html
Thirty Years of Bald Eagle Population Recovery and Nesting Ecology in Kansas, 1989?2018 - https://meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article/54/3/255/445794
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The allocation between egg size and clutch size depends on local nest survival rate in a mean of bet-hedging in a shorebird
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00225-6
Biologging is suspect to cause corneal opacity in two populations of wild living Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita)
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00223-8
Extra-pair paternity and antiparasitic defence
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00226-5
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Paperclip-sized tracker reveals intrepid journey of UK?s smallest seabird
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/paperclip-sized-tracker-reveals-intrepid-journey-uks-smallest-seabird?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=a50e369792-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-a50e369792-133930605&mc_cid=a50e369792&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
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How Cabo Verde is becoming a safe haven for seabirds
https://www.birdlife.org/africa/news/cabo-verde-safe-haven-seabirds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=1e52fd44d9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-1e52fd44d9-133930605&mc_cid=1e52fd44d9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/red-footed_booby_sula_sula_c_oliver_rich.jpg)
What birds tell us about building a new global framework for nature
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/what-birds-tell-us-about-building-new-global-framework-nature?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=61bde8e6d0-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-61bde8e6d0-133930605&mc_cid=61bde8e6d0&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/implementation_birdlife-international-ceo-patricia-zurita-2.jpg)
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How Cabo Verde is becoming a safe haven for seabirds
https://www.birdlife.org/africa/news/cabo-verde-safe-haven-seabirds?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=1e52fd44d9-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-1e52fd44d9-133930605&mc_cid=1e52fd44d9&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/red-footed_booby_sula_sula_c_oliver_rich.jpg)
What birds tell us about building a new global framework for nature
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/what-birds-tell-us-about-building-new-global-framework-nature?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=61bde8e6d0-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-61bde8e6d0-133930605&mc_cid=61bde8e6d0&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/implementation_birdlife-international-ceo-patricia-zurita-2.jpg)
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Atlas reveals birds pushed further north amid climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/atlas-reveals-birds-pushed-further-north-amid-climate-crisis-aoe
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European bee-eaters, pictured here in France, are increasingly reaching the UK. Photograph: Dominique Delfino/Biosphoto/Alamy
European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 - https://www.lynxeds.com/product/european-breeding-bird-atlas-2-distribution-abundance-and-change/
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Biological diversity evokes happiness
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201204110246.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Cattle, Curlews, and Conservation: New South Dakota Project Benefits Great Plains Birds and Working Lands
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2020/11/14/cattle-curlews-and-conservation-new-south-dakota-project-benefits-great-plains-birds-and-working-lands/
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Long-billed Curlew, copyright John C Folinsbee, from the surfbirds galleries
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Behavioral Response of Grouse to Wind Energy Turbines
https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NWCC-Grouse-and-Wind-Energy-Meta-Analysis-03_11_20.pdf
(https://www.nationalwind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Image-360x240.jpg)
Other research publications: https://www.nationalwind.org/publications/
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Not even the eagles came to the canceled Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
https://www.ktoo.org/2020/11/30/not-even-the-eagles-came-to-the-canceled-alaska-bald-eagle-festival/
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The Chilkat River is quiet without the usual congregation of bald eagles. November 24, 2020. (Stremple/Alaska?s Energy Desk)
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How Dinosaurs Thrived in the Snow
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-dinosaurs-thrived-snow-180976435/?utm_source=smithsoniansciandnat&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=202012-science&spMailingID=44065800&spUserID=NzQwNDU1OTA4MzQS1&spJobID=1900806682&spReportId=MTkwMDgwNjY4MgS2
Quote: 'But some polar dinosaurs truly thrived. The raptor-relative Troodon was a feathery, eight-foot-long dinosaur with large eyes. While rare elsewhere, Fiorillo says, "it is the overwhelmingly abundant theropod dinosaur." The small-carnivore?s large eyes may have given it an advantage, especially during the dark months.'
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This Unusual Bird Superpower Goes Back to the Dinosaur Extinction
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/science/bird-beaks-touch.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20201208&instance_id=24809&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=46331&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
Cretaceous origins of the vibrotactile bill-tip organ in birds - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2322
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Fossil beaks of two specimens of a prehistoric bird, Lithornis promiscuus, showing the beak shape, top, and the high degree of pitting preserved on the surface of the beak bones.CreditToit et al., 2020
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Local raptor researchers' work featured in Science mag
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/the_hole_scroll/local-raptor-researchers-work-featured-in-science-mag/article_bfe8c693-cd2c-5b8a-8711-efd8983dfa86.html
Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic - https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6517/712
The Arctic Animal Movement Archive - https://www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/arctic-animal-movement-archive
Study - Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mojica/Watts - https://www.movebank.org/cms/webapp?gwt_fragment=page=studies,path=study7917413
(https://www.movebank.org/cms/serve/images/AAMA_2019_abb7080_Figure1.png)
The geographic scope of the AAMA defined as that of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, which includes marine areas, and Subarctic land regions represented as areas classified as "boreal forests/taiga" by the Nature Conservancy. This boundary, along with the density of participating animal locations as of Nov 2019, is shown below (see Davidson et al. 2020):
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Harpy eagles (Harpia harpyja) nesting at Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru feed on abundant disturbance-tolerant species
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342923069_Harpy_eagles_Harpia_harpyja_nesting_at_Refugio_Amazonas_Tambopata_Peru_feed_on_abundant_disturbance-tolerant_species#pf1
Wired Amazon - https://www.perunature.com/wiredamazon/harpycam/
Rainforest Expeditions - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxNqLdLeVSP9jqsys_JPM0A
Harpy Cam Videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbI535UFO9JyFomD1JNdf9zeo3omc-gP6
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Hints of fossil DNA discovered in dinosaur skull
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/03/hints-of-dna-discovered-in-a-dinosaur-fossil/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20201223&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
Evidence of proteins, chromosomes and chemical markers of DNA in exceptionally preserved dinosaur cartilage - https://academic.oup.com/nsr/article/7/4/815/5762999
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/science/2020/03/03/dna/01_dna_hypacrosaurus-rothman.adapt.945.1.jpg)
More than 70 million years ago in what's now Montana, the plant-eating hadrosaur Hypacrosaurus stebingeri roamed. A new study of H. stebingeri nestlings has found fossils of dividing cells, nuclei, and chromosomes?as well as tantalizing hints of preserved DNA.
Illustration by Michael Rothman
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One-of-a-kind dinosaur removed from Brazil sparks backlash, investigation
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/12/one-of-a-kind-dinosaur-removed-from-brazil-sparks-legal-investigation/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20201223&rid=5DFCB8A357462614CEB0AA39E8AF8E74
A maned theropod dinosaur from Gondwana with elaborate integumentary structures - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667120303736
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The dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus is the first known non-avian dinosaur with unusually prominent shoulder feathers. The fossil also has sparked controversy amid concern that the fossil's 1995 export from Brazil may have been illegal.
Illustration by BOB NICHOLLS/PALEOCREATIONS.COM
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Invited Commentary: When a Conservation Conflict Comes Full Circle?The Spotted Owl Conflict is a Wicked Problem
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.337/Invited-Commentary--When-a-Conservation-Conflict-Comes-Full-CircleThe/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.337.short
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The Role of Sibling Competition and Parental Provisioning on Food Distribution among Ferruginous Hawk Nestlings
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.376/The-Role-of-Sibling-Competition-and-Parental-Provisioning-on-Food/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.376.short
Quote: Instead, the first-hatched and second-hatched nestling gained more food by competition, and the third-hatched nestling gained more food through parental allocation.
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Partial Incubation and Hatching Asynchrony in the Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.364/Partial-Incubation-and-Hatching-Asynchrony-in-the-Red-Shouldered-Hawk/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.364.short
Quote: Hatching patterns were the result of both the egg-laying intervals and the pattern of partial incubation, which may represent an adaptive mechanism to reduce the hatching interval while maintaining the hatching asynchrony.
