Sonic twittering helps shrews find their way Jun 19, 2009
Bjorn Siemers of the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology in Germany and a team of researchers captured seven common shrews (Sorex araneus) and nine greater white-toothed shews (Crocidura russula). They tested the animals' behavior in hay layers of varying thickness, and used scent indicators to see whether the shrews changed their calls when they detected the presence of another animal. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Who's who of the zoos Jun 16, 2009
The new building houses the Academys science labs and admin offices, including a massive library and scientific archive consisting of more than 20-million specimens across its Anthropology (humans), Entomology (insects), Herpetology (amphibians, reptiles), Ornithology (birds) and Mammalogy (mammals) departments. The Academy is the worlds greenest museum and largest public platinum-rated building, earning this rating (the highest possible) for Leadership in Energy onmental Design (LEED), a US... (iAfrica.com)
New species of phallus-shaped mushroom named after California Academy of Sciences scientist Jun 16, 2009
It conducts research in 11 scientific fields: anthropology, aquatic biology, botany, comparative genomics, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology, mammalogy and ornithology. Visit. (EurekAlert!)
Canaries That Hear Poor Songs As Juveniles Nevertheless Sing Rather Normal Songs As Adults Jun 4, 2009
However, male canaries even learn to sing normal songs when they were exposed as juveniles to tutors that lacked the features of normal canary song, as researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology have now found out ... Whether the descendants of such birds accept these abnormal songs of their parents as a song model was investigated by researchers around Sandra Belzner and Stefan Leitner from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen on domesticated canaries. (Science Daily)
• Watchthe birdies May 31, 2009
Produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it's at. This is a Quark CopyDesk document. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Blue Whale Found Singing In New York Waters May 30, 2009
Acoustic experts at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology s Bioacoustics Research Program (BRP) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) confirmed that the voice of a singing blue whale was tracked about 70 miles off of Long Island and New York City on Jan. 10-11, 2009, as the whale swam slowly from east to west. At the same time, a second blue whale was heard singing offshore in the far distance. (Science Daily)
Mass Audubon's Oriole Project enlists 'citizen scientists,' young and old May 28, 2009
"The idea is that conservation efforts have often focused on the rarest of the rare, endangered species," said Christopher Leahy, the Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology at Mass Audubon ... Tina Phillips, team leader for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch program, says citizen scientist programs have become more common in the last decade as technology has evolved to allow the collection of large amounts of data over the Internet. (Boston Globe)
Spring heralder cuckoo joins red list of rare birds May 28, 2009
Andy Clements, British Trust for Ornithology ... Andy Clements, director of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), said: "A gap all of us will notice is the lack of the cuckoo's familiar song. Their decline is emblematic of downward trends in many long-distance migrants from Africa.". (BBC News -- UK)
Bird watching basics May 28, 2009
Produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it's at. The Count: The Great Backyard Bird Count (or GBBC) is an event that takes place over four days in February each year. (Montana Standard, MT)
Mockingbirds In Fickle Climates Sing Fancier Tunes May 26, 2009
Researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and McGill University suspect that inconsistent climates may play a role. See also. (Science Daily)
Cattails are red-wing territory May 24, 2009
In fact, Daniel Klem Jr., a professor of ornithology and conservation biology who has studied windows and birds, estimates that as many as 900 million have been killed. Cowbirds are culprits. (Forest Republican, WI)
* World News Quick Take May 23, 2009
The research is based on a large-scale study of mockingbirds in different habitats carried out by researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham, North Carolina, the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and McGill University. As environments become more variable or unpredictable, song displays become more elaborate, said Carlos Botero, a postdoctoral researcher at NESCent. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
May Bird Count May 21, 2009
The Wisconsin Society of Ornithology lists 42 birds on its Wisconsin field check list. DeBoer said it's not too difficult for an experienced birder to get more than 100 species in a day during the May count. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Hike your way to bluebird of happiness May 10, 2009
