Bird News

Posted November 24, 2009:

• To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model
• Rescuing Male Turkey Chicks

Posted November 21, 2009:

• Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused a Pandemic

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History
• Decline in Russian Tigers Renews Calls to End All Trade in Tiger Parts

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Birds Lose Color Vision in Twilight

Posted November 13, 2009:

• Resonating Feathers Produce Courtship Song In Rare Bird

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Dining Out In An Ocean Of Plastic: How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Globalization: Diseases Spreading From Humans To Animals, Study Finds
• First Evidence For A Second Breeding Season Among Migratory Songbirds

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Migratory Route Of Eleonora's Falcon Revealed For First Time
• Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes To Humans Identified

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Hearing On The Wing: New Structure Discovered In Butterfly Ears
• It Takes Two To Tutor A Sparrow

Posted October 14, 2009:

• New Type Of Flying Reptile: Darwin's Pterodactyl Preyed On Flying Dinosaurs

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Long Feared Extinct, Rare Bird Rediscovered

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Archaeopteryx Was Not Very Bird-Like: Inside The First Bird, Surprising Signs Of A Dinosaur

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Loyal Alligators Display Mating Habits Of Birds
• In Search Of Wildlife-Friendly Biofuels: Are Native Prairie Plants the Answer?

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Albatross Camera Reveals Fascinating Feeding Interaction With Killer Whale

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Black Rat Does Not Bother Mediterranean Seabirds

Posted October 4, 2009:

• Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Was Mighty T. Rex 'Sue' Felled By A Lowly Parasite?
• Transgenic Songbirds Provide New Tool To Understand The Brain

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Hunting: An Extinction Threat To Middle East's Most Threatened Bird
• Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Scientists Find Successful Way To Reduce Bat Deaths At Wind Turbines
• New Species Discovered In The Greater Mekong At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Transhumance Helps Vulture Conservation

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Secrets Of Insect Flight Revealed: Modeling The Aerodynamic Secrets Of One Of Nature's Most Efficient Flyers
• Introduced Japanese White-Eyes Pose Major Threat To Hawaii's Native And Endangered Birds

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Migrating Birds Chill To Fatten Up

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Imitate To Communicate: Even Singers In The Bird World Have To Deal With Cover Artists

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Why Solitary Reptiles Lay Eggs In Communal Nests

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Changes In California's Bird Communities Due To Climate Change, Study Finds

Posted August 30, 2009:

• 'Curtain Twitching' Skylarks Keep Track Of Strangers Through Their Songs

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Bird Flu Leaves The Nest Adapting To A New Host

Posted August 25, 2009:

• New Study Finds Wild Pikas Are Natural Mammalian Hosts To H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Naming Evolution's Winners And Losers

Posted August 20, 2009:

• Life And Death In The Living Brain: Recruitment Of New Neurons Slows When Old Brain Cells Kept From Dying
• Specialists Are Better At Avoiding Predators
• Disease Risks When Moving Wildlife To New Areas: Endangered Laysan Duck Cautionary Tale

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Migratory Birds Not Picky About Their Rest Stops, Study Finds
• Some Aspects Of Birding Not Always Environmentally Friendly, Professor Says

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Study On Birds And Streams Included In Federal Guidelines To Safeguard Waterways

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Scientists Find A Common Link Of Bird Flocks, Breast Milk And Trust

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