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Predictive Habitat Model Reveals Specificity in a Broadly Distributed Forest Raptor, The Harpy Eagle
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.349/Predictive-Habitat-Model-Reveals-Specificity-in-a-Broadly-Distributed-Forest/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.349.short
Hospital Admissions of Australian Coastal Raptors Show Fishing Equipment Entanglement is an Important Threat
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.414/Hospital-Admissions-of-Australian-Coastal-Raptors-Show-Fishing-Equipment-Entanglement/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.414.short
Cannibalism in Raptors: A Review
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.424/Cannibalism-in-Raptors-A-Review/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.424.short
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Home Ranges, Movements, and Forays Revealed by GPS-Tracking
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.388/Northern-Goshawk-Accipiter-gentilis-Home-Ranges-Movements-and-Forays-Revealed/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.388.short
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Prevalence of Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Raptors of Iran
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.455/Prevalence-of-Haemosporidian-Parasite-Infections-in-Raptors-of-Iran/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.455.short
Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) is a Rare Nesting Species in Santa Cruz Province, Southern Continental Patagonia, Argentina
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.447/Variable-Hawk-Geranoaetus-polyosoma-is-a-Rare-Nesting-Species-in/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.447.short
Isotopic Niche Partitioning in Avian Scavenger Communities of South America
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.440/Isotopic-Niche-Partitioning-in-Avian-Scavenger-Communities-of-South-America/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.440.short
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Effects of Nest Box Installation on a Distribution Power Line: Increased Eurasian Kestrel Nesting, Reduced Electrocutions, and Reduced Electrical Faults
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.431/Effects-of-Nest-Box-Installation-on-a-Distribution-Power-Line/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.431.short
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References (Literature Cited) Only:
Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) Lay Eggs Despite Nest Removal During the Pre-laying Period - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.466/Ospreys-Pandion-haliaetus-Lay-Eggs-Despite-Nest-Removal-During-the/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.466.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
Peregrine Falcon Scavenges Adult Herring Gull at Nest Site on Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.470/Peregrine-Falcon-Scavenges-Adult-Herring-Gull-at-Nest-Site-on/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.470.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
Conservation Letter: Lead Poisoning of Raptors - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.473/Conservation-Letter-Lead-Poisoning-of-Raptors/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.473.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
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Coevolution of acoustical communication between obligate avian brood parasites and their hosts
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-020-00229-2
Birds: Competition for mates leads to a deeper voice than expected based on size
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201222192957.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Babbler bird falls into climate change trap
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216085032.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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References (Literature Cited) Only:
Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) Lay Eggs Despite Nest Removal During the Pre-laying Period - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.466/Ospreys-Pandion-haliaetus-Lay-Eggs-Despite-Nest-Removal-During-the/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.466.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
Peregrine Falcon Scavenges Adult Herring Gull at Nest Site on Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.470/Peregrine-Falcon-Scavenges-Adult-Herring-Gull-at-Nest-Site-on/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.470.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
Conservation Letter: Lead Poisoning of Raptors - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-54/issue-4/0892-1016-54.4.473/Conservation-Letter-Lead-Poisoning-of-Raptors/10.3356/0892-1016-54.4.473.short?tab=ArticleLinkReference
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Article PDF first page preview (abstract) of Conservation Letter: Lead Poisoning of Raptors
https://meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article-abstract/doi/10.3356/JRR-20-56/449206/Conservation-Letter-Lead-Poisoning-of-Raptors?redirectedFrom=PDF
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Integrating active and passive monitoring to assess sublethal effects and mortality from lead poisoning in birds of prey
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720357892
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Wildfires and mass effects of dispersal disrupt the local uniformity of type I songs of Hermit Warblers in California
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa031/5858160?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) can identify individual females by their fee-bee songs
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa028/5837997?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Estimating egg mass?body mass relationships in birds
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa019/5834541?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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The shape of avian eggs: Assessment of a novel metric for quantifying eggshell conicality
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa021/5831015?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Breeding performance of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) does not decline among older age classes
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa022/5838077?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Does habitat partitioning by sympatric plovers affect nest survival?
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/3/ukaa018/5834519
Climate change and maladaptive wing shortening in a long-distance migratory bird
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/137/3/ukaa012/5814682?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Research: greater prairie-chickens pay turbine fields no mind
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/research-greater-prairie-chickens-pay-turbine-fields-no-mind
Nest site selection and nest survival of Greater Prairie-Chickens near a wind energy facility - file:///C:/Users/rue/AppData/Local/Temp/CONDOR-17-51.1.pdf
Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/119/3/484/5152922?login=true
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A new study shows that the endangered greater prairie-chicken pays little attention to small-scale wind energy infrastructure in choosing nesting sites, and grassland management and proximity to roads play a larger role in whether they survive.
University of Nebraska
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count gives scientists vital population data
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2020/12/30/audubon-christmas-bird-count-gives-scientists-vital-population-data/4060366001/
Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
https://fl.audubon.org/news/survival-degrees-389-bird-species-brink
Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees
3 billion birds gone
https://www.3billionbirds.org/
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Illegal shooting of protected animals more common than thought
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/12/illegal-shooting-wildlife-idaho-more-common/
Illegal killing of nongame wildlife and recreational shooting in conservation areas - https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/csp2.279
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/animals/2020/12/recreational-shooters/long-billed-curlew.adapt.133.1.jpg)
A third of long-billed curlews researchers were monitoring at a conservation area in southwestern Idaho were shot dead illegally.
Photograph by Michael Forsberg, National Geographic Image Collection
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Skinnier but resilient geese thriving in the high Arctic
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135327.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Ozone in the air is bad for birds
https://massivesci.com/notes/air-pollution-bird-conservation/
Conservation cobenefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds - https://www.pnas.org/content/117/49/30900
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Genetic analysis reveals family history of Britain's 'rarity of 2020'
https://www.birdguides.com/news/genetic-analysis-reveals-family-history-of-britains-rarity-of-2020/
(https://www.birdguides.com/cdn/gallery/birds/IMG_2379-2.jpg)
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Study reveals the secret lives of white-rumped vultures in the Western Ghats
https://researchmatters.in/news/study-reveals-secret-lives-white-rumped-vultures-western-ghats
The Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Sigur Plateau, Western Ghats, India: Population, breeding ecology, and threats - http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3034
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African White-backed Vultures in poisoning crisis
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/latest-research-hope-threatened-island-birds-vulture-poison-crisis
(https://www.birdlife.org/sites/default/files/white-backed_vulture_by_laszlo_csoma_1.jpg)
Other Veterinary Drug Threat - Further Implications for Vultures
https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2020/09/14/other-veterinary-drugs-threat-further-implications-for-vultures/
Trends in the availability of the vulture-toxic drug, diclofenac, and other NSAIDs in South Asia, as revealed by covert pharmacy surveys
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/abs/trends-in-the-availability-of-the-vulturetoxic-drug-diclofenac-and-other-nsaids-in-south-asia-as-revealed-by-covert-pharmacy-surveys/B8AD82F61B5361043EDE0EBB61952931
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Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/crows-are-even-smarter-we-thought-180976970/?spMailingID=44464138&spUserID=NzQwNDU1OTA4MzQS1&spJobID=1941606367&spReportId=MTk0MTYwNjM2NwS2
A neural correlate of sensory consciousness in a corvid bird - https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6511/1626?casa_token=zk3NyMShFGUAAAAA%3Au8vzwzCL_yIDCM2EY-gJrB3ulmHuv4n6b3s9bwr3ltTvNP73IQdvFgB-EmFcSTk9oMgMbjOkYm1EvQ
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Be on the lookout for space ravens. (Artwork by Alicia C. Schulze-Makuch )
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Birds: Scientists find strongest evidence yet of 'migration gene'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210303142516.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Below from: Journal of Raptor Research VOL. 55 - NO. 1 | March 2021
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-1
Habitat Associations of Golden Eagle Prey Inferred from Prey Remains at Nesting Sites in Utah, USA - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-1/0892-1016-55.1.1/Habitat-Associations-of-Golden-Eagle-Prey-Inferred-from-Prey-Remains/10.3356/0892-1016-55.1.1.full
Changes from Cliff- to Tree-Nesting in Raptors: A Response to Lower Human Persecution? - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-1/0892-1016-55.1.119/Changes-from-Cliff--to-Tree-Nesting-in-Raptors/10.3356/0892-1016-55.1.119.short
Aspects of the Ecology of Urban-Nesting Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in South-Coastal British Columbia - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-1/0892-1016-55.1.65/Aspects-of-the-Ecology-of-Urban-Nesting-Bald-Eagles-Haliaeetus/10.3356/0892-1016-55.1.65.full
Direct and Indirect Effects of Nesting Site Characteristics for a Cliff-Nesting Raptor in Western Alaska - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-1/0892-1016-55.1.17/Direct-and-Indirect-Effects-of-Nesting-Site-Characteristics-for-a/10.3356/0892-1016-55.1.17.full
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Dying of curiosity: Why people shoot harpy eagles
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/dying-of-curiosity-why-people-shoot-harpy-eagles/
Human Persecution of the Harpy Eagle: A Widespread Threat? - https://meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article-abstract/doi/10.3356/JRR-20-76/462112/Human-Persecution-of-the-Harpy-Eagle-A-Widespread?redirectedFrom=PDF
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A harpy eagle chick with a tourist viewing tower in the background in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image courtesy of Everton Miranda.
