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« Reply #1950 on: October 01, 2018, 12:57:30 AM »
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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« Reply #1951 on: October 01, 2018, 12:58:57 AM »
Getting birds to look where they're going

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-birds-theyre.html
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« Reply #1952 on: October 01, 2018, 12:59:45 AM »
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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« Reply #1953 on: October 01, 2018, 02:25:28 PM »
Hummingbirds are ecological super-specialists

http://sciencenordic.com/hummingbirds-are-ecological-super-specialists


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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« Reply #1954 on: October 01, 2018, 05:59:56 PM »
How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes

https://phys.org/news/2017-12-track-secretive-hawk-isotopes.html


Henst's goshawk. Credit: Sarah Karpanty/Virginia Tech
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« Reply #1955 on: October 01, 2018, 06:02:43 PM »
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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« Reply #1956 on: October 01, 2018, 06:04:00 PM »
What do ducks hear?

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-ducks.html


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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« Reply #1957 on: October 01, 2018, 06:10:23 PM »
'Bin chicken' plays unique role in story of evolution

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-bin-chicken-unique-role-story.html


(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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« Reply #1958 on: October 01, 2018, 06:14:39 PM »
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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« Reply #1959 on: October 01, 2018, 07:02:19 PM »
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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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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« Reply #1963 on: October 03, 2018, 10:47:22 PM »
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


"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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« Reply #1964 on: October 05, 2018, 11:12:45 AM »
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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