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| Wild Turkey / Photo by Alex Galt/USFWS |
- A Bell's Vireo has spent the past two weeks at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC.
- A study of shorebirds found that longer migration flights require longer stopovers for resting and refueling.
- Migratory birds can spend less time flying if they optimize for wind support rather than the shortest distance.
- Young Bald Eagles find the easy meals at landfills appealing but visit landfills less often as they become more adept at hunting.
- A shorebird fossil from New Zealand supports the link between Australian and South American shorebirds.
- A study using data from geolocators, satellite transmissions and bird banding has uncovered the migration routes of endangered European Rollers.
- Data collected by European birdwatchers suggests ways birds might respond to climate change.
- A study examined the genetic basis for the strong immune and digestive systems that vulture need for scavenging.
- The Birdist: A Crudely Drawn Guide to Birding at DC's Rock Creek Park
- Net Results: Introducing Craves’s Giant Barn Owl!
- Not Exactly Rocket Science: Busting Myths About Penguin Feathers
- Charismatic Minifauna: These Lovely Birds Do More Than Sing—They Sleep Around
- Meadowlands Nature Blog: Don Torino's Life in the Meadowlands: The American Kestrel, a Species in Decline
- 10,000 Birds: Heermann’s Gull: Near Threatened
- BugBlog: Salticidae: Jumping spiders
- Stokes Birding Blog: Lincoln's Sparrow, Migrating Now, Look for Them!
- It is unclear how much Canada's environmental policies will improve in the wake of Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party's loss in this week's elections.
- A new species of Galápagos tortoise has been identified.
- A ruling sending the planned LG building back to the zoning board for reconsideration offers the opportunity to consider stronger protections for the cliffs. (via)
- This week New York City planted the millionth tree in its Million Trees NYC campaign.
- A plan to limit off-road vehicle use in Wharton State Forest in the New Jersey Pinelands has run into strong opposition.
- Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb.
