Make Your Own Suet Mix for Birds Apr 8, 2008
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds. These Holiday Recipes are Really for the Birds. (Suite101.com)
Birdfeeders Can Both Help And Harm Bird Populations Apr 8, 2008
9, 2000) After analyzing data from 1999-2000, the warmest winter in 105 years, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are looking to a continent-wide network of volunteers to answer the question: Where. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Feathered Friends Favor Fruity Flavonoids Apr 6, 2008
Researchers from the University of Freiburg and the Max Plank Institute for Ornithology in Germany offered a group of blackcaps a choice of two foods. The foods were identical in all respects except for the amount of flavonoids they contained, and the researchers found that the blackcaps actively selected the food with added flavonoids. (Science Daily)
The Bird Man of Cromwell Valley Apr 4, 2008
Johnson teaches a graduate-level ornithology class and bands birds at the park with his students. He also does research in the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming during summers. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
‘Examining Audubon' set at NIU Art Museum Apr 3, 2008
Examining Audubon considers the ways the works of John James Audubon created a bridge between art and science and contribute to the fields of ornithology, ecology and conservation. Gathered from collections throughout the Midwest, this exhibition includes approximately 30 prints ranging from the small octavo prints to the large elephant folio, which portrays birds, like the flamingo, life size. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Backyard Bird Count reaches record numbers Mar 28, 2008
Sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, the bird count gave participants and researchers the opportunity to create a listing of the various species of birds throughout the country ... Each year the awareness (of the bird count) seems to spread, Janis Dickinson, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Citizen Science Director said. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Cardboard coyotes? Faux predators frighten migratory geese Mar 28, 2008
According to by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., the Canada goose is brown and white, with black neck and head. The lab's Web site, , shows a map of the bird's general areas of migration. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Warming trend Mar 28, 2008
Associate professor Kim Sullivan has taken undergraduate students in her ornithology classes out from behind their desks and put them into the field to observe dark-eyed juncos, a common small sparrow and frequent winter visitor to bird feeders throughout Cache Valley ... Sullivan worked with Bakian and Roger Stringham, a student in her ornithology class who had helped conduct the research, to assemble the paper and ready it for publishing ... Eight months later, their work was complete and has... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Ornithologist Brent Horton searches live oaks for orange warblers. Mar 27, 2008
" Brent Horton, a 1995 Rabun County High School graduate, called it his passion.His family has another definition of what Horton studies."We affectionately call him the bird nerd," said his brother, Scott.Brent Horton currently studies ornithology in pursuit of a post doctorate fellowship at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He has been pursuing that goal since his undergraduate days. As a young child in Gwinnett County, Horton began coming to Rabun County on family camping trips."One time... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Short-tailed Albatross Chicks Moved Out Of The Shadow Of The Volcano Mar 26, 2008
"Establishing viable breeding colonies in other safer locations is paramount to ensuring the survival and recovery of the Short-tailed Albatross", said Judy Jacobs of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which has worked on the translocation of the albatross chicks with staff from the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, and other Japanese and US organisations which together form the Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Team (START) ... This is a tremendous international conservation effort, with money... (Science Daily)
Logy and Graph Suffixes Mar 24, 2008
Oology: branch of ornithology concerned with the study of birds eggs ... Ornithology: study of birds. (Suite101.com)
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: New Bird Found in Indonesia Mar 19, 2008
Rasmussen and colleagues confirmed it is a new species in the March edition of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. (See. (National Geographic)
New Bird Species Discovered Mar 18, 2008
Ornithologists, including one from Michigan State University, describe for science a new species of bird from the Togian Islands of Indonesia Zosterops somadikartai, or Togian white-eye, in the March edition of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Its eye isn t ringed in a band of white feathers like its cousins who flock in other remote tropical islands of Indonesia. (Science Daily)
New bird species found in Indonesia Mar 16, 2008
The species is being introduced for the first time this month in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 12 years after Indrawan and Sunarto first spotted the bird, reported English daily The JakartaPost. The two scientists collaborated with well-known taxonomist Pamela Rasmussen of Michigan State University, who specializes in Asian birds, to conduct final research into the new species. (People's Daily Online)
* World News Quick Take Mar 16, 2008
Pamela Rasmussen, a taxonomist at Michigan State University, completed the identification, reported in the Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Togian white-eyes are small, greenish-colored and have conspicuous white eye-rings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Science:Bird discovered in Indonesia Mar 15, 2008
