Feed a Bird, Split a Species
Science Now (Free subscription) | yesterday
Food left out by people may be driving the evolution of a European bird [Read more]
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Birdfeeders Found to Cause Evolution of New Species
Treehugger (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new species of the blackcap bird soon to take flight? Image via BBC Up until now, most people have likely regarded bird-feeders as merely a pleasant addition to their gardens. But scientists have recently discovered that bird-fe... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates
Physorg (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.
- Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates - Science Daily
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New Solution For Monitoring Cryptic Species
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate estimates of bird species' populations.
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200,000 seabirds killed annually by European longlines
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, Friday, 27 November 2009 Concern is growing about the huge number of seabirds being killed by fisheries in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) said yesterday. Although conservationists' fears have so far focused on seabirds in the Southern Ocean, especially albatrosses, there is mounting alarm over...
- The 'bycatch' downed by industrial fishing - The Independent
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The Evolution Of Bat Migration
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Researchers reconstruct the evolution of bat migration with the aid of a mathematical modelNot just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae"...
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We're off then: The evolution of bat migration
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany studied the migratory behaviour of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae" with the help of mathematical models. They discovered that the migration...
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Loose Feathers #213
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Emperor Penguins / Photo by lin padgham Bird and birding news A study of the fossil record argues that there were six genera and nine species of moas (much lower than other estimates) and that the North and South Islands of New Zealand have been geographically isolated for 20-30 million years. The Puerto Rican Nightjar's range is much than previously estimated ; in all this species has 1,400-2,000...
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Darwin's mockingbirds DNA research may help species recovery
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research could help protect the future of a rare bird in the Galapagos Islands that was an inspiration for Darwin`s theory of evolution by natural selection, scientists report in a paper published in the Royal Society Journal Biology Letters today.
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A New Species of Finch may have Evolved in the Galapagos
Evolution List (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
AUTHOR: Daniel Cressey SOURCE: Nature.com News COMMENTARY: Allen MacNeill As I have noted in several recent blogposts, Charles Darwin's Origin of Species was published 150 years ago this month . One of Darwin's crucial examples of descent with modification in the Origin was the evolutionary diversification of a group of finches now usually referred to as "Darwin's finches" . In the Origin...
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Loose Feathers #212
A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Pileated Woodpecker Pair / Photo by Jerry Downs Bird news New research has finally demonstrated that male Club-winged Manakins "sing" by vibrating specialized feathers together . Male animals, such as birds, fish, and odonates, show such a striking diversity of colors and shapes in part to attract females of their own species but also to help them recognize competitors of their own species...
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Brown Pelican Removed From Endangered List
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
After a forty year fight to save the brown pelican from extinction, the resilient creature appears to have had a significant comeback.On Wednesday, Interior Department officials announced that they were officially delisting the bird as an endangered species, reported the Associated Press.Now common in Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean, the bird was initially declared an endangered...
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Commercial fishing gear kills one albatross every five minutes
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Scientists call for new measures to protect the seabirds as experts warn one albatross drowns every five minutes after becoming entangled in fishing gear Press Association guardian.co.uk, Monday 9 November 2009 11.31 GMT Albatrosses and other birds are facing extinction as they become tangled in commercial fishing gear, conservation organisations warned today. Thirty-seven species of seabird are at...
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Three Brief Warbler Questions......(BELOW)
WarblerWatch (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
(Drawing of Bachman's Warbler, left) Here’s three questions I’ve received recently, but I’m too busy with deadlines this week (and, in addition, I’m preparing to teach an Ornithology class at Merritt College that begins soon, I’ve got “one-liners” for answers. 1. Warbler Guy: How many wood-warbler (Parulidae Family) members are there within the A.O.U. checklist...
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UK farmland birds continue to decline
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Farmland birds like skylarks and grey partridges have declined by more than half in the last 30 years according to new Government statistics. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Published: 7:00AM GMT 30 Oct 2009 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) English farmland bird index, which covers 19 birds including yellowhammer and woodpigeon, showed a continued trend in declining...
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Designing A Decorative Bird House
caniwi | 01/22/2009
Designing A Bird House When starting to build your backyard birdhouse it is essential to distinguish the species or family of the birds that usually visit your garden or backyard. Birds have to be one of the best ways of enjoying your garden. C...