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| Great Skua photographed by Erik Christensen |
- On December 28, Neil Hayward broke the ABA-area big year record with his 750th bird of the year, a Great Skua.
- In 2014, another birder, Dorian Anderson, hopes to see 600 bird species while cycling across the country. The latter is keeping a blog about his journeys, and here is an interview with him.
- Eight Snowy Owls were trapped and relocated away from Detroit Metro Airport.
- Project SNOWstorm is collecting data on this winter's Snowy Owl irruption.
- As most birders are probably aware, the use of playback from digital devices is controversial and may have consequences for conservation and bird behavior. Both the ABA and Audubon are developing guidelines for the use of audio playback.
- Monk Parakeets have successfully colonized New York City and its suburbs.
- DNA barcodes were created for 388 individuals of 147 bird species from The Netherlands. The barcodes were based on specimens in the collection of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Which museum specimens are useful for making barcodes depends on the age and size of the specimen.
- The Moluccan Woodcock may be less endangered than scientists thought.
- Two Bald Eagles were shot in Maryland.
- A refuge for Blue-throated Macaws in Bolivia has doubled in size. This species is critically endangered due to habitat loss and the pet trade.
- Developers in Britain are starting to build separate housing for protected species when they develop a site or convert old buildings for new uses.
- Testosterone increases a bird's desire to sing but not its song quality.
- So far 20 Bald Eagles have died in Utah due to unknown causes.
- Here are a few of the bird species discovered in 2013.
- Not Exactly Rocket Science: In Saving A Species, You Might Accidentally Doom It
- Conserve Wildlife Blog: What makes peregrine falcons so unique?
- The Orion Blog: A Wild Success
- Compound Eye: Compound Eye Readers’ Best Science and Nature Photographs of 2013
- ABA Blog: Neil Hayward Does It!
- 10,000 Birds: Royal lineage: Kinglets and crests in the bird family tree
- Outside My Window: Take Me To The River
- Beetles In The Bush: Hairy milkweed beetle
- Photographic Field Notes: Cheesequake State Park Post Fire
- The Digiscoper: Winter Waxwings!
- Anything Larus: Possible Adult Appledore Gull
- Earbirding: A Bicknell’s Thrush Critique
- Last Saturday was the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. While the Endangered Species Act has been successful at some charismatic species, it has been continually weakened by interests opposed to environmental protection.
- If you bird in this weekend's extreme cold, take the proper precautions.
- Here is an explanation for why sound is muffled during a snowstorm.
- A state court will decide if Christie illegally withdrew New Jersey from a regional climate change agreement.
- Illinois may soon have a resident wolf population.
- The plastisphere in the world's oceans may be responsible for the proliferation of some toxins throughout the marine food web.
- Road salt contaminates wetlands and rivers close to roadways, and the contamination lasts more or less year-round.