Dr. Pamela Rasmussen, a taxonomist at Michigan State University, completed the identification, reported in the March edition of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. The researchers had to get one of the birds for examination and formal classification. (MSNBC -- Environment)
'Power Napping' In Pigeons Mar 7, 2008
In their actual study, researchers from the Max-Planck Institute of Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany showed for the first time that birds compensate for sleep loss in a manner similar to humans ... Dolores Martinez-Gonzalez and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen found now, that birds - in this case pigeons - also do not simply shrug of sleep loss ... (Credit: MPI for Ornithology). (Science Daily)
A force of nature Mar 1, 2008
She still has a box of half-finished projects at the Queensland Museum where she is a regular at the workbench of the ornithology department, though she has recently fostered a fascination for poisonous spiders. She is happy in the company of scientists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'The Life of the Skies' Feb 29, 2008
For Rosen, drawing the links that bind Frost to da Vinci (an encounter with a great eagle) and da Vinci to Freud (the erotic nature of said encounter) is as real a science to him as is ornithology. He exhibits these links, these anecdotes and quotations, with the same care a taxidermist might use to display his specimens of pileated woodpeckers or snowy owls. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Road Kill Silenced Feb 25, 2008
In the "Ornithology" show at UConn, no dead birds are displayed, but they appear in photographs. The show focuses on how people treat and interact with birds, said Barry A. Rosenberg, curator and director of the Contemporary Art Galleries. (FOX61, CT)
Researchers sneak up on sleeping whales Feb 21, 2008
This finding raises the possibility that in the wild, cetaceans have flexibility in the type and depth of sleep that they enter, which is intriguing because this is behaviour that we have seen in birds too, says Niels Rattenborg, a specialist in avian sleep at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiessen, Germany. The limitation of the study is that it is observational. (Nature News Service)
Ask the Bird Folks: When you list, get it straight Feb 20, 2008
One such book, Birder s Life List & Diary, is put out by Cornell s Lab of Ornithology. It lists the birds in taxonomic order, which means that all the woodpeckers, warblers, ducks, etc. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Project seeks amateur bird watchers Feb 17, 2008
The program, hosted by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will also accept digital photos for an online gallery. Jim Parrott, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited, a specialty shop in Peoria that sells bird feeders and bird seed, is well aware of this weekend's Great Backyard Bird Count. (Pekin Times, IL)
'Birders' flock together to get a count of species Feb 17, 2008
The annual bird count is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and Wild Birds Unlimited Inc."The Great Backyard Bird Count is an incredible opportunity for everyday people to become involved in important research," said John Schaust, chief naturalist for Carmel-based Wild Birds Unlimited. "No research scientists could do something of this scope on their own." Call Star reporter Cordell Eddings at (317) 444-6308. (Indianapolis Star)
Backyard Bird Count under way Feb 17, 2008
The 11th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is scheduled to be held from Friday, Feb. 15 through Monday, Feb. 18, according to organizers, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Citizens across North America will help out in their backyards, parks, nature centers, on balconies and everywhere birds are found, says a spokesman for the event. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Great Backyard Bird count this weekend Feb 15, 2008
The Great Backyard Bird Count is organized by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Friday-Monday, Feb. 15-18, anyone can count birds from wherever they are and enter their tallies online at www. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Outdoors Briefs Feb 15, 2008
The field trip reflects integration with the nationwide program Great Backyard Bird Count that occurs Feb. 16-19 and is co-managed by the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birders can spend as little as 15 minutes during the four-day period; all that is needed is to tally the highest number of birds of each species. (Missoulian, MT)
THE BACKYARD BIRD COUNT invites all birders to... Feb 15, 2008
The 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, hosted by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology gets underway this weekend, Feb. 15 through 18. During this bird count, attendees are invited to spend time in the backyard counting the number and different species of birds seen. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Bird Count This Weekend Feb 15, 2008
The 11th annual count is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society and asks people to submit checklists of the birds they see in their community between Feb. 15 and Feb. 18. Participants can spend as much time as they would like spotting the birds and listing the species and quantity for a chance to win prizes. (FOX23 News, NY)
Friday Finishers Feb. 15, 2007 Feb 15, 2008
Today begins the 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. The count, which runs today through Monday, tallied more than 11 million birds nationwide last year, You can shoot bird videos, take pictures or just file a report as you keep track of different species of birds. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Sandhill cranes spotted in area Feb 14, 2008
The tall gray birds, identifiable by their long necks, long legs, and wingspan of more than 6 feet, are particularly vulnerable to the loss of wetlands, according to Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology. They can live up to the age of 20, and mated pairs stay together year round. (SunOnline)
Backyard count helps track bird population trends Feb 14, 2008