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For the First Time, Paleontologists Unearth Fossil of Non-Avian Dinosaur Incubating a Nest of Eggs
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-science/unearthed-dinosaur-fossil-found-incubating-nest-eggs-180977264/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210318-daily-responsive&spMailingID=44647412&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=1961536533&spReportId=MTk2MTUzNjUzMwS2
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How Does That Song Go? This Bird Couldn’t Say.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/science/bird-honeyeater-australia.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20210323&instance_id=28364&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=53997&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
Loss of vocal culture and fitness costs in a critically endangered songbird - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2021.0225?af=R
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Rodenticides in the environment pose threats to birds of prey
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210324135430.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Linking landscape composition and biological factors with exposure levels of rodenticides and agrochemicals in avian apex predators from Germany
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120314997?via%3Dihub
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Hunting the eagle killer: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin causes vacuolar myelinopathy
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6536/eaax9050
A toxin behind mysterious eagle die-offs may have finally been found
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bald-eagle-mysterious-die-offs-chemical-toxin-found
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Study Finds Rat Poison in Dead Eagles From Across the U.S.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-finds-rat-poison-dead-eagles-across-us-180977457/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210408-daily-responsive&spMailingID=44768432&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=1981818349&spReportId=MTk4MTgxODM0OQS2
Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and toxicosis in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the United States - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246134
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How the Largest Animals That Could Ever Fly Supported Giraffe-Like Necks
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/science/pterosaurs-necks-azhdarchids.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20210416&instance_id=29302&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=55703&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
Helically arranged cross struts in azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebrae and their biomechanical implications - https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)00306-0
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Migratory songbirds climb to extreme altitudes during daytime
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210507112018.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Big Eyes and Long Inner Ears Helped This Tiny, Owl-Like Dinosaur Hunt at Night
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/big-eyes-and-long-inner-ears-helped-tiny-dinosaur-hunt-night-180977683/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210510-daily-responsive&spMailingID=44952777&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2000869437&spReportId=MjAwMDg2OTQzNwS2
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The Birds and the Buoys: Using Googly Eyes to Avert Extinction
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/science/buoys-birds-googly-eyes.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20210511&instance_id=30584&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=57746&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
Buoys with looming eyes deter seaducks and could potentially reduce seabird bycatch in gillnets - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210225
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When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210511123906.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Re-introduction of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) in Bulgaria - preliminary results from the ongoing establishment phase by 2020
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/63729/
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13th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting Proceedings - Published May 2021 (Note: Especially good info and focus on bald and golden eagles.)
https://awwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WWRM-Proceedings-2020_Final.pdf
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Lack of standardization in the use of road counts for surveying raptors
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/123/1/duaa061/6063625
Beyond refueling: Investigating the diversity of functions of migratory stopover events
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/123/1/duaa074/6132585
A large-scale experiment demonstrates that line marking reduces power line collision mortality for large terrestrial birds, but not bustards, in the Karoo, South Africa
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/123/1/duaa067/6124711?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Falcons have natural 'eye makeup' to improve hunting ability
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210601194155.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Malar stripe size and prominence in peregrine falcons vary positively with solar radiation: support for the solar glare hypothesis
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0116
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Juvenile white-tailed sea eagles stay longer in their parental territory than nest protection periods
https://www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-release/juvenile-white-tailed-sea-eagles-stay-longer-in-their-parental-territory-than-nest-protection-periods.html
Movement patterns of the White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla): post-fledging behaviour, natal dispersal onset and the role of the natal environment - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ibi.12967
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Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210603165842.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/birds-sing-to-their-eggs-and-this-song-might-help-their-babies-survive-climate-change?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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Dinosaurs Evolved Flight at Least Three Times
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaurs-evolved-flight-least-three-times-180977883/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210607-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45105529&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2021758108&spReportId=MjAyMTc1ODEwOAS2
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A Microraptor, a small four-winged dinosaur that could fly, eats a fish. (Emily Willoughby / Stocktrek Images via Getty Images)
Why Birds Survived, and Dinosaurs Went Extinct, After an Asteroid Hit Earth
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/
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A great spotted woodpecker eats a hazelnut. Bird beaks may have allowed the animals to eat seeds and nuts after an asteroid hit the earth, wiping out many forms of life. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Aerodynamics Show Membrane-Winged Theropods Were a Poor Gliding Dead-end - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220307665#fig3
Potential for Powered Flight Neared by Most Close Avialan Relatives, but Few Crossed Its Thresholds - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982220309994#!
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More than a bumpy ride: Turbulence offers boost to birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210614185542.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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These Birds Didn’t Have Chlamydia or West Nile. But They’re Still Dying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/science/birds-eyes-disease.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20210706&instance_id=34638&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=62683&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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Colorado takes on ambitious bald eagle study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK8MY1wKLFo&ab_channel=9NEWS
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Mysterious Bird-Killing Illness Spreads to More Mid-Atlantic States
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-bird-killing-illness-spreads-more-mid-atlantic-states-180978199/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210716-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45315462&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2043862497&spReportId=MjA0Mzg2MjQ5NwS2
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‘Hawkpocalypse’: Baby birds of prey have leaped from their nests to escape West’s extreme heat
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/17/heat-wave-baby-hawks/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F342d388%2F60f456c29d2fda945a0abd35%2F59727645ae7e8a1cf4a94170%2F48%2F73%2F60f456c29d2fda945a0abd35
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Bird’s-eye view could be key to navigating without GPS
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210727145305.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03618-9
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Researchers Vacuum DNA From the Air to See What Animals Are Near
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dna-filtered-air-may-reveal-critters-hidden-nearby-180978295/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210728-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45373283&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2046653524&spReportId=MjA0NjY1MzUyNAS2
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Dogs Sniff Out Answers to Bat and Bird Fatalities Near Wind Turbines
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dogs-sniff-out-answers-bat-and-bird-fatalities-near-wind-turbines-180978319/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210730-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45385991&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2047048466&spReportId=MjA0NzA0ODQ2NgS2
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Some birds steal hair from living mammals, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210730104316.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210730165436.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Weak evidence of carry-over effects of overwinter climate and habitat productivity on spring passage of migratory songbirds at a northern stopover site in Ontario
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/123/2/duab012/6246117?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Filoplume morphology covaries with their companion primary suggesting that they are feather-specific sensors
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/138/3/ukab024/6255522?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Plumage patterns: Ecological functions, evolutionary origins, and advances in quantification
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/4/ukaa060/5906268
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Conservation Letter: Deforestation—The Philippine Eagle as a Case Study in Developing Local Management Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-3/JRR-20-118/Conservation-Letter--DeforestationThe-Philippine-Eagle-as-a-Case-Study/10.3356/JRR-20-118.full
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Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) occurrence in the forests of the central Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor (SMBC). Note: DENR-NAMRIA is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Mapping and Resource Inventory Authority.
