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President Bush enjoys some bird watching
2007-10-22 01:13:00 President Bush showed that he is not anti-conservation at a retreat with Vice President Cheney. The President was at Patuxent Research Refuge and gave a rousing speech that shows his birding side. Excerpt: My administration has supported the National Wildlife Refuge system. We’ve expanded some of the existing sites, we created 10 new ones, and we ... More About: President , President Bush , Watching , Bird
Grenada Developer Respects Bird Life
2007-10-19 23:15:00 A developer for the Four Seasons hotel chain is ordering up a survey to study a rare bird - the endangered Grenada dove. The hotel chain plan a high end hotel in a nature area, but this study will be geared toward ensuring the dove is not further threatened by it. It’s good to see ... More About: Life , Developer , Bird , Endangered
Pet Bird Alerts Homeowner to Buglary
2007-10-16 20:01:00 Dennis Baker of Dallas has a friendly Mexican Redheaded parrot named Salvador who always says “hello” when he sees someone. When an intruder passed by the window of the home, the bird kept saying hello repeatedly, alerting Mr. Baker to the intruder. The rest was history — at least for the intruder. He was shot ... More About: Bird , Homeowner
In Hawaii 2 more Birds near Extinction
2007-10-15 19:53:00 A national bird protection group and a Hawaii an bird expert are petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to extend protection to two increasingly rare birds found only on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. Two More Hawaiian Birds on Brink of Extinction More About: Endangered
High Island Bird Sanctuary Devastated
2007-10-06 20:51:00 There is a woodland near the Texas coast call High Island just outside Houston. The Houston Audubon Society maintained a wooded bird sanctuary there. Unfortunately the heavily canopied area was devastated by Hurricane Humberto this year and the Audubon needs help restoring it. Full story below. After hurricane, area bird sanctuaries need help More About: Bird , Ecosystem , Vasta
Those Crazy Birds - UK Peacock attacks Blue Cars
2007-10-05 22:40:00 Ron the peacock is very aggressive against his rivals he thinks are rivaling him for “bird love”. It seems he mistakes bright blue cars for rivals and tries to attack them. Let’s just hope he doesn’t accidently get run over by one his rivals! Full story below. Jealous peacock attacks blue cars - after mistaking them ... More About: Cars , Crazy , Blue , Birds , Attacks
German Researchers find Clue to Bird Migration
2007-09-29 20:31:00 How exactly do birds know when and where to migrate? We’ve always chalked it up to evolutionary adaptation, but scientists may have found a clue in their vision system. The study says that birds ’see’ the Earth’s magnetic field as a visual pattern, which presumably aids them in migration. Migrating birds may see Earth’s magnetic field More About: German , Find , Bird , Ornithology , Germ
West Coast Snowy Plovers Get Plan
2007-09-29 20:24:00 The Snowy Plover has a breeding ground that has clashed terribly with humans. They breed and lay eggs in the open sand on beaches. This has led to critically low populations and has placed them on the endangered list. This has also led to seasonal beach closures in certain areas. Federal Officials have released a 10 ... More About: West Coast , West , Endangered , Plan , Coast
Bird Sanctuary in Queens
2007-09-28 23:39:00 A planning council in Queens NY, is expected to give the approval to a landmarked bird sanctuary in the estate of Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing. It’s a Victorian era small museum and garden and would be the first landmarked bird sanctuary in the city. Panel expected to give bird sanctuary landmark status More About: Bird , Ecosystem
California Boy has Bright Future in Birding Photography
2007-09-28 23:36:00 Ben Knoot, a San Mateo middle school student is a serious photographer of birds. He has won awards for his photography and recently a photo he took of the an American Bittern was featured in Ranger Rick magazine. His work can be viewed at his website (link here). It’s amazing work for an 11 year ... More About: Photography , California , Future , Birding , Bright
Raising the Alarm on Rare Chinese Bird
2007-09-26 19:22:00 BirdLife International has raised the red flag on the Chinese Crested Tern - Sterna bernsteini. Without urgent action conservationists have given the bird less than five years before disappearing completely from its two remaining breeding areas. Unfortunately, the bird is sought after for its eggs and its population has dwindled to fewer than 50 birds. The eggs ... More About: Alarm , Bird , Rare , Endangered
Southern Wisconsin Birders descend on Rare Find
2007-09-23 19:23:00 Bird watchers in or around the town of Beloit WI are going to flock to this place because someone sighted a Green-breasted Mango. Wow, now that’s far north for that bird. It’s a tropical hummingbird rarely seen north of Mexico. I hope it finds its way home soon! It’s going to get chilly up there soon. Rare ... More About: Find , Wisconsin , Southern , Ornithology
Songbird Ortolan is a Delicacy in France
2007-09-21 21:42:00 In Franc e they eat different things, OK…I can deal with that. But a song bird? Tastes like chicken? So you might wonder does a bird enthusiast eat chicken? This one does and turkey too! But that’s about where I draw the line. Tis such a small tiny bird with a lovely song, who could possibly eat ... More About: Songbird , Endangered , Deli
Maryland Marshlands ready for Birding Trail
2007-09-19 20:11:00 Birding trails are popping up everywhere! This is great news for those of us who like to travel. It looks like a new one is getting starting in the Chesapeake Bay marsh region of Maryland . Jim Rapp of Delmarva Low-Impact Tourism Experiences is working on what he calls a ‘Cape to Cape Trail’ which will ... More About: Birding , Ecosystem , Ready , TRAI
Grackle Cleanup in Texas
2007-09-19 20:00:00 In Temple, Texas , there was a problem with grackles. Apparently the grackles messed up City Hall and the city officials did not take too kindly to them. So bad was the problem that the city had to pay workers overtime to clean up the mess. Former grackle-removing methodology failed to impress these smart birds. Those included ... More About: General , Cleanup
Dial a Bird Song!