The count is conducted in cooperation with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and state and federal agencies. In 1998, the first year of the Great Backyard Bird Count, people in Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota turned in 63 checklists with a total of 4,023 birds. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
A robust musical call to arms Feb 12, 2008
Sure, the lyrics are still peppered with mentions of obscure geographic locales, ornithology, and Niels Bohr, but BSP has backed up its postured oddities and idiosyncrasies with a new raison d' tre: to deliver the true stuff of rock 'n' roll. Lindsay Talbot. (Boston Globe)
The mob squad Feb 12, 2008
by Bruce D. Ostrow, the Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 12/01/2006. (Answered Feb. 11, 2008). (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Treasure trove of biodiversity Feb 11, 2008
Botanical Survey of India and Salim Ali Institute of Ornithology from Coimbatore, FRLHT Bangalore, Presidency College and CP Ramaswami Environment Education Centre from Chennai are the other participants from outside the State. Among the representatives from Kerala are the Botany Department of SB College, Changanassery which has displayed 90 Xylarium specimens shaped like books. (Newindpress)
Twigs from my gardenPosted 3 hours, 45 minutes ago. Feb 10, 2008
" According to Bergman, Americans buy about 1.5 billion roses, nearly all imported from Latin America; approximately 1.3 million are cultivated in Colombia and Ecuador. Most of these roses are purchased by the U.S. flower industry for Valentine s Day and Mother s Day. Ecuadoran roses, the country s third most exported product, are considered superior for their intense colors and huge flowers.Even as we are learning that global trade has inundated the U.S. with substandard products, like toys... (Lima News, OH)
Scientists search for elusive ivory-billed woodpecker Feb 10, 2008
The last ivory-billed sighting claimed by a bird scientist occurred on Valentine's Day 2005, in Arkansas, when a researcher from Cornell's famed Laboratory of Ornithology, Casey Taylor, spied what she is convinced was one of the huge woodpeckers being harried by a mob of crows ... Doubters last year used a professional journal to accuse the ivory-billed scientists of practicing "faith-based ornithology.". (Boston Globe)
Bob Lamb: Watchers, birds are counting on me and you Feb 7, 2008
The 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, co-sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, is Feb. 15-18. The count helps better define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways and habitat needs. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Feeding birds may affect migratory species Feb 6, 2008
Dan Chamberlain of the British Trust for Ornithology, which collaborated on the project, also urges bird lovers to keep feeding them. "These results demonstrate that feeding birds in gardens over winter can be vital to their breeding success."It is highly likely that the benefits of extra food continue year-round, so don't just stock your bird feeders in winter if you want to do the best for the birds in your garden. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Birds like to find their favorite seeds Feb 3, 2008
To help people make wise choices, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have conducted seed-preference tests and have made some general recommendations. In most areas, black-oil sunflower seed is the best all-around choice for attracting the widest variety of species, especially the ones we most like to watch: finches, chickadees, titmice, cardinals and nuthatches. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Owl attack leaves boy with cuts and a tale Jan 30, 2008
It will take large prey, even other raptors, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. An owl also attacked another guest at the Izaak Walton Inn the night before, twice battering the man as he walked on a trail near the inn, said Mike Gilbert, Austin's father. (Missoulian, MT)
All aflutter Jan 29, 2008
Medler, a biologist and graduate of Cornell University where he worked for four years at the school's renowned ornithology laboratory, said that since early November there have been numerous pine grosbeak sightings, including in Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie counties. He also said sightings this winter of the evening grosbeak brings hope that the species is rebounding from diminishing numbers. (Albany Times Union)
Writer takes stance on dove hunting issue Jan 29, 2008
who referred him to Yamashian Institute of Ornithology Bird Migration Research Center in Konoyama, Japan. The Research Center confirmed that the pintail had been banded by Ryuhei Honma, a member of the Japanese Bird Banding Association on Feb. 16, 2000. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
News in brief Jan 26, 2008
Recorded numbers have dropped by a third since the mid-1980s, when the decline was first highlighted, the British Trust for Ornithology said. Mallard ducks are a common sight in the country's park ponds, but the Wetland Bird Survey report, Waterbirds in the UK 2005/2006, shows numbers continue to fall. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
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Feed the birds — they're cold, hungry Jan 25, 2008
In most locations, including Georgia, the best all-around food is black-oil sunflower seed, says the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. This seed has a high meat-to-shell ratio, and it's high in fat. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music Jan 22, 2008
In fact, they are unabashed rock traditionalists, albeit ones preoccupied with ornithology and the kind of vistas usually viewed as folk's preserve. So 'Down on the Ground', which sounds like Seventies punks the Skids fronted by a sibilant, depraved Neil Tennant, opens by depicting a pastoral idyll ('Where I come from, silvery trees, diamond in leaf'), while the astonishing 'Canvey Island' is the first track of an indie-rock persuasion to invoke the peril of bird flu. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Bird count activity planned Jan 21, 2008
