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« Reply #2835 on: July 09, 2020, 02:47:55 PM »
'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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« Reply #2836 on: July 12, 2020, 01:51:42 PM »
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« Reply #2837 on: July 14, 2020, 02:12:58 PM »
Argonne Researchers Use Deep Learning to Study Avian Interactions with Solar Panels

https://mercomindia.com/argonne-researchers-use-deep-learning/

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« Reply #2838 on: July 25, 2020, 07:01:51 PM »
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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« Reply #2839 on: July 29, 2020, 02:30:57 PM »
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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« Reply #2840 on: August 08, 2020, 07:26:43 PM »
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« Reply #2841 on: August 08, 2020, 07:29:17 PM »
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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« Reply #2842 on: August 08, 2020, 07:35:15 PM »
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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« Reply #2843 on: August 08, 2020, 07:48:55 PM »
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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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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« Reply #2849 on: August 10, 2020, 04:09:28 PM »
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#!


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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