2007-09-19 01:46:00 File this under “things to do while waiting in line at the post office or bank”. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune has a dial in number where you can press a 4 digit code to listen to bird songs. The number is 612-673-9050. Here are few of the codes: 5058 American robin 5059 common nighthawk 5060 dark-eyed junco 5061 ... More About: Song , Bird , Dial
2 Ducks and a Broken Hearted Little Girl
2007-09-17 21:48:00 Homeowner associations have rules for a purpose, but I guess all rules are made to be bent. A 6 year old girl in a Chicago suburb had 2 pet ducks named ‘Bean and Jenny’. The ducks were companions to Julie Miller and helped take her mind off her parents divorce, according to her grandmother. But ... More About: Girl , Broken , Little Girl , Litt , Broken Heart
Organize a Birding Field Trip
2007-09-16 17:12:00 Organize a Birding Field Trip Below is a story about local bird watching trip. Mundane to read about because I wish we could have gone! But what about organizing your own trip? The trip below was just a small group of people led and organized by an expert birder with 25 years behind her. If you’re experienced ... More About: Organize , Ornithology
Gotwit makes Incredible Journey
2007-09-15 19:13:00 A Bar-Tailed Gotwit stunned ornithologists with what is the longest non-stop flight ever recorded. The gotwits winter in New Zealand and summer in Alaska. That of course is coming from the perspective of my being in the Northern Hemisphere. The ‘winter’ I referred to is actually summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Anyway, 16 of the many ... More About: Journey , Incredible , Ornithology
Gulf States Now Getting Hummingbird Migration
2007-09-14 19:28:00 Hummingbirds are at all times only a few hours from starving due to their extremely high metabolic rate. It’s this time of year, the fast flappers make their trip back to Central and South America, across that massive Gulf of Mexico. Even for those birds that skirt the coast, it’s a long trip. To make ... More About: States , Ming , Hummingbird
San Diego Park Closes Aviary
2007-09-13 18:31:00 The San Diego Wild Animal Park closed it aviary due to the mysterious death of 10 lorikeets. Apparently West Nile is not to blame here but it is unusual for so many birds of a feather to die like that. Lorikeets are incredibly colorful small parrots with rainbow feathers. The birds in this aviary were trained ... More About: Ornithology
Ravens and Eagles in Wyoming force Look at Bullets
2007-09-13 00:12:00 Lead bullets that hunters use may quickly be outlawed. The lead from the bullets gets into the system of the kill and then enters the system of scavengers; in this case ravens (and some eagles). It also may affect other larger scavengers like bear, wolf, and coyote. Not to mention how it might affect the ... More About: Eagles , Force , Wyoming , Bullets , Ming
Walk the Dog, Disturb the Birds
2007-09-12 20:54:00 It should come as no surprise that birds don’t appreciate the presence of dogs. But now we have a scientific study that supports it! In ecologically sensitive areas, this study might lend support to bans on dogs (leashed or not). The study was conducted in Australia and cites a 35% reduction in bird diversity and a ... More About: Birds , Endangered , Walk , The D
Rare Birds Being Shot in UK
2007-09-12 19:40:00 In 2006, there were 1109 incidents of crimes against wild birds in the UK, which represents a 50% increase over 2005. According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , the increase can be partly attributed to improved reporting procedures but there is still a concern that people are ignoring the legal protection some ... More About: Shot , Rare , Endangered
Idaho Fires and West Nile Spell Trouble for Sage Grouse
2007-09-11 21:27:00 The Sage Grouse may enjoy less hunters this year, thanks to wildfires in the Snake River area of Idaho and some say to West Nile . Fires destroyed several grouse mating grounds this year. Wildlife officials say the sage grouse populations are down 50% in areas untouched by fire. So this leads to other reasons. Other reasons ... More About: Endangered
Man-Made Island in Texas Serves as Bird Habitat
2007-09-11 20:53:00 I’m putting this on my places to visit next time I’m Port O’Connor Texas ! Actually it sounds like I can’t visit this specific island. The island in the article doesn’t have a name (the article calls it Chester’s Island ) nor does it say how large it is. Since it’s man-made one has to assume it’s ... More About: Made , Bird , Abit
The Strange Debate over the Trumpeter Swan
2007-09-11 04:31:00 When I have time to spare, I like to pick up an Audubon or the birding magazine. Today I ran across this article called The Big Flap from 2005. It talks about the issues surrounding the reintroduction of the Trumpeter Swan to the East Coast of the US. The big question in the debate over whether to ... More About: Debate , Strange , Ornithology
Ohio Bird Sanctuary Gets Land from BSA
2007-09-10 01:34:00 The Boy Scouts of America is transferring 52 acres of land to the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. The deal was completed on 9/8/07. For the past 12 years, The Ohio Bird Sanctuary had been leasing the land from the Scouts. Camp Avery Hand was 256 acres and is now reduced to the remaining 204 acres which ... More About: Land
Lucky Cockatiel Survives near miss with Trash Compactor
More articles from this author:2007-09-09 18:46:00 A family in Maine threw out their two cockatiels in the trash. Just bagged them up — cage and all — and set them out in the street to be picked up. The family claims both birds were dead. However one of the two birds woke up (or revived). Luckily, one of the trash attendants became ... More About: Miss , Lucky , Trash , Actor 1, 2, 3 |
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