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Barn Swallow / Photo by Dave Menke (USFWS)News and links about birds, birding, and the environment.
- Low numbers of krill are causing deaths by starvation among Pacific alcids such as murres and auklets.
- Despite recent efforts to clean and improve the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystems, two new reports give the Bay's health low grades.
- Researchers have found a new genus of frogmouth birds on the Soloman Islands.
- Studies of deformities in barn swallows near Chernobyl suggest that humans in the area may still be at risk.
- Ethanol may be worse than standard fuel for human health. Computer models predict a significant rise in ozone levels from ethanol vehicles; high ozone causes respiratory problems in many people.
- National Geographic reports on an unlikely sanctuary for birds in Florida - an island filled with cottonmouths.
- Three men were charged in California for causing the deaths of several hundred tern chicks.
- Nestcams have become popular among desk-bound birders.
- April 22-29 is National Park Week, designated to celebrate the natural and human heritage conserved in our national parks. (via Wildbird) In Washington, DC, you can celebrate with a bird walk in Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (see here) or in Rock Creek Park (see here, here, and here).
The Blogger BioBlitz starts this weekend. Participating nature bloggers will celebrate National Wildlife Week by counting and reporting the living organisms in their selected areas. Register and discuss the count at the BioBlitz Google group. You can read there about data submission guidelines. You can find linkes to identification resources at Burning Silo.- The Coffee and Conservation blog asks birders to sign a petition on behalf of organic coffee farmers. Shade-grown coffee provides important habitat for North American songbirds that winter in the tropics.
- Bill of the Birds: Your favorite field guide?
- Mike's Birding & Digiscoping Blog: Juncos on the Move
- Beakspeak: Feathers of Florida Part 1 (and Part 2)
- Friday Ark #135
- I and the Bird #47
- Carnival of the Green #73
- Birds in the News #79
- Carnival of the Recipes
- Oekologie #4
