Early Bird News

Posted February 27, 2013:

• Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing With Intricate Timing

Posted February 25, 2013:

• Hummingbird Flight: Two Vortex Trails With One Stroke
• Exurban Residences Impact Bird Communities Up to 200 Meters Away, Study Finds

Posted February 21, 2013:

• Great Backyard Bird Count Goes Global, Shatters Records
• Common Swifts Make Mysterious Twilight Ascents

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Low-Pitched Song Indicates Fairy-Wren Size

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Blackbirds in the Spotlight: City Birds That Experience Light at Night Are Ready to Breed Earlier Than Their Rural Cousins

Posted February 12, 2013:

• Chick Magnet? Nest Diet Has Big Impact on Attractiveness of Hihi Birds
• Climate Change Affects the Flight Period of Butterflies in Massachusetts

Posted February 4, 2013:

• World's Oldest-Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick

Posted February 12, 2013:

• 'Get Off My Lawn:' Song Sparrows Escalate Territorial Threats

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Birds Evolved Ultraviolet Vision Several Times

Posted February 8, 2013:

• Forensic Pathology: Tracing the Origin of the Usutu Virus in Blackbirds

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Birds in Asia May Need a Hand to Weather Climate Change

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Genome Shows Mutant Gene Gives Pigeons Fancy Hairdos

Posted January 30, 2013:

• West Nile Virus Spreading Due to Mosquitoes in Orchards and Vineyards, Experts Warn
• Vultures Foraging Far and Wide Face a Poisonous Future
• Disappearing Homing Pigeon Mystery Solved

Posted January 29, 2013:

• Cultural Evolution Changes Bird Song
• Real Angry Birds 'Flip the Bird' Before a Fight: Biologists Use Robots to Study Attacks of Male Swamp Sparrows

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Why Are There Redheads? Birds Might Hold the Clues

Posted January 24, 2013:

• New Dinosaur Fossil Challenges Bird Flight Origins Theories

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Sex of Early Birds Suggests Dinosaur Reproductive Style: New Way to Identify Gender of Ancient Avian Species

Posted January 17, 2013:

• Quail Really Know Their Camouflage

Posted January 11, 2013:

• Clamorous City Blackbirds: Birds Can Sing Louder at Higher Frequencies to Make Themselves Heard Over Traffic Noise

Posted January 7, 2013:

• First Fossil Bird With Teeth Specialized for Tough Diet

Posted January 4, 2013:

• Dinosaur Shook Tail Feathers for Mating Show

Posted December 27, 2012:

• Birdsong Study Pecks Theory That Music Is Uniquely Human

Posted December 20, 2012:

• How Songbirds Learn to Sing: Mathematical Model Explains How Birds Correct Mistakes to Stay on Key

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Birdsong Bluster May Dupe Strange Females, but It Won't Fool Partners

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Can Birds Make Us Happy?

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Intelligent Control for Performance: Reducing Drag, Saving Fuel
• Engineer Looks to Dragonflies, Bats for Flight Lessons

Posted December 7, 2012:

• Hatching Order Influences Birds' Behavior

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Drought in the Horn of Africa Delays Migrating Birds

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Hushed Hoarders and Prying Pilferers: Eurasian Jays Change Strategies to Prevent Others from Stealing Food

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Guineafowl May Spread, Not Halt, Fever-Bearing Ticks in Turkey

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Ecologists Shed New Light on Effects of Light Pollution on Wildlife
• For Some Feathered Dinosaurs, Bigger Not Always Better

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Swans Have Crash Landings and Hip Injuries Are More Common Than Previously Thought

Posted November 21, 2012:

• Emperor Penguins Budget Time for Short Rests on Ice During Chick-Rearing Season
• New Strain of Bird Virus Sweeps Across Britain
• New Evidence on Dinosaurs' Role in Evolution of Bird Flight

Posted November 20, 2012:

• High-Speed Video and Artificial Flowers Shed Light on Mysteries of Hummingbird-Pollinated Flowers
• Urban Noise Makes Flycatchers Change Length of Their Songs

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Owls' Ability to Fly in Acoustic Stealth Provides Clues to Mitigating Conventional Aircraft Noise
• Mosquitos Fail at Flight in Heavy Fog, Though Heavy Rain Doesn't Faze Them

Posted November 12, 2012:

• Did Wild Birds Cause the 2010 Deadly West Nile Virus Outbreak in Greece?

Posted November 8, 2012:

• Two New Emperor Penguin Colonies in Antarctica
• X-48 Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Makes 100th Test Flight

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