Nesting habits, timing and chick numbers are reported by docents to NestWatch, a citizen-science project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. To see bluebirds at Filoli, sign up for a docent-led nature or orchard hike. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Celebrating birds and nature on the San Pedro River at Saturday event May 9, 2009
Each year, International Migratory Bird Day, which was originated in 1993 by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, is celebrated to recognize the incredible journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central America and South America. On Saturday, the Friends of the San Pedro River, the Sonoran Joint Venture, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Coronado National Forest will... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Bye Bye Birdie May 7, 2009
"We've seen significant declines among some species, primarily due to loss or change of habitat, changes in climate and use of pesticides," said Andre Dhondt, professor at Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology. "Birds that migrate can be especially affected, because they rely on habitat at both ends and several points in between.". (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Web aids in 'democratization of science' May 6, 2009
"At some point it will really lead to almost a democratization of science, where the amateurs and the volunteers are having just as much of an impact on science as the professionals are," said Rick Bonney, who started a citizen science project with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 1987. "It's just going so fast I can't keep up with it anymore.". (CNN)
• Sportsmen, bird watchers speak up on pelican plan May 5, 2009
Dave Delehanty, an associate professor of biology with a specialty in ornithology and animal behavior at Idaho State University, is one of those criticizing the plan. Delehanty contends the plan hasn't been adequately researched and says the state doesn't know for sure if pelicans are to blame for the reduced trout numbers. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
* Museum thrilled over discovery of egg Darwin broke Apr 11, 2009
With Mike Brooke, curator of ornithology, he traced the acquisition of the egg back to the notebook of a late 19th-century zoology professor, Alfred Newton, a friend of Darwin and his son Frank. The notebook also proved, lest anyone doubt her, that Wettons handling of the egg was blameless X the damage was done over 150 years earlier. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Charles Darwin's egg is rediscovered in a museum Apr 10, 2009
Dr Mike Brooke, the museum's curator of ornithology, traced the specimen's origin in the notebook of Professor Alfred Newton, a friend of Darwin's and a professor of zoology in the late 19th century. Newton had written: "One egg, received through Frank Darwin, having been sent to me by his father who said he got it at Maldonado (Uruguay) and that it belonged to the Common Tinamou of those parts. "The great man put it into too small a box and hence its unhappy state. (BBC News -- Europe)
Studies Of Hyena Skull Development Put Teeth Into New Female Dominance Theory Apr 9, 2009
Associate zoology professor Barbara Lundrigan, curator of mammalology and ornithology at the MSU Museum, lent her expertise on skull development and helped develop and test the group s new hypothesis using many of the museum's 70-plus known-age hyena skulls. A report describing the researchers' theory is published in the March 18 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.. (Science Daily)
Bird Can 'Read' Human Gaze Apr 4, 2009
8, 2002) Thousands of volunteers have a new assignment from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- documenting the impact of West Nile virus while counting birds for the 2002-03 season of Project FeederWatch. This. (Science Daily)
Bits & pieces Apr 4, 2009
You can help nesting birds and collect data to be used by scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to learn how climate change is affecting our feathered friends. Go to HYPERLINK "http://www.nestwatch.org" to learn to create and set up nest boxes and monitor them. (W. Yellowstone News, MT)
Outing introduces students to valley birds Apr 3, 2009
His interest in bird-watching grew when he worked at the ornithology lab at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.. I just kind of got sucked into the bird world, Mellinger said, admitting he is fascinated by them. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Counting birds Apr 3, 2009
To Kenneth Rosenberg, director of conservation science at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, this shows that birds can survive if we permit them. For all the doom and gloom about birds in many ecosystems, he says his work on the State of the Birds left him feeling optimistic because the resilience that is built-in is so great. (Why Files)
'Stock-take' of garden creatures Apr 3, 2009
Called Reptiles and Amphibians in your Garden, the project is being undertaken by The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Froglife and the Herpetological Conservation Trust (HCT). Conservationists say they hope the survey will bring together an army of amateur wildlife watchers including birdwatchers, gardeners, hands-on conservation volunteers and the general public. (BBC News -- Science)
