Thousands of Birders Watch Long-billed Murrelet
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Hawk-eyed spotters flock to mass migration - Lake Erie ritual counts nearly 24,000 raptors more>
Human Thirst for Palm Oil Wipes out Rare Forest Birds - Many more bird species are threatened with extinction than previously feared, according to analyses of satellite images that reveal for the first time the extent of deforestation occurring on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. read more>
Climate change threatens birds - Three in 10 species could go extinct - Climate change may cause as much as 30 per cent of all land-bird species to become extinct by 2100 because food will become scarce as temperatures increase, according to a new Stanford University study. read more>
Twitchers watch robin served rare - Birdwatchers who met in Grimsby to catch sight of a rare American robin are horrified to see her eaten by a sparrowhawk.. read more>
Long flights leave birds near death - Must feed immediately after non-stop treks or they will perish. read more>
President Bush Moves to Conserve Birds - President Bush outlined several conservation measures his administration is taking to benefit birds at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland.. read more>
Bird brain - or parrot prodigy? His death has been reported in the New York Times; an internet condolence book has been set up in his memory. So what made Alex the parrot so special - and so controversial? read more>
Native Birds Threatened - Most wild bird seed is a mixture of cracked corn, millet, peanut crumbs, etc., none normally consumed by native wild birds. more>
Owl Visit a Hoot - A long-eared owl peers Thursday from a tree limb in the back yard of a Hillcrest Avenue home. The first owl was noticed by homeowner Cheryl Shaw, who thought it was a cat climbing in the tree. read more>
Madagascar Creates Millions of Acres of New Protected Areas... read more>
Falcon Cam, Canada - Since 1989, a pair of endangered Peregrine Falcons has been nesting on the Radisson Hotel in downtown Winnipeg. In 2006, CBC in Manitoba, Shaw and the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba) collaborated to provide Manitobans with the opportunity to observe each year’s family of Peregrines on the Falcon Cam.... read more>
Polly wants a home - That talking parrot may seem like a good idea at the store, but these high-maintenance pets are increasingly being abandoned... read more>
Birds have brilliant brains, say experts - The insult of 'bird-brain' is generally applied to scatty people who cannot hold much in their heads... read more>
Bird-watching is looking up - More than 46 million Americans enjoy this fun activity.. read more>
The holy grail of birds - Spotting a rare bird in the wild is one of the great thrills of bird-watching..... read more>
Hummingbird Birth.... read more>
Native Birds Threatened - Most wild bird seed is a mixture of cracked corn, millet, peanut crumbs, etc., none normally consumed by native wild birds. read more>
13 Ways of Looking At an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.... more>
