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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Iowa Dedicating New Bird Conservation Area Worth Its Weight In Gold


http://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/local_news/birds-could-boost-economy/article_c02ced7c-0519-11e8-a9c0-d37c74de64ac.html
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Monday, January 29, 2018

In Japan, Snake Warning Calls Cause Birds to Go On Offensive


https://www.newscientist.com/article/2159745-snake-alarm-call-makes-birds-scan-for-approaching-predators/
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Study Says Warm Blooded Animals Will Adapt Better to Climate Change Than Cold Bloodeds


https://phys.org/news/2018-01-mammals-birds-shot-surviving-climate.html
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Lights Out Asia: Helping Birds Survive with Tall Buildings in SIngapore

www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/collision-into-buildings-cause-of-many-birds-deaths-study
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Illegal Logging, Food, and Pet Trade Are Consuming Costa Rica's 840 Bird Species


https://www.simcoe.com/opinion-story/8049914-hundreds-of-species-of-birds-at-risk-in-costa-rica/
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012818 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake


www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-getting-ready-for-southern-birds/article_22321c1c-7da1-56ca-bd22-108f80c78a4e.html

www.chickashanews.com/oklahoma/news/column-getting-ready-for-southern-birds/article_86e1fe24-0af5-5f79-9372-3fb4f9591a7c.html
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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Fifty Former Quarries in UK Saving Endangered Species


www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/27/50-disused-quarries-turned-wildlife-habitats-help-britains-endangered/
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Friday, January 26, 2018

Is Your Congress(wo)man On List to Protect Wildlife and Our Future?


http://blog.nwf.org/2018/01/wildlife-alert-is-your-member-of-congress-on-the-list/?s_email_id=20180126_MEM_ENG_WLO_Jan_Edition|MTMemAct
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Pristine Bird Fossil In Northern Bavaria Oldest One Yet


www.newsweek.com/150-million-year-old-feathered-dinosaur-fossil-proves-prehistoric-birds-lived-791424
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Data of Urban vs. Rural Feeders and Adaptation of House Finches


https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/urban-birds-are-evolving-to-be-fed/551120/
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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Old Growth Forests Have More Important Uses Than Furniture and Lumber


https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-forests-may-protect-birds-from-rising-heat/
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Where Are PEI's Piping Plovers Overwintering?


www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-plover-research-1.4501986
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Duke Renewables Comes Up With Tech to Stop Killing Birds at Its Wind Farms


http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article196315179.html
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Excessive Heat During Birds' Development May Show Relationship to Body Size


https://phys.org/news/2018-01-temperatures-birds.html
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Another Valuable Take On Feeding Birds


wpri.com/2018/01/23/tips-and-advice-for-filling-bird-feeders/
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Ireland Receiving Rare African Birds


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/rare-african-birds-ditch-the-sun-in-favour-of-irish-boglands-1.3363034
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Friday, January 19, 2018

Native Oaks Are Favored By Migrant Songbirds All Over the Country


www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/home-garden/article195461374.html
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Are Birds Migrating and Singing Earier? There Is Evidence In Numerous Locations.


https://www.popsci.com/birds-singing-climate-change#page-5
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University of Delaware Study Shows Light Pollution Could Be Detriment to Migratory Birds


https://phys.org/news/2018-01-pollution-lures-birds-urban-areas.html
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BirdsofIndia.org Newly Launched


www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/online-resource-on-birds-launched/article22459472.ece
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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Garden of Eden Still Exists For Native Birds and Animals


https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/new-zealand-park-rats-predators-birds-environment/
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

New Honeyeater Discovered in Indonesia


http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/researchers-responding-to-birds-call-discover-species-new-to-science
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Kick Up Your Bird Feeding Stations a Notch


http://www.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2018/01/supercharge_your_backyard_bird.html
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Yellow Warblers in Wetter Areas May Be More Sensitive to Climate Change


http://michiganradio.org/post/genome-sequencing-might-provide-clues-how-well-birds-adapt-climate-change
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Bend, OR Has Right Idea With Nesting Platforms


http://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/local-news-feed/343079
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Birds Not As Evolved As You? Guess Again


www.vnews.com/Outside-Story-Do-birds-have-a-sense-of-smell-14866343
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Made It So: 2018 Is The Year of the Bird For Centennial Celebration


www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/marking-the-year-of-the-bird/article_f3d65c83-717c-5fba-bbb4-619f4a8f23e4.html
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Sunday, January 14, 2018

How to Determine If Your Bird Is a Pine Siskin


http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/outdoors/4387094-always-season-mike-jacobs-siskins-may-be-plain-birds-theyre-never-dull
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011418 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake


http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-deep-freeze-could-bring-rare-birds/article_180501e1-3c80-592e-a743-cf94a48db980.html
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Endangered Chukars and Pheasants Given New Life In Mediterranean Country of Jordan


http://jordantimes.com/news/local/850-endangered-birds-reintroduced-their-habitat
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Can One Species of Bird Understand Another's Calls?