USC receives first edition of 'Natural History' Mar 30, 2009
At the university, it joins later Catesby editions, as well as some of the nation's finest holdings in natural history, including the complete original double-elephant folio set of John James Audubon's "Birds of America" and a first edition "American Ornithology" by Alexander Wilson. The volumes will be exhibited at the Thomas Cooper Library this summer. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
90 years of birdwatchers' notes going online Mar 28, 2009
"You don't have to have a background in ornithology, you just have to have an interest.". Bird enthusiast and star volunteer Stella Walsh, a 62-year-old retiree, pecks away at her keyboard for about four hours each day. (CNN -- Tech)
US birds in 'widespread decline' Mar 21, 2009
"These results emphasise that investment in wetlands conservation has paid huge dividends," observed Kenneth Rosenberg, director of conservation science at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. "Now we need to invest similarly in other neglected habitats where birds are undergoing the steepest declines.". (BBC News -- Science)
'Ecological disaster' warning for Hawaii birds Mar 21, 2009
"That is the epicenter of extinctions and near-extinctions," said John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which helped produce the study. "Hawaii is (a) borderline ecological disaster.". (MSNBC -- Environment)
The state of birds in the U.S. Mar 21, 2009
"Conservation can really work," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who released "The State of the Birds" at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., attended by representatives of the American Bird Conservatory, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and other groups. "There are places where many bird species are doing better today than we were 10 to 15 years ago," Salazar said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Many birds endangered in America, report says Mar 21, 2009
The report draws on data collected by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, organizations like the American Bird Conservancy and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and volunteer participants in the Christmas Bird Count of the National Audubon Society. John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell laboratory, which also oversees citizen bird-counting, said that a wealth of data gathered in such volunteer efforts had helped scientists make major strides in assessing the health of... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Many bird populations in trouble, report says Mar 20, 2009
"Every U.S. habitat harbors birds in need of conservation," said the report, issued by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology in conjunction with federal agencies and other organizations ... "These results emphasize that investment in wetlands contribution has paid huge dividends," said Kenneth Rosenberg, director of Conservation Science at the Cornell Lab or Ornithology. (CNN -- Tech)
Some bird populations plummet Mar 20, 2009
"When we try, we can do it," said John Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. "There are now populations and habitats across the country begging for us to do it.". (Boston Globe)
Little twitterviews can say a lot Mar 18, 2009
A little something for the ornithology crowd, perhaps. No, this is an official interview between Sen. (Insight on the News)
Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends Mar 17, 2009
"We just brought them in last week," said Chris Clark, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "We ran out of money. We had to stop the process for right now.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Walruses are world's most unusual snoozers Mar 11, 2009
"All other animals studied engage in at least some sleep every day," added Rattenborg, leader of the Sleep and Flight Group at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany. "If confirmed with recordings of brain activity, this finding will force sleep researchers to reevaluate many of their views about the regulation and function of sleep in general," he continued, mentioning that walruses occupy an "unusual ecological niche," part land and part sea, which could help to explain their... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Climate 'hitting Europe's birds' Mar 4, 2009
The study was the work of researchers from Durham University, Cambridge University, the RSPB, the European Bird Census Council, the Czech Society for Ornithology, the French National Museum of Natural History and Statistics Netherlands. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)
Climate change affecting Europe's birds now, say researchers Mar 4, 2009
The paper and the indicator were produced by a team of scientists from the RSPB, Durham University, Cambridge University, the European Bird Census Council, the Musum National d'Histoire Naturelle, the Czech Society for Ornithology, and Statistics Netherlands. European population data for birds was compiled by The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS), a partnership involving the European Bird Census Council (EBCC), the RSPB, BirdLife International, and Statistics Netherlands... (EurekAlert!)
