February 2010

Natural Antioxidants Give Top Barn Swallows a Leg on Competitors ScienceDaily Twig structures that the birds build for courtship are surprisingly resilient to bush fires New Scientist Meat on a String: A Possible Limit to Corvid Intelligence? A DC Birding Blog Scientists Image Brain at Point When Vocal Learning Begins ScienceDaily Some good research-photos... ENJOY! NewScientist House Finch behavior increases Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis spread A DC Birding Blog Iron in the Beaks of Birds A DC Birding Blog A study with temporary adhesive radio transmitters show stop-over duration related to fat. Ravens 'not behind' wader decline BBC News UK's rarest farmland bird fights back Surfbirds News (RSPB) Citizen science: using birder lists to detect species decline Conservation Maven Bird communities as bioindicators of stream degradation Conservation Maven A ban on fishing around a colony of threatened penguins in South Africa has brought swift benefits to the beleaguered birds. Yahoo!News Why love birds 'dance' to the Sun BBC News Seabird movement patterns tied to fishing boat schedules EcoTone Bird-from-Dinosaur Theory of Evolution Challenged: Was It the Other Way Around? ScienceDaily 3D bird skeletons; a new interactive web Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Plan A DC Birding Blog Absurd feathery ornaments: not just sexy, but functional! SEANET Blog Great tits: birds with character EurekAlert! Positive association between MHC and pathogen diversity Estación Biológica de Doñana Geolocators on Cory’s Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) increase the duration of the birds’ trips and decrease their foraging efficiency Estación Biológica de Doñana Amazing videos of birds in flight University of Montana Birds changing wing shape as possible adaptation to environmental change Conservation Maven Phoenix the Red-tailed Hawk Injured From Plane Crash BirdFreak Extended Laying Interval of Ultimate Eggs of the Eastern Bluebird A Blog Around the Clock some amazing bird pictures... ENJOY! BBC News Evaluating coastal feeding habitat for marine birds Conservation Maven Seabirds' Movement Patterns Tied to What Fishermen Toss Away ScienceDaily With Climate Change, Some Birds Are Taking Off for Migration Sooner; Not Reaching Destinations Earlier ScienceDaily Birds Follow Their Noses During Migration ScienceDaily