https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/can-bird-species-talk-with-each-other.htm
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Friday, January 12, 2018

Bad Idea To Change Law With Proven Track Record


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/01/12/17-former-wildlife-officials-urge-interior-to-rethink-easing-rules-against-killing-birds/?utm_term=.e1036edd53d9
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Where There Is Illegal Marijuana, There Are Rodenticides


www.independent.co.uk/environment/california-illegal-cannabis-farms-rare-birds-poison-scientists-chemicals-pesticides-a8154306.html
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

How to Alleviate Window Strikes And What to Do If They Happen


http://m.startribune.com/take-action-to-avoid-bird-strikes-on-windows/468824373/?section=sports
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Colorado Winter Rarities Are Not For Faint of Heart


www.reporterherald.com/columnists/wildlife-window/ci_31584182/trips-see-rare-birds-colorado-succumb-cold-reality
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Light Pollution May Help Promote West Nile Virus


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/light-pollution-may-promote-spread-west-nile-virus
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Natural Selection and What "Black" vs. "Really Black" Feathers Means


https://gizmodo.com/these-birds-evolved-feathers-so-dark-they-re-like-a-b-1821906446
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Corvids Will Develop Relationships with Humans


https://www.theepochtimes.com/uplift/little-girl-left-food-out-for-birds-but-after-they-follow-her-to-school-strangest-things-show-up_2406655.html

https://owlcation.com/stem/The-Raven-and-the-Wolf-A-Study-in-Symbiosis


https://hubpages.com/animals/The-Bird-Called-Raven


https://hubpages.com/animals/The-Intelligence-of-the-Raven
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Monday, January 8, 2018

Birds Don't Get Used to Noise In Areas of Gas and Oil Rigs, Which Affects Reproduction


https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/birds-animals-energy-noise-reproduction/
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Indiana's Wind Turbine Data For Killing Birds and Bats for 2016 Is In


http://www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_b8ac98c5-85ce-5f13-b1d9-ffba8e9cab82.html
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Don't Shoot Raptors--They Don't Capture Small Children But An Astute Eagle Can Be Even More Resilient


www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article193482559.html


Observe an eagle in Spain Knocking a Goat Off a Craggy Tor


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Sunday, January 7, 2018

010718 SNP Edition, Life at Boomer Lake


www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/life-at-boomer-lake-winter-is-not-an-off-season/article_1f615348-f513-5a50-8cd7-792b9fa97f04.html
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Saturday, January 6, 2018

Start By Feeding the Birds and Natural Learning Will Follow


www.thedailystar.com/news/lifestyles/backyards-and-beyond-a-hobby-for-the-birds/article_8584306a-78fb-5127-afa0-cd513a1b09c1.html
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Now That's the Spirit For Birds--2018, The Year of the Bird


http://www.audubon.org/news/how-birds-bind-us
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Friday, January 5, 2018

Birds of Adirondacks Migrate Up the Mountain In Summer


https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Study-finds-that-Adirondack-birds-are-living-at-12477081.php
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Siberian and Tibetan Birds Winter in Nepal


http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-01-05/siberian-birds-start-to-arrive-in-nepal-to-avoid-cold.html
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Flying With the Birds in Europe


https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/bird-man-flying-france-microlight-spd/
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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Bullied Black Skimmer Chick Shows Appreciation


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5235083/Bullied-baby-skimmer-bird-gives-mom-hug-feeding.html
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Nova Scotia Suggests Better Planning For Harvesting Is Key to Bird Populations


https://www.trurodaily.com/news/harvesting-toll-on-nests-raises-bird-loss-worries-174383/
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Turbines Going Off Maryland Coast Where Many Seabirds Cross

https://www.bendbulletin.com/outdoors/5877892-151/tracking-birds-on-the-east-coast-where-wind
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Wildflower Plantings on Farms Boost Many Bird Populations in UK


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/03/wildflower-planting-on-farms-boosts-birds-from-skylarks-to-starlings
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How to Recognize the Presence of the Winter Wren


www.citizen-times.com/story/life/2018/01/03/nature-journal-winter-wrens-little-birds-big-songs/978144001/
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Wild Bird Refuses to Pay For Ticket, Grounding Delta Flight


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/12/31/how-a-small-bird-managed-to-take-over-a-delta-flight/?utm_term=.efd1470d59a6
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Monday, January 1, 2018

Life Saving Methods For Willow Tits Discovered in UK

https://www.wigantoday.net/news/environment/endangered-bird-thrown-a-lifeline-1-8934705
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