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Global patterns of raptor distribution and protected areas optimal selection to reduce the extinction crises
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/37/e2018203118?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=pnasnews&utm_content=59577899-0f92-46bc-ab42-7b2b39e56047&utm_campaign=hootsuite
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Animals Are Changing Shape to Cope With Rising Temperatures
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/animals-are-changing-shape-cope-rising-temperatures-180978595/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210907-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45581338&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2081703789&spReportId=MjA4MTcwMzc4OQS2
Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming - https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(21)00197-X
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A thermal image shows a parrot releasing heat through its beak and talons. Researchers have found that since 1871 some parrots have increased their beak area up to 10 percent. (Alexandra McQueen)
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Uncommon byproducts of organochlorine pesticides found in the liver of raptors
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210902124951.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Baby birds tune in from egg
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210906091020.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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Can Birds Tip Us Off to Natural Disasters?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-birds-tip-us-natural-disasters-180978571/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210908-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45588178&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2081945728&spReportId=MjA4MTk0NTcyOAS2
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Researchers with the Kivi Kuaka project are tagging a variety of Pacific birds, hoping they will reveal differences in their capacity to detect and respond to dangerous storms and tsunamis. (Courtesy of Frédéric Jiguet / MNHN-Kivi Kuaka)
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In-Hand Guide to Diurnal North American Raptors - https://meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article-abstract/55/3/468/468142/In-Hand-Guide-to-Diurnal-North-American-Raptors
HawkWatch International - In-hand Guide to Diurnal North American Raptors
https://hawkwatch.org/support/store/books/inhand-guide
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Conservation Letter: Deforestation—The Philippine Eagle as a Case Study in Developing Local Management Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-3/JRR-20-118/Conservation-Letter--DeforestationThe-Philippine-Eagle-as-a-Case-Study/10.3356/JRR-20-118.full
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High-Frequency Photographic Imaging Provides Novel Insights into Nesting Bald Eagle Diet and Opportunities for Public Engagement
https://complete.bioone.org/journals/the-american-midland-naturalist/volume-186/issue-1/0003-0031-186.1.122/High-Frequency-Photographic-Imaging-Provides-Novel-Insights-into-Nesting-Bald/10.1674/0003-0031-186.1.122.short
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Birds Flocked to Pandemic-Silenced Cities
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/birds-flocked-to-pandemic-silenced-cities-180978750/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210924-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45677072&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2084635114&spReportId=MjA4NDYzNTExNAS2
Reduced human activity during COVID-19 alters avian land use across North America - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abf5073
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Scientists analyzed millions of eBird observations to see how bird abundance changed during the early months of the pandemic. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
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New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/new-caledonian-crows-are-even-smarter-and-scarier-than-we-thought
Mental template matching is a potential cultural transmission mechanism for New Caledonian crow tool manufacturing traditions
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27405-1
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Feather phenomenon: Radar indicates stronger hurricanes trap, transport more birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211006143431.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29
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The Oldest Airborne Animal Was a Reptile With ‘Weird’ Wings
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/10/13/the-oldest-airborne-animal-was-a-reptile-with-weird-wings/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20211013-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45774175&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2101327974&spReportId=MjEwMTMyNzk3NAS2
Osteology, relationships and functional morphology of Weigeltisaurus jaekeli (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) based on a complete skeleton from the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer of Germany - https://peerj.com/articles/11413/
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Weigeltisaurus jaekeli likely used its wide, winglike membranes to glide from branch to branch in the late-Permian forest. Paleontologists reconstructed the reptile’s anatomy in this drawing to illustrate its skeleton’s proportions. Pritchard et al. 2021
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High rates of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in California Barred Owls are associated with the wildland–urban interface
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/123/4/duab036/6329474?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Golden Eagle dietary shifts following wildfire and shrub loss have negative consequences for nestling survivorship
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/123/4/duab034/6326653
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California Condors Surprise Scientists With Two ‘Virgin Births’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/california-condors-surprise-scientists-with-two-virgin-births-180978983/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20211102-daily-responsive&spMailingID=45877394&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2120235198&spReportId=MjEyMDIzNTE5OAS2
Facultative Parthenogenesis in California Condors
https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhered/esab052/6412509
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Local Weather Explains Annual Variation in Northern Goshawk Reproduction in the Northern Great Basin, USA
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-18/Local-Weather-Explains-Annual-Variation-in-Northern-Goshawk-Reproduction-in/10.3356/JRR-20-18.full?tab=ArticleLink
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Northern Goshawk study areas in Minidoka Ranger District, Sawtooth National Forest in the northern Great Basin in south-central Idaho and northern Utah, USA (left); with five isolated divisions highlighted (right).
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Predictors of Osprey Nest Success in a Highly Urbanized Environment
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-97/Predictors-of-Osprey-Nest-Success-in-a-Highly-Urbanized-Environment/10.3356/JRR-20-97.full
Ecogeography of Plumage Pigmentation in Great Horned Owls
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-105/Ecogeography-of-Plumage-Pigmentation-in-Great-Horned-Owls/10.3356/JRR-20-105.short
Morphometric Sex Identification of Nestling and Free-Flying Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagles (Aquila audax fleayi)
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-115/Morphometric-Sex-Identification-of-Nestling-and-Free-Flying-Tasmanian-Wedge/10.3356/JRR-20-115.short
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Detection of Individual Replacements in a Long-Lived Bird Species, the Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata), Using Three Noninvasive Methods
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-53/Detection-of-Individual-Replacements-in-a-Long-Lived-Bird-Species/10.3356/JRR-20-53.short
Commentary: the Past, Present, and Future of the Global Raptor Impact Network
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-21-13/Commentary--the-Past-Present-and-Future-of-the-Global/10.3356/JRR-21-13.full?tab=ArticleLink
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Screenshots of the GRIN mobile app. (A) The home screen, (B) Options for observation type, (C) Data entry screen, (D) Observations during a raptor survey in south Texas. Icons indicate locations of raptor sightings. The white line is the surveyor's path of travel.
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Off-Grid Downhole Video Recording System to Monitor Burrowing Owls
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-61/Off-Grid-Downhole-Video-Recording-System-to-Monitor-Burrowing-Owls/10.3356/JRR-20-61.short
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Food Habits of American Kestrels in the Southern High Plains of Texas
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-75/Food-Habits-of-American-Kestrels-in-the-Southern-High-Plains/10.3356/JRR-20-75.short
Nest Distribution of Four Priority Raptor Species in Colorado
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-47/Nest-Distribution-of-Four-Priority-Raptor-Species-in-Colorado/10.3356/JRR-20-47.full
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Bald Eagles (BAEA) demonstrated a moderate divergence between used and available locations for cottonwood land cover and riparian-riverine land cover ( Fig. S2.5 (510_rapt-55-04-14_s02.pdf)), consistent with covariate selection results for this species.
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Using Regurgitated Pellets from White-Tailed Sea-Eagles as Noninvasive Samples to Assess Lead Exposure Caused by Hunting in Germany
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-4/JRR-20-52/Using-Regurgitated-Pellets-from-White-Tailed-Sea-Eagles-as-Noninvasive/10.3356/JRR-20-52.short
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Domestic cats drive spread of Toxoplasma parasite to wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211110104303.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211110145413.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Climate crisis pushes albatross ‘divorce’ rates higher – study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/24/climate-crisis-pushes-albatross-divorce-rates-higher-study
Environmental variability directly affects the prevalence of divorce in monogamous albatrosses
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.2112
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Researchers say climate change and warming waters are causing more black-browed albatross couples to break up. Photograph: Andy Rouse/PA
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Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/28/bird-feeder-pecking-order/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3564443%2F61a3b7759d2fdab56ba5ed9a%2F59727645ae7e8a1cf4a94170%2F31%2F72%2F61a3b7759d2fdab56ba5ed9a
Project FeederWatch: https://feederwatch.org/
Paper: Fighting over food unites the birds of North America in a continental dominance hierarchy - https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/28/6/1454/4091427
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Birds and plastic pollution: recent advances
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-021-00293-2
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The cycling process of macroplastics and microplastics in different ecosystems (red arrow) and potential uptake ways by birds from different ecological groups (orange arrow)
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Pet Cats Are Spreading a Brain Parasite to Wildlife, New Research Suggests
https://gizmodo.com/pet-cats-are-spreading-a-brain-parasite-to-wildlife-ne-1848039634
Human density is associated with the increased prevalence of a generalist zoonotic parasite in mammalian wildlife
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2021.1724
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Engineers create perching bird-like robot
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211201145322.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Bird-inspired dynamic grasping and perching in arboreal environments
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abj7562
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(C) Inspired by peregrine falcons, we demonstrate that SNAG can also grasp a dynamic prey-like object in flight and carry it along (peregrine photo courtesy of George Roderick).
