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« Reply #2220 on: March 22, 2019, 05:28:09 PM »
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

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« Reply #2221 on: March 22, 2019, 05:36:52 PM »
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


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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« Reply #2222 on: March 22, 2019, 05:38:48 PM »
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


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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« Reply #2223 on: March 22, 2019, 05:39:30 PM »
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« Reply #2224 on: March 23, 2019, 02:52:15 PM »
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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« Reply #2225 on: March 23, 2019, 02:54:41 PM »
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/


The new devices will be trialled on golden eagles
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« Reply #2227 on: March 23, 2019, 05:01:33 PM »
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


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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« Reply #2228 on: March 25, 2019, 02:14:58 PM »
UNM buildings kill dozens of birds, study finds

https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2019/03/bird-deaths-at-unm


The smudge of a bird after it struck a window on the UNM campus. Photo courtesy of Danica Simmons.
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« Reply #2229 on: March 26, 2019, 06:01:24 PM »
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


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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« Reply #2230 on: March 27, 2019, 01:51:20 PM »
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


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.
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« Reply #2232 on: March 28, 2019, 03:45:27 PM »
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


A landscape on Gough Island, where invasive rats will soon be removed. ? Ben Dilley


 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.


Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile is one of the highest-ranking islands on the list ? Island Conservation


Scripp's Murrelet have dramatically increased thanks to rat removal on Anacapa Island ? Shaye Wolf




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« Reply #2233 on: March 28, 2019, 03:47:16 PM »
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


Scientists recently discovered a new species of bird on Borneo - the Cream-eyed Bulbul.
Credit: Subir Shakya, LSU
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« Reply #2234 on: March 28, 2019, 03:52:13 PM »
Taxpayers are asked to support falcons, fight pigeon poop

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-taxpayers-falcons-pigeon-poop.html


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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