Researchers at Aberdeen University will spend two years listening to birds to find out how their songs, calls and cries become a part of people’s lives. Read the entire article here: British Study Birdsongs
One in every four bird species in the United States is imperiled and needs conservation help to survive, finds a new assessment released today by two bird-centered organizations – the Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy. [continue reading…]
I wanted to pass on a very interesting article from the Chicago Tribune about bird migration. Apparently there are several studies now that show that birds have a sense of the earth’s magnetic fields, that they can see these subtle differences, and use the information to guide their migrations! [continue reading…]
One of the problems that has been known to scientists and birders for a long time is that birds have trouble distinguishing a tree or other natural object from its reflection in a window. This causes the deaths of between 100 million and 1 billion birds each year in collisions with glass according to ornithologist Daniel Klem, a professor at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. That’s alot of birds! [continue reading…]
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