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New study estimates 3 times as many golden eagles in Alaska than previously believed
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2021/12/04/new-study-estimates-three-times-as-many-golden-eagles-in-alaska-than-previously-believed/
Golden Eagle Abundance in Alaska: Migration Counts and Movement Data Generate a Conservative Population Estimate
https://meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article-abstract/55/4/496/468964/Golden-Eagle-Abundance-in-Alaska-Migration-Counts
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Migratory birds have lighter-colored feathers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211206113009.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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A perfectly preserved dinosaur egg highlights link to modern birds
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/perfectly-preserved-dinosaur-egg-highlights-link-modern-birds-rcna9425?cid=eml_nbn_20211221&user_email=30225d5061847dc8364950699b02edeffff7043e083c8d43959c55ee97a94801&%243p=e_sailthru&_branch_match_id=850458705059848275&utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA0VO0YqEMAz8mt5btaat2oPlWFj2N0TbrJattbR6cn9%2F8eG4kEBmhkxm2fdUPus6TjbiWaoxpSr4%2BK5l%2BmKgZLrhUEYf9iUfH0Rs2c8%2BjmE4crgt1zGTdwZP6vM8qz8bu63EFOsxWvzf%2BCUSTJhfaPfww1PGgvkbHXc%2BbmU8Msd55oufl0CzF36l4evmMEc%2B%2BewKzzaORoFm8mm9Y%2FKBaxjiFAcQ0DQADYP2INcBV0pOuhQA2mnRNr3qnO1lqwwhYyYB6PBF1QklUfTS9k5Jo43VGtF09KcXzS%2FIK1imJQEAAA%3D%3D
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A life reconstruction of a close-to-hatching oviraptorosaur dinosaur embryo based on the new specimen Baby Yingliang.Courtesy Lida Xing
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Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211221133521.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Birds’ dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211221133545.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Crows keep special tools extra safe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211221102752.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Bird flu outbreak spreads, Bennett instructs close tracking
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-689877
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When to depart from a stopover site? Time since arrival matters more than current weather conditions
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/139/1/ukab057/6377305?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Citrine Wagtail migration on the Indo-European flyway: a first geolocator track reveals alternative migration route and endurance flights to cross ecological barriers
https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-021-00305-1
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Lost birds and mammals spell doom for some plants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220113151354.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
New study shows the toll industrial farming takes on bird diversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220112154933.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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U.S. finds more avian flu cases in wild birds, identifies strain
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-identifies-bird-flu-strain-found-south-carolina-duck-2022-01-18/
H5N1 avian influenza detected in two more wild birds in US
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-694366
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Scientists discover new avian immunological pathway
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220125164840.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Decline of vultures and rise of dogs carries disease risks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220214095744.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220218100721.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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After Mounting a Comeback, Eagles Face a New Threat
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/us/bald-eagles-lead-poisoning-study.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20220222&instance_id=53928&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=83534&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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A bald eagle with a fractured left ulna, low-level lead poisoning and anemia was treated by Badger Run Wildlife Rehab in Klamath Falls, Ore. It later died.Credit...Badger Run Wildlife Rehab
Demographic implications of lead poisoning for eagles across North America (Be sure to open the PDF for valuable details)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj3068
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Male birds have stronger immune system than females, research suggests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220222135203.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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A new fossil raptor (Accipitridae: Buteogallus) from Quaternary cave deposits in Cuba and Hispaniola, West Indies
https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-british-ornithologists-club/volume-141/issue-3/bboc.v141i3.2021.a3/A-new-fossil-raptor-Accipitridae--Buteogallus-from-Quaternary-cave/10.25226/bboc.v141i3.2021.a3.full?utm_campaign=toptrending&utm_medium=link&utm_source=website&utm_term=dec2021
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Hypothetical reconstruction of Wolf Hawk Buteogallus irpus (William Suárez)
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Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220224091129.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Bringing out the best in wild birds on farms
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220223104917.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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'The Birds Outsmarted Us’: Magpies Help Each Other Remove Scientists' Tracking Devices
https://gizmodo.com/the-birds-outsmarted-us-magpies-help-each-other-remov-1848575846
Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen cooperate to remove tracking devices
https://www.birdlife.org.au/afo/index.php/afo/article/view/2247
Altruism in birds? Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices
https://theconversation.com/altruism-in-birds-magpies-have-outwitted-scientists-by-helping-each-other-remove-tracking-devices-175246
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One of the trackers we attached to five magpies, which weighs less than one gram. Dominique Potvin, Author provided
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This magpie wasn’t sure what to think of its new accessory. Dominique Potvin, Author provided
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Do Birds Have Language?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-birds-have-language-180979629/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220225-daily-responsive&spMailingID=46458966&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2182891929&spReportId=MjE4Mjg5MTkyOQS2
Birdsong Learning and Culture: Analogies with Human Spoken Language
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-090420-121034
Wild Birds Use an Ordering Rule to Decode Novel Call Sequences
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217307662
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Microscopic Analysis of the Plumulaceous Feather Characteristics of Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes in North America
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-1/JRR-21-16/Microscopic-Analysis-of-the-Plumulaceous-Feather-Characteristics-of-Cathartiformes-and/10.3356/JRR-21-16.short
Historical Accounts Provide Inference into Population Dynamics of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in the Northeastern USA
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-1/JRR-21-37/Historical-Accounts-Provide-Inference-into-Population-Dynamics-of-American-Kestrels/10.3356/JRR-21-37.short
Challenges Adapting a Backpack Harness for Use on Gray Hawks (Buteo plagiatus)
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-1/JRR-21-31/Challenges-Adapting-a-Backpack-Harness-for-Use-on-Gray-Hawks/10.3356/JRR-21-31.short
Quote: ...using a transmitter with an elevated solar panel for females
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Analysis of sex roles in 1,800 bird species
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220302125108.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Global warming combined with other changes in the environment presents 'double whammy' for birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309104515.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Avian secret: The key to agile bird flight is switching quickly between stable and unstable gliding
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309111120.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Non-social jays surprise scientists by learning as skillfully as birds living in groups
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309165538.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
How new bird species arise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220310095944.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Voles cut grass to watch flying predators
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220311115346.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Scientists Finally Identify a Deadly Toxin That's Been Killing Birds - https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-finally-identify-a-deadly-toxin-thats-been-killing-birds/?bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&bxid=5cec276c2ddf9c4e32e7d3dd&cndid=52131893&cndid=52131893&esrc=&esrc=&hasha=e025c655dcba1e4a2e88c612b69a9baf&hasha=e025c655dcba1e4a2e88c612b69a9baf&hashb=ef0b09bd2dc885899469f55ff31c46ef944dcaa9&hashb=ef0b09bd2dc885899469f55ff31c46ef944dcaa9&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_ENGAGEMENT_ZZ&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_ENGAGEMENT_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_PaywallSubs_031722_Classics&utm_content=WIR_PaywallSubs_031722_Classics&utm_mailing=WIR_PaywallSubs_031722_Classics&utm_mailing=WIR_PaywallSubs_031722_Classics&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_PaywallSubs_Active_EXCLUDE_DailyTopClickers&utm_term=WIR_PaywallSubs_Active_EXCLUDE_DailyTopClickers
Mysterious eagle killer identified - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.371.6536.1298
Banned pesticide still poisoning EU raptors - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abh0840
Hunting the eagle killer: A cyanobacterial neurotoxin causes vacuolar myelinopathy - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aax9050
Epizootic Vacuolar Myelinopathy of the Central Nervous System of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and American Coots (Fulica americana) - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/030098589803500602
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From the cyanobacterium to the bald eagle—toxin transmission through the food chain.
