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Cuckoo Chicks Change Calls to Mimic Hosts: Discovery News

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:36:12 -0000

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The chicks of a species of Australian cuckoo can adjust their call in order to fool other species into rearing them, despite never having heard the cry, researchers have found.

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Birds Competing With Traffic Noise

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:50:41 -0000

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I wish we could give all the birds tiny megaphones. posted by athmusicfan

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New York's Seaway Trail boasts birding bounty - CNN.com

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:17:06 -0000

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Florida to buy 'missing link' of Everglades for $1.7 billion - CNN.com

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:42:49 -0000

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Yes! Make Restoration a BIG reality! posted by athmusicfan

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Discovery News : From Regular Bird to Chick Magnet

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:22:26 -0000

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A little strategically placed makeup quickly turns the wimpiest of male barn swallows into chick magnets, amping up their testosterone and even trimming their weight, new research shows.

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WWF: Wildlife Numbers Plummet Globally

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:37:56 -0000

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The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the World Wildlife Fund.

WWF director general James Leape warned: "Reduced biodiversity means millions of people face a future where food supplies are more vulnerable to pests and disease and where water is in irregular or short supply.

"No one can escape the impact of biodiversity loss because reduced global diversity translates quite clearly into fewer new medicines, greater vulnerability to natural disasters and greater effects from global warming."

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Baby peregrine falcons find home up in Atlanta skyscraper | ajc.com

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:45:36 -0000

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Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild - CNN.com

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:07:58 -0000

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Environmental deal sets aside L.A.-sized land tract - CNN.com

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:30:21 -0000

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Tejon Ranch, about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, is a critical habitat for condors

A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.

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Young Birds Babble Like (Human, sic) Babies

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:29:41 -0000

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Baby birds babble away before mastering their adult song, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

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Complete Species Table in Common Name order

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:10:09 -0000

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Complete Species Table in Alpha Code order

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12 new species in Brazil

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:49:19 -0000

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a dwarf woodpecker

Other outstanding new findings include a dwarf woodpecker of the genus Picumnus

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Ailing Rivers Need Urgent Care, Groups Warn

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:05:11 -0000

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Another non-birding article with bird conservation implications. posted by athmusicfan

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Andrew Fahlund, vice president for conservation for American Rivers, said every region of the country will eventually be affected either by water pollution or overconsumption.

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The Great Migration Crisis

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:12:45 -0000

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The falls in numbers are so sharp and widespread that ornithologists are waking up to a major new environmental problem - the possibility that the whole system of bird migration between Africa and Europe is running into trouble.

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Road Kill Stats Surprising

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:13:21 -0000

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Another non-bird article with bird habitat implications. posted by athmusicfan

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A surprising new study on road kill suggests some species, particularly amphibians, are so often victims of motorists that the phenomenon may help explain the decline of entire populations.

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