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« Reply #2160 on: February 28, 2019, 08:58:43 PM »
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/


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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« Reply #2161 on: February 28, 2019, 09:25:41 PM »
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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« Reply #2162 on: February 28, 2019, 09:28:38 PM »
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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« Reply #2163 on: February 28, 2019, 09:29:35 PM »
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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« Reply #2164 on: February 28, 2019, 09:53:32 PM »
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« Reply #2165 on: February 28, 2019, 09:55:38 PM »
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


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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« Reply #2166 on: February 28, 2019, 09:56:54 PM »
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


All three species of albatrosses -- laysan, blackfoot and short-tailed -- congregated in Alaska.
Credit: Ed Melvin/Washington Sea Grant
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« Reply #2167 on: February 28, 2019, 09:59:09 PM »
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


Feathers beginning their development on the back of an ostrich embryo.
Credit: William Ho, Roslin Institute
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« Reply #2168 on: February 28, 2019, 10:00:48 PM »
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


Natura 2000 is the world's largest coordinated network of protected areas.
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« Reply #2171 on: February 28, 2019, 10:03:11 PM »
Put eggs all in one basket, or spread them around? Birds know best

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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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« Reply #2174 on: February 28, 2019, 10:37:07 PM »
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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