A. hydrillicola, growing in colonies on aquatic vegetation, produces the neurotoxin AETX. Waterbirds, tadpoles, aquatic turtles, snails, and fish consume this contaminated vegetation and develop VM. Predators develop VM when they consume animals that have been grazing on A. hydrillicola–covered plants.
IMAGE CREDITS: GREENFROG TADPOLE, B. GRATWICKE; AMERICAN COOT, G. S. SEGLER; GRASS CARP, R. HAGERTY; SNAIL KITE, SIRKFISH; PAINTED TURTLE, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; BALD EAGLE, W. H. MAJOROS. IMAGES ARE ALL UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION GENERIC LICENSE
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Birds of prey populations across Europe suppressed by lead poisoning from gun ammunition
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220316091725.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
The impact of lead poisoning from ammunition sources on raptor populations in Europe - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969722011093?via%3Dihub
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Black swifts descended rapidly during lunar eclipse
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220317111903.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Moonlight drives nocturnal vertical flight dynamics in black swifts - https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00397-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982222003979%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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Birds are laying eggs earlier, a new study shows. Scientists blame the climate crisis
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/world/bird-eggs-earlier-than-normal-climate-scn/index.html
Birds are laying their eggs a month earlier, and climate change is to blame
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220325093824.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Climate change affects bird nesting phenology: Comparing contemporary field and historical museum nesting records - https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13683
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This Ancient Owl Hunted in the Daytime
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-owl-hunted-in-the-daytime-180979866/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily-list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220404-daily-list&spMailingID=46645428&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2220342053&spReportId=MjIyMDM0MjA1MwS2
Early evolution of diurnal habits in owls (Aves, Strigiformes) documented by a new and exquisitely preserved Miocene owl fossil from China - https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2119217119
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Fossil skeleton of the owl Miosurnia diurna, which was active during the day. Zhiheng Li et. al. via PNAS
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Reconstruction of the extinct owl Miosurnia diurna perched in a tree with its last meal.
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Protected tropical forest sees major bird declines over 40 years
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220404152705.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters, shows research
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406132404.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Recent changes in bird morphology -- probably due to global warming, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220405102854.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Collision hotspots for migrating birds revealed in new study (from GPS trackers!)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220411202343.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Scientists crack egg forging evolutionary puzzle
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220411160522.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Comparison of the Home Ranges of Mountain Hawk-Eagles during Different Phases of Wind Farm Construction
https://bioone.org/journals/ornithological-science/volume-21/issue-1/osj.21.63/Comparison-of-the-Home-Ranges-of-Mountain-Hawk-Eagles-during/10.2326/osj.21.63.short?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=vista&utm_content=april22
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Mapping breeding bird species richness at management-relevant resolutions across the United States
https://news.wisc.edu/nationwide-maps-of-bird-species-can-help-protect-biodiversity/
US Nationwide maps of bird species can help protect biodiversity - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220415124721.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Nationwide maps of bird species can help protect biodiversity - https://news.wisc.edu/nationwide-maps-of-bird-species-can-help-protect-biodiversity/
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Researchers mapped the number of bird species found across the contiguous U.S. Blue areas host fewer bird species than green or yellow areas do. Images by Kathleen Carroll and Anna Pidgeon
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Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pterosaurs-may-have-had-brightly-colored-feathers-exquisite-fossil-reveals/
Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04622-3
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Charles City, Decorah, Waukon to Receive Almost $300,000 in Water Quality Grants
https://kchanews.com/2022/04/28/charles-city-decorah-waukon-to-receive-almost-300000-in-water-quality-grants/
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Bird populations in eastern Canada declining due to forest 'degradation,' research shows
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220428085822.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01737-8
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a, Population trend parameter estimates and posterior distributions for 54 species of forest birds derived from Bayesian models. Seventy-two percent of species that are sufficiently common to model experienced population declines from 1985 to 2019. Colour key is provided in Fig. 5. The vertical green line indicates a population trend of zero. Dashed vertical lines coincide with trends of −15% (−0.15), −10% (−0.10) and −5% (−0.05) annual population trends. b, Predicted linear population trends for 1985–2019 (regression lines are mean trends derived from Bayesian Poisson models, Supplementary Methods) including annual variation estimated from BBS data. Shaded purple areas reflect 95% credible intervals and reflect the magnitude of species population declines shown in a. Populations of these eight old forest-associated species have declined 60–90% over the period observed.
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Cold-survival strategies in animals: A spectrum, not either-or
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220504110432.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
https://news.umich.edu/cold-survival-strategies-in-animals-a-spectrum-not-either-or/
A conceptual framework to integrate cold-survival strategies: torpor, resistance and seasonal migration - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0050
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Figure 1. Cold-survival strategies in animals. Species (tan circles) can use one of three axes (migration, torpor or cold resistance) to facilitate survival in freezing environments. Species may use just one axis, but would need to do so to a relatively high degree to avoid increased the risk of extirpation or extinction (darker shades in centre). Alternatively, species may also use multiple strategies to a lesser degree to reach the adaptive optimum (lighter shades). Species placements are informed approximations, and relationships are conditioned upon controlling for comparable environmental conditions in the winter extent of the range. Illustration credit to John Megahan.
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Global warming combined with other changes in the environment presents 'double whammy' for birds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309104515.htm
Warming temperatures drive at least half of the magnitude of long-term trait changes in European birds - https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2105416119
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Global bird populations steadily declining
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220505114633.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
State of the World's Birds - https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-environ-112420-014642
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Highly specialized recreationists contribute the most to the citizen science project eBird
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/124/2/duac008/6532585
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Aerodynamics of perching birds could inform aircraft design
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220517130736.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Chinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin' in the wind
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220516123818.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Poll the audience: Using data from citizen science to keep wild birds in flight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220519132738.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Avian influenza: How it's spreading and what to know about this outbreak
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220519140432.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Comparison of the Home Ranges of Mountain Hawk-Eagles during Different Phases of Wind Farm Construction
https://bioone.org/journals/ornithological-science/volume-21/issue-1/osj.21.63/Comparison-of-the-Home-Ranges-of-Mountain-Hawk-Eagles-during/10.2326/osj.21.63.short?utm_source=articlelink&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=vista&utm_content=april22
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Scientists Found an Animal That Walks on Three Limbs. It’s a Parrot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/science/parrots-three-limbs.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20220524&instance_id=62242&nl=science-times®i_id=75212545&segment_id=93199&te=1&user_id=5dfcb8a357462614ceb0aa39e8af8e74
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Overcoming a ‘forbidden phenotype’: the parrot's head supports, propels and powers tripedal locomotion
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.0245
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Figure 1. Frequency of beak (orange, right bar), tail (green, left bar) and wing use in rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis). Wing use was not observed at any substrate angle. (Online version in colour.)
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Noisy jackdaw birds reach 'consensus' before taking off
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220523115520.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Some nomadic birds look for social cues to stop migrating
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220525080519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Researchers show dynamic soaring isn't just for albatrosses
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220601170208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Hawk's eyes may not help the world's only nocturnal hawk hunt at night
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220525080501.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Climate change and maladaptive wing shortening in a long-distance migratory bird
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/3/ukaa012/5814682?searchresult=1
The genomic revolution and species delimitation in birds (and other organisms): Why phenotypes should not be overlooked
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/138/2/ukaa069/6154985?searchresult=1
Above from: High-Impact Research from Ornithology - https://academic.oup.com/auk/pages/highly_cited
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Golden Eagle dietary shifts following wildfire and shrub loss have negative consequences for nestling survivorship
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/123/4/duab034/6326653?searchresult=1
Radio-tracking reveals insight into survival and dynamic habitat selection of fledgling Cerulean Warblers
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/122/1/duz063/5690521?searchresult=1
Beyond refueling: Investigating the diversity of functions of migratory stopover events
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/123/1/duaa074/6132585?searchresult=1
Above from: High-Impact Research from Ornithological Applications - https://academic.oup.com/condor/pages/highly_cited
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Built infrastructure, hunting and climate change linked to huge migratory bird declines
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624201515.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Protected areas in Africa are too small to safeguard rapidly declining vulture populations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627100235.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Heat waves could lead to avian population decline
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627124734.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Article: The hawk has landed: Braking mid-air to prioritize safety over energy or speed - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220630142218.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Paper: Optimization of avian perching manoeuvres - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04861-4
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Harris’ hawks were flown between perches in a purpose-built motion capture studio, wearing a template of retroreflective markers close to the centre of mass (inset; tail markers also shown). Swooping was initiated by a take-off jump, followed by a powered dive (yellow line). This transitioned at its lowest point (black dot) into an unpowered climb (blue line), finishing with a rapid pitch-up manoeuvre that ended with the body almost vertical and with the wings outstretched as the feet contacted the perch.
