Early Bird News

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Bird Smuggler Busted in Indonesia

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Dinosaurs With Killer Claws Yield New Theory About Evolution of Flight

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Seabirds: Climate Differences Have Less Impact on Transmission of Blood Parasites Than Expected

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Climate Change Driving Tropical Birds to Higher Elevations

Posted December 2, 2011:

• Where Antarctic Predatory Seabirds Overwinter

Posted November 17, 2011:

• How the Fly Flies: Scientists Discover Gene Switch Responsible for Flight Muscle Formation

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Bigger Birds in Central California, Courtesy of Global Climate Change, Study Suggests
• Grouse's Top-Flight Nest Sites Are High, Wide, and Lonesome

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Study Analyzes Only Known Footage of the Largest Woodpecker That Ever Lived

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Elaborate Bird Plumage Due to Testosterone?

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Family Tree for Most-Endangered Bird Family in the World Determined
• West Nile Virus Transmission Linked to Land Use Patterns and 'Super-Spreaders'

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Mental Time-Travel in Birds
• Heart Disease Linked to Evolutionary Changes That May Have Protected Early Mammals from Trauma
• Forgetting Is Part of Remembering

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Robotic Bug Gets Wings, Sheds Light on Evolution of Flight

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Across the Atlantic on Flotsam: New Fossil Findings Shed Light on the Origins of the Mysterious Bird Hoatzin

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Child Abuse in Birds: Study Documents 'Cycle of Violence' in Nature
• A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Weeds Are Vital to the Existence of Farmland Species, Study Finds

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Feathered Friends Help Wild Birds Innovate

Posted September 25, 2011:

• Feathered Friends Are Far from Bird-Brained When Building Nests

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Smells May Help Birds Find Their Homes, Avoid Inbreeding; Research May Bring Help to Endangered Species

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs' Fate
• Pigeon 'Milk' Contains Antioxidants and Immune-Enhancing Proteins
• Size Matters: Length of Songbirds’ Playlists Linked to Brain Region Proportions

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Tree Resin Captures Evolution of Feathers on Dinosaurs and Birds

Posted September 13, 2011:

• More Godwits in Bird-Friendly Managed Meadowlands

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Hummingbirds All a-Flutter During Courtship: How Fluttering Feathers Can Generate Courtship Sounds

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Bird-Pollinated Plant Mixes It Up When It Comes to Sex

Posted September 4, 2011:

• Mystery of Disappearing Bird Digit Solved?

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Great Tits Sing Low to Be Loved or High to Be Heard

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Females Choose Mates for Their Personalities, Zebra Finch Study Shows

Posted August 17, 2011:

• The Quick Bird Catches the Girl

Posted August 16, 2011:

• A Tool to Measure Stress Hormone in Birds: Feathers

Posted August 14, 2011:

• How Butterflies Copy Their Neighbors to Fool Birds

Posted August 12, 2011:

• Rediscovery of Disappeared Species: Truly Back from the Brink?

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Software Predicted Risk in California West Nile Virus Epidemic

Posted August 8, 2011:

• North Sea Wind Farm Has Positive Net Impact on Fauna, Researchers Say
• Researchers Unravel the Magic of Flocks of Starlings

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Puffins 'Scout Out' Best Migration Route

Posted July 28, 2011:

• Oral Interferon May Prevent and Control Avian Influenza Virus Infection
• Toucans Wearing GPS Backpacks Help Smithsonian Scientists Study Seed Dispersal

Posted July 27, 2011:

• It Takes a Village, but Only in Times of Plenty, Acorn Woodpeckers Show

Posted July 22, 2011:

• Deepwater Horizon Crude Less Toxic to Bird Eggs After Weathering at Sea

Posted July 20, 2011:

• It's No Sweat for Salt Marsh Sparrows to Beat the Heat If They Have a Larger Bill

Posted July 19, 2011:

• Avian 'Axe Effect' Attracts Attention of Females and Males
• Some Desert Birds Less Affected by Wildfires and Climate Change

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Brainy Lizards Pass Test for Birds

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