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| Wilson's Warbler / Photo credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS |
- Bird scaring lines can reduce albatross deaths associated with fishing operations.
- Scientists recently discovered fossils of an albatross-like prehistoric bird that would have had a 21-foot wingspan, larger than any other known bird.
- The Nature Conservancy will be tracking the migration routes of tagged Long-billed Curlews that breed in Idaho.
- Environmentalists are suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service to change the Lesser Prairie Chicken's status from threatened to endangered. An endangered listing would give the agency less latitude to allow incidental killings to prairie chickens by the energy industry.
- A subspecies of the Sharp-beaked Ground Finch on Wolf Island in the Galápagos takes regular blood meals from other birds, especially from nesting boobies and their chicks.
- Here is an animated graphic of a hummingbird flapping its wings while hovering.
- Nick Lund of The Birdist has an article on the bird conservation problem caused by Ivanpah and similar solar installations.
- Scientists are seeking to reconstruct the diet of the Bonelli's Eagle, a threatened species in Europe.
- A study of Sociable Weavers explores how birds cooperate within a communal nesting colony.
- Scientists studying Japanese Quail have identified a photoreceptor that lets the bird know when to reproduce in the spring.
- Rat poison frequently kills urban raptors who eat poisoned rats.
- EBird has a new monthly challenge for July.
- ABA Blog: How to Record Birdsong (Part 2, Part 3)
- Hidden New Jersey: Grassland restored: Kestrels and secretive sparrows at Negri-Nepote
- South Jersey Butterfly B/Log: Is Hickory Hairstreak Possible in South Jersey?
- Birding Dude: Jamaica Bay West Pond Restoration
- 10,000 Birds: Red Crossbills in the Black Forest
- Not Exactly Rocket Science: Hope Against The Frogpocalypse Fungus, But Just a Sliver
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service decided against listing the wolverine under the Endangered Species Act even though two panels of scientists recommended the listing.
- Strong southerly winds contributed to an algal bloom off the coast of New Jersey last week.
- In preparation for this year's World Cup in Brazil, FIFA picked an endangered endemic armadillo as the event's mascot, but has done little to help conserve the species.
- Speaking of the World Cup, a large orthopteran made an appearance during the match between Brazil and Colombia.
- Here is a discussion of how to approach the problem of invasive species in urban contexts. (via Reconciliation Ecology)