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Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220708141539.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Bird Scent: It's All About the Bacteria - https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/bird-scent-its-all-about-bacteria
Birds Can Smell, and One Scientist is Leading the Charge to Prove It - https://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2014/birds-can-smell-and-one-scientist
The Secret Perfume of Birds - https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12467/secret-perfume-birds
The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent - https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Perfume-Birds-Uncovering-Science/dp/1421443473
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Australian vulture emerges from fossil record
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220719091152.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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Not only are bird species going extinct, but they might also lose the features that make each species unique
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220721132013.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Paper: The homogenization of avian morphological and phylogenetic diversity under the global extinction crisis
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00977-0?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982222009770%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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Distinguishing Sex of Northern Spotted Owls with Passive Acoustic Monitoring
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-21-33/Distinguishing-Sex-of-Northern-Spotted-Owls-with-Passive-Acoustic-Monitoring/10.3356/JRR-21-33.short
Response of Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) to an Unintentionally Provided, Superabundant Prey Resource
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-21-134/Response-of-Red-Tailed-Hawks-Buteo-jamaicensis-and-Turkey-Vultures/10.3356/JRR-21-134.short
Long-Range Movements of Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in Southwestern Spain Revealed by GPS Tracking
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-21-136/Long-Range-Movements-of-Common-Kestrels-Falco-tinnunculus-in-Southwestern/10.3356/JRR-21-136.short
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Adaptation of Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) to Urban Environments: First Report of a Nest Made of Human-Made Materials
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-22-07/Adaptation-of-Crested-Caracaras-Caracara-plancus-to-Urban-Environments/10.3356/JRR-22-07.short
Mississippi Kite Nest Defense: Is There an Influence of Nest Phenology or Human Activity?
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-21-74/Mississippi-Kite-Nest-Defense--Is-There-an-Influence-of/10.3356/JRR-21-74.short
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How a giant eagle came to dominate ancient New Zealand
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2022/how-giant-eagle-dominated-ancient-new-zealand
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This is fascinating to me, and a really powerful tool to track migration. First link is an article about it, and second is the site itself.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/bird-migration-1.6584215 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/bird-migration-1.6584215)
https://explorer.audubon.org/home?zoom=2&x=11180209.295523064&y=5387002.273121651&fbclid=IwAR0__Ef0YzGgwT8Uy5DKyVI-ZcZ9qbB6BFlnynEvYYsd4Obw5H0DYkw4MAM&threatOverlay=expand (https://explorer.audubon.org/home?zoom=2&x=11180209.295523064&y=5387002.273121651&fbclid=IwAR0__Ef0YzGgwT8Uy5DKyVI-ZcZ9qbB6BFlnynEvYYsd4Obw5H0DYkw4MAM&threatOverlay=expand)
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We tracked this falcon and what it did shocked scientists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-42HUZka_g&ab_channel=MossyEarth
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Response of Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) to an Unintentionally Provided, Superabundant Prey Resource
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-56/issue-3/JRR-21-134/Response-of-Red-Tailed-Hawks-Buteo-jamaicensis-and-Turkey-Vultures/10.3356/JRR-21-134.short?utm_source=tt-oct22&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=trending
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Low levels of hybridization between domestic and wild Mallards wintering in the lower Mississippi Flyway
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/139/4/ukac034/6653083?redirectedFrom=fulltext&utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=auk&utm_medium=email
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Interannual consistency of migration phenology is season- and breeding region-specific in North American Golden Eagles
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/139/4/ukac029/6646956?redirectedFrom=fulltext&utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=auk&utm_medium=email
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How we tracked one small seabird species’ remarkable flight into a typhoon - https://theconversation.com/how-we-tracked-one-small-seabird-species-remarkable-flight-into-a-typhoon-191907
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Streaked shearwater in flight Yusuke Goto
Pelagic seabirds reduce risk by flying into the eye of the storm - https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2212925119
To Survive a Typhoon, Some Seabirds Fly Straight Into It - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/to-survive-a-typhoon-some-seabirds-fly-straight-into-it-180980991/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20221024daily-responsive&spMailingID=47548152&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2325792328&spReportId=MjMyNTc5MjMyOAS2
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Scientists Suggest a New Layer to Crows’ Cognitive Complexity
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-suggest-a-new-layer-to-crows-cognitive-complexity-180981071/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20221115daily-responsive&spMailingID=47644451&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2342306055&spReportId=MjM0MjMwNjA1NQS2
Paper: Recursive sequence generation in crows - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3356
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This bird hadn’t been documented by scientists since 1882. Then they captured video of it in Papua New Guinea
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/world/black-naped-pheasant-pigeon-scn-trnd/index.html
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Researchers captured footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon 140 years after the bird was last documented by scientists.
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Bustards may use plants to treat STIs during the breeding season
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348309-bustards-may-use-plants-to-treat-stis-during-the-breeding-season/
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How a 67-Million-Year-Old Fossil Turned the Theory of Bird Evolution Upside-Down
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-a-67-million-year-old-fossil-turns-the-theory-of-bird-evolution-upside-down-180981219/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20221202daily-responsive&spMailingID=47714431&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2360245678&spReportId=MjM2MDI0NTY3OAS2
Paper: Cretaceous ornithurine supports a neognathous crown bird ancestor
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05445-y.epdf?sharing_token=ZENkusk1jt6fBeG-T9ILBtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MBBzMKGv5GVnKa1CVHdQQIeCqG4GRl5GeHxwwtcSFiMHmklqR5HA0qheOw3m3NzoSoG2N7FpMFY4dd7aZD77ev27KhmgrF8WzOUdHFfWClWV027TlML6GaWh10tkKykrODjZD7jJdN3FP6vH3pJzufteCP0p6qpEKwMJ8a8U5xi8WyGh1A-zY4CLBzZaHfZDQ%3D&tracking_referrer=www.smithsonianmag.com
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Artist’s reconstruction of Janavis finalidens Phillip Krzeminski
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Autonomous P-Flap ornithopter uses a claw to perch like a bird
https://newatlas.com/drones/p-flap-ornithopter-claw-perch/
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A close look at P-Flap's claw mechanismRaphael Zufferey
Paper: How ornithopters can perch autonomously on a branch
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35356-5
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A Rendered view of the leg-claw system with the flapping-wing robot. The five degrees of freedom are displayed as well as the features necessary for perching flights. B The steps of the proposed perching method for ornithopters. C Perching sequence. D Eagle shortly before landing on a branch by D. Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Eagle Mitigation Models Update: Alternative Options for Offsetting Golden Eagle Take at Wind Energy Facilities
https://rewi.org/webinars/eagle-mitigation-models-update/
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Priority conservation areas and a global population estimate for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle derived from modelled range metrics using remote sensing habitat characteristics
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.29.470363v2
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Proximity to humans both boon and bane for Egyptian vultures in Nepal’s Pokhara
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/proximity-to-humans-both-boon-and-bane-for-egyptian-vultures-in-nepals-pokhara/
Breeding Habitat and Factors Affecting the Cliff Selection by Egyptian Vultures in Central-West Nepal
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-57/issue-1/JRR-21-59/Breeding-Habitat-and-Factors-Affecting-the-Cliff-Selection-by-Egyptian/10.3356/JRR-21-59.short
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Eagles Are Falling, Bears Are Going Blind
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/02/avian-bird-flu-virus-outbreak-epidemic/673058/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20230215&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/02/avian-bird-flu-virus-outbreak-epidemic/673058/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
If neither of these links work for you because you don't have a subscription to the "Atlantic" magazine, let me know and I'll copy and paste the article here for you to read. It's grim news.
