October 2009

Albatrosses bred in captivity in Japan fly 26,000 km to San Francisco The Mainichi Daily News Birds' eyes, not beaks, sense magnetic fields ScienceNews (original Nature paper) Albatrosses put plastic on the menu ScienceDaily (original PLoS ONE paper) (related TED talk) (more photos) Almost 60% of the 63 rare bird species that breed in the UK have increased over the last 10 years. BBC News Oregon seabirds slimed by algal bloom SEANET Blog Moving and spatial learning in the Eagle Owl Bubo Bubo Estación Biológica de Doñana Maine seabirds in the archaeological record SEANET Blog Powerline corridors as breeding habitat for birds Conservation Maven Charles Darwin really did have advanced ideas about the origin of life FECYT Are US and European Plovers different species? SciencieDaily Building new homes for endangered woodpeckers Biological Ramblings How humans started a bacterial pandemic in chickens Not exactly rocket science First evidence for a second breeding season in five migratory songbirds ScienceDaily Butterfly's wing ears may detect birds LiveScience Poland's Government spares threatened wildlife from road development RSPB Government announces two toxic pesticides removed from U.S. market American Bird Conservancy Gurney's Pitta: thought extinct in the 80s, new study reports 20,000 territories BirdLife International Seabirds dying because of an oil spill in Western Australia WWF Áreas Importantes para las Aves (IBA) marinas en España descargate el pdf SEO/BirdLife Important Areas for Seabirds (marine IBAs) in Spain.Download Report pdf SEO/BirdLife How city noise is shaping bird song Scientific American podcast The year's best wildlife photos NewScientist Australian native bird populations declining rapidly ABC.net.au Scottish red kite numbers hit record high: following their reintroduction 20 years ago, there are now 149 pairs. BBC News It takes two to tutor a sparrow ScienceDaily Brain transplant points to origin of communication NewScientist Discovering the African wintering quarters of Lesser kestrels breeding in South Spain Estación Biológica de Doñana Eagles filmed hunting reindeer BBC News video Rival species evolve to sing the same Oxford Univ. Ramsar in Korea one year on Birds Korea Joelle Gehring on solving bird collisions Round Robin (Cornell Lab blog) Rooks use rocks to reach reward Round Robin (Cornell Lab blog) Record year for Scottish sea eagles BBC News The fight against Malta's illegal bird hunt BBC News Rapid evolution of wing shape 127th AOU meeting (ScienceNews) Eleonara's falcon migration: direct flight from western Mediterranean to Madagascar e! Science News Bird species 'sharing nest boxes' BBC News As climate shifts, birds follow Science News Ants in the pants drive away birds Science News Study finds wind farms impact breeding bird distribution Conservation Maven Laser-imaging bird habitats EcoTone (ESA blog) The largest eagle ever NewScientist Coastal birds decline as development rises... Conservation Maven Albatross camera reveals interaction with whales British Antarctic Survey A new tool to study the social life of birds: $400, 1 gram, solar powered tags NewScientist Autonomous monitoring of seabird colony behavior BBC News Clever rooks have sense of gravity NewScientist Alligators as monogamous as (some) birds EcoTone Plumage colour assessment with the naked eye Catalan Journal Ornithology Where to place a vulture restaurant? Pathdigger Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to study the brain ScienceDaily Archeopteryx had very slow development, bones say LifeScience Lowly females pick mediocre mates BBC News The impact of black rats on Mediterranean seabirds EurekAlert Bearded Vultures 'seen in India' BBC News Four-Winged Dinosaur Discovered in China