Shopping bag: ‘Birdscapes' pop-up book with sound Mar 3, 2009
"Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound," by Miyoko Chu with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; paper engineering by Gene Vosough, Renee Jablow and Andy Baron; and illustrated by Julia Hargreaves (Chronicle Books, $60). BEST FOR: All ages, but adult supervision is suggested for little ones, who will be tempted to rip out the pop-up pages. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Coastal Bend shines in Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 28, 2009
According to count organizers (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, National Audubon Society) as the count progresses, anyone with Internet access can explore what is being reported from their own towns or anywhere in the United States and Canada. They can also see how this year s numbers compare with those from previous years. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
New Royal Mail stamps celebrate Charles Darwin Feb 19, 2009
The Royal Mail's new stamps commemorate Darwin and the areas of study which inspired his ideas on : zoology, botany, geology, ornithology and anthropology. The six "jigsaw" shape stamps symbolise how his studies of different disciplines came together to form new ideas on evolution. (guardian.co.uk)
Sentinel Morning Update: Westfall murder suspect may face death penalty Feb 18, 2009
According to Cornell Universitys Lab of Ornithology, the bird -- a large black-and-white grebe -- is a Western Grebe, which breeds in lakes and ponds across the American West and winters primarily off the Pacific Coast ... The 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Counting is for the birds Feb 17, 2009
That information will soon become part of the data pool that scientists at the Audobon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will use to track bird populations across the country. Watching those birds makes Roth feel connected to the nature that most people barely notice around them. (Albany Times Union)
How many birds flock to Idaho? Feb 16, 2009
The event is led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited. During the event, bird-watchers observe birds in their backyard for 15 to 20 minutes each day during the event and record their findings online. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Backyard Count helps researchers keep tabs on feathery creatures Feb 15, 2009
The project is a joint venture between the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Staff and visitors at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center have been keeping tabs on the birds, which visit several feeders scattered around the organization's main building. (Sioux City Journal)
Oregon Recreation Report Feb 14, 2009
Feb. 13-16 is the Great Backyard Bird Count sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Citizen scientists last year set an all-time record identifying an unprecedented 634 species and sending in thousands of bird photos from around the continent. (Lebanon Express, OR)
New sensor yields songbird migration surprises Feb 14, 2009
Still, the work "is an important step," said David Winkler, an ornithologist at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, where he said researchers were developing similar techniques. "This represents a whole new level of accuracy.". (International Herald Tribune)
Tracking bird migrations, with tiny backpacks Feb 13, 2009
Still, the work "is an important step," said David Winkler, an ornithologist at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, where he said researchers were developing similar techniques. "This represents a whole new level of accuracy," Winkler said. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
The Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 12, 2009
Newspaper online, Chronicle Newspapers, The Chronicle, The Fairfax Chronicle, The South County Chronicle, The North County Chronicle, Virginia, Lorton, Mason Neck, Fairfax Station, South Springfield, Clifton, Newington. An Independent Newspaper. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Society to hold bird count Feb 12, 2009
The annual bird count is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. For more information, visit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
An ode to sparrows, the humble little birds Feb 10, 2009
As a young boy passionate about ornithology, I took them for granted - there were so many more exotic species to hunt. Of course, we had a house full of sparrows. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Northern exposure Feb 10, 2009
AP photo - This undated photo provided courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows snow geese landing near Roseville, Calif. An Audubon Society study to be released today shows that the Snow goose is spending the winter more that 200 miles farther north than it used to in 1966. (Helena Independent Record)
Global warming changing birds' habits Feb 10, 2009
Donald Metzner / Cornell Lab of Ornithology via A. Video: Environment. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Once-seedy Tangier gets a new shine Feb 8, 2009
There s a wonderful term in ornithology that is perfect for the kind of people that end up here, said Elena Prentice, an American painter and philanthropist who lives in Tangier. They are called accidentals, birds that end up in an area they don t really belong. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cornell e-contest seeks bird art, poems, writings Feb 8, 2009
The university is home to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, one of the world's foremost research facilities on birds, and the contest is part of its Celebrate Urban Birds program. The contest is not limited just to birds of cities and urban areas, however, with birds from any habitat - literally anywhere in the word - eligible to be the subject matter. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
All of science owes debt to Darwin Feb 8, 2009
" Descent from common ancestors with modification are watchwords for scientists of all stripes today. And Darwin saw more clearly than anyone that the pressure for modification came primarily through natural selection: Beasts or plants or microbes come from common ancestors. They are modified to adapt best to an environment, and produce descendents; those who aren't adapted die by the wayside - just as the Neanderthal people may have died away competing in vain with the first Homo sapiens, our... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Bird-watchers, its time to do backyard tally Feb 7, 2009
Wildlife biologist Todd Schneider of Georgia s Wildlife Resources Division said that scientists glean valuable data about bird conservation from the count, which is sponsored by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. But perhaps the greatest benefit, he said, is the educational value - raising public awareness of birds. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