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Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute research papers:
Eagles, Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund, Wind - https://rewi.org/resources_cat/eagles/
(REWI conducts research to identify effective eagle mitigation measures that can "offset" eagle takes at wind energy installations.)
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Webinar:
Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund Webinar: Eagle Flight Characteristics & Wind Turbines and Raptor Carcass Persistence - https://rewi.org/webinars/eagle-flight-characteristics-wind-turbines-and-raptor-carcass-persistence/
Papers:
Game bird carcasses are less persistent than raptor carcasses, but can predict raptor persistence dynamics - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0279997
Flight characteristics forecast entry by eagles into rotor-swept zones of wind turbines - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ibi.13076
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Estimating Movement Rates Between Eurasian and North American Birds That Are Vectors of Avian Influenza
https://bioone.org/journals/avian-diseases/volume-66/issue-2/aviandiseases-D-21-00088/Estimating-Movement-Rates-Between-Eurasian-and-North-American-Birds-That/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-21-00088.short?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vista&utm_source=BioOne+Email+Subscription&utm_campaign=11ea5b5a11-vista&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_13cf7c0c45-11ea5b5a11-455935957&goal=0_13cf7c0c45-11ea5b5a11-455935957
Reviewing the Role of Vultures at the Human-Wildlife-Livestock Disease Interface: An African Perspective
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-55/issue-3/JRR-20-22/Reviewing-the-Role-of-Vultures-at-the-Human-Wildlife-Livestock/10.3356/JRR-20-22.full?utm_source=vista-mar23&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=vista
Emerging Pathogenic Gammaproteobacteria Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica and Ignatzschineria Species in a Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-avian-medicine-and-surgery/volume-35/issue-3/19-00033/Emerging-Pathogenic-Gammaproteobacteria-Wohlfahrtiimonas-chitiniclastica-and-Ignatzschineria-Species-in-a/10.1647/19-00033.short?utm_source=vista-mar23&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=vista
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This crow is ‘very intelligent’ — and it’s struggling to survive in the wild
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/17/hawaiian-crow-alala-hawk-io/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F396ebd7%2F641499ede7f5585f19d14bc3%2F59727645ae7e8a1cf4a94170%2F41%2F72%2F641499ede7f5585f19d14bc3&wp_cu=62bfddfd280673c228ca7a58e830c50c%7C497D768BD2A527EAE0530100007FD48A
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The ʻio, the endemic and endangered native Hawaiian hawk species, is one of only two native raptors found in Hawaii. (Eric J. Franke for The Washington Post)
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An ʻalalā, the endemic and endangered Hawaiian crow species, on an aviary window at the Maui Bird Conservation Center. (Eric J. Franke for The Washington Post)
Discovery of species-wide tool use in the Hawaiian crow - https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19103.epdf?sharing_token=c0C8uSIlx3RUzSR829v3qdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MWzciX7DMFd_Kq0Pzk0t9dmL2gUQVnSdnVAChcGmLyDF-4dmW1J9lgVA61SI6LKhwO2nLTDYiWKJDylLLA6bumMzZMddDmrFxi5egb_QDUarHZ5miqCu3FvD9_EsNf6caC0hFHkCe8caWV739eqjEiC0AMSO4qwNoVZxo-UdQ-M5QoYZZhwUNoTK9NOfwUe0E%3D&tracking_referrer=www.washingtonpost.com
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USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2023/ca-condor-hpai
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Emergency Support Needed for California Condors
https://www.peregrinefund.org/condor-crisis
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Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals mental health benefits of birdlife
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20207-6?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template
Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template
Of cricket chirps and car horns: The effect of nature sounds on cognitive performance
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30367351/
Why birds and their songs are good for our mental health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2023/birds-song-nature-mental-health-benefits/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_trending_now&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&location=alert
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A.I. for Birds: A Lesson on Wind Farms
https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/ai-birds-lesson-wind-farms
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KESTREL ALERT!!! This issue is dedicated to kestrel research!
Journal of Raptor Research - VOL. 57 - NO. 2 | June 2023 - https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-57/issue-2 (https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-57/issue-2)
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These 12,000-Year-Old Flutes Mimic the Sound of Prehistoric Birds - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bird-bone-flutes-israel-180982376/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=48407705&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2481858359&spReportId=MjQ4MTg1ODM1OQS2
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Researcher Laurent Davin plays a replica of one of the 12,000-year-old bird bone flutes recently discovered in northern Israel. Davin et al., 2023
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Evidence of Continuing Downward Trends in American Kestrel Populations and Recommendations for Research into Causal Factors
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-57/issue-2/JRR-22-35/Evidence-of-Continuing-Downward-Trends-in-American-Kestrel-Populations-and/10.3356/JRR-22-35.full?tab=ArticleLinkFigureTable
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Birds of a Feather Video-Flock Together: Design and Evaluation of an Agency-Based Parrot-to-Parrot Video-Calling System for Interspecies Ethical Enrichment.
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544548.3581166
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Ellie, an 11-year-old Goffin’s cockatoo, video chats with a friend. Matthew Modoono / Northeastern University
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Sex, body size, and winter weather explain migration strategies in a partial migrant population of American Kestrels
https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/140/3/ukad019/7146173?redirectedFrom=fulltext&utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=auk&utm_medium=email
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More than mortality: Consequences of human activity on migrating birds extend beyond direct mortality
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/125/3/duad020/7184176?utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=condor&utm_medium=email
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Lead, trash, DDE, and young age of breeders linked to lower fertility in the first two decades of reintroduction for critically endangered California Condors in California
https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/125/3/duad022/7194038?utm_source=etoc&utm_campaign=condor&utm_medium=email
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‘Catastrophic’: bird flu reaches Antarctic for the first time
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/24/catastrophic-penguins-and-seals-at-risk-as-bird-flu-reaches-antarctic-aoe
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Brown skua and gentoo penguin on Cuverville Island, Antarctica. Photograph: robertharding/Alamy
Wild birds gain immunity to avian flu in ‘encouraging sign’ amid deadly outbreak
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/wild-birds-gain-immunity-to-avian-flu-in-encouraging-sign-amid-deadly-outbreak
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Gannets on Bass Rock, off North Berwick. The world’s largest colony of northern gannets was hard hit by bird flu last year but 30% now have immunity. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/Guardian
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English Bird Names Project - https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/
American Ornithological Society (AOS) Council Statement on English Bird Names - https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/american-ornithological-society-council-statement-on-english-bird-names/
Ad Hoc English Bird Names Committee Recommendations for Council of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) - https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/english-bird-names-committee-recommendations/
English Bird Names Project FAQ - https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/english-bird-names-project-faq/
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This ‘Extremely Rare’ Bird Is Half Female, Half Male
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-extremely-rare-bird-is-half-female-half-male-180983442/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=49194048&spUserID=MTIwOTQxNDc4OTA2MgS2&spJobID=2601727870&spReportId=MjYwMTcyNzg3MAS2
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Report of bilateral gynandromorphy in a Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) from Colombia
https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss4/art12/
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How Landfills Support Andean Condors - https://www.labmanager.com/how-landfills-support-andean-condors-31580
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Stone-Cold Hydrilla - https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/bring-birds-back/stone-cold-hydrilla
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Webinar: Eastern Golden Eagle Conservation Plan - https://rewi.org/webinars/webinar-eastern-golden-eagle-conservation-plan/
The Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group - https://egewg.org/home
PUBLICATIONS - https://egewg.org/publications
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Bald eagles eat prairie dogs? Researchers underscore relationship between raptors and rodents in the Great Plains
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-bald-eagles-prairie-dogs-underscore.html
Overwintering Raptor Abundance and Community Composition in Relation to Prairie Dog Colonies in the Southern and Central Great Plains
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-58/issue-1/JRR-22-119/Overwintering-Raptor-Abundance-and-Community-Composition-in-Relation-to-Prairie/10.3356/JRR-22-119.short
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Causes of Death of Female Cooper's Hawks from an Urban Setting in New Mexico, USA
https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-58/issue-1/JRR-23-00022/Causes-of-Death-of-Female-Coopers-Hawks-from-an-Urban/10.3356/JRR-23-00022.full
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