This is an opportunity for millions of novice and accomplished bird watchers to make a fascination with nature add up for science and for the future during the 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, led by Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. These reports create a real-time picture of where the birds are across the continent and contribute valuable information for science and conservation. (TheReporter.com)
Banded in Japan, killed in the Delta Jan 20, 2008
"Who, the dog? Well, no.Back in Georgia two days later, he began his research. FREQUENT FLYER MILES Unsuccessful, Scott got in touch with biologist Jeffrey Lee at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Pearl."I figured I killed it in Mississippi, I'd be best to start there,"Scott said.Good idea. Lee took over the research."I contacted several other biologists and finally the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Bird Banding Laboratory (in Maryland)," Lee said. "Patuxent referred me to... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Messiaen was the bird man of classical music Jan 20, 2008
He was a devout Catholic with mystical sympathies, and a man for whom ornithology was a perfect extension of religious faith. Outfitted with his notebooks, binoculars, a tape recorder, and an almost childlike sense of wonder, he traveled all over the world, transcribing bird songs and declaring himself an avid student of the grand orchestra of the skies. (Boston Globe)
Japan prince in RI to foster countries' relations Jan 20, 2008
Prince Akishino, who is also known as Prince Aya, holds many honorary positions in Japan, including the presidencies of the Yamashina Institute of Ornithology and the Japanese division of the Worldwide Fund for Nature. "The researchers at LIPI's Biological Research Center whose study involves chickens often refer to the Prince's publications," added Dedy. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Oregon Recreation Report Jan 11, 2008
Flotsam Fest: "Flotsam"," "jetsam" and "wrack" are words that mean more or less the same thingitems washed onto the beach from the open sea. Some of these materials, such as ropes and fishing line, have the potential to be hazardous to wildlife. At 11:30 a.m., learn about the dangers of sea lion entanglement in debris. For more information on this event and others, visit OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center s Web site.North CoastResolve to get outdoors in 2008Take a hike in Ecola State Park near... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
birds of an [ithacan] feather ... Jan 10, 2008
Kevin McGowan, a volunteer with the Cayuga Bird Club and an ornithologist at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology, said 93 different species of birds were observed during the club's annual bird count last Christmas. "It's the most diverse population of birds we've observed since the start of the count," he said. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Frank McCamey, 88, lifelong naturalist Jan 7, 2008
D. in ornithology from the University of Connecticut, where he served as a professor of forestry and wildlife management from 1948 to 1962. Birds remained an abiding passion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Wood pigeons 'flocking to towns' Jan 1, 2008
Increased garden bird feeding by people is also fuelling the migration, said the British Trust for Ornithology. A survey by 16,500 householders found wood pigeons in 46% of London gardens, compared to just 27% for the more familiar feral pigeon. (BBC News -- UK)
Amateur birders flock together for Alaska's Christmas count Jan 1, 2008
She caught the birding bug when she took an ornithology class at Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania, came home for Christmas break and heard about the bird count. She and her mother, Janet, have since turned it into a tradition. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lasting impactSome of the key entertainment figures who died in 2007 Dec 30, 2007
He presented other TV shows reflecting his interests in history and ornithology. Magnusson died aged 77. (BBC News -- UK)
Citizen science at its best Dec 14, 2007
Combined with 50,000 other citizen scientists all across the U.S., their efforts will help compile the longest running database in ornithology. You dont have to be an ornithologist worried about global warming, or even an accomplished birder, to participate in the Christmas Bird Count. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
WINGED WORLD TO BE COUNTED Dec 13, 2007
The Christmas counts by dedicated birders like Umland contribute to the largest running database in ornithology chronicling more than a century of bird population trends in the United States. Last year, local bird counts were extremely successful. (The Union Democrat)
Native Delaware: Annual bird count can be enlightening Dec 10, 2007
The 106 years worth of results have been compiled into the longest running database in ornithology, giving researchers a snapshot of winter bird abundance and distribution in North America. "Bird counts such as the Christmas Count have a lot of value," says Chris Williams, a University of Delaware assistant professor of wildlife ecology. (The News Journal)
Eden's lost horizons Nov 28, 2007
A new study by Garnett and his colleague Barry Brook of South Australia's Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability, published in the Journal of Ornithology in September, makes for sobering reading. The pair considered 387 tropical bird species in a 3000-kilometre-wide stretch from Broome in Western Australia to Rockhampton in Queensland, and warned that a combination of global warming events - specifically, less rain and rising sea levels - alongside intensified grazing and fire... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cold comfortBritish evacuees from a stricken Antarctic ship tell their stories Nov 25, 2007
Mandy Flood's husband Bob, 52, was an ornithology lecturer aboard the Explorer ... Bob Flood was giving lectures on ornithology to passengers. (BBC News -- UK)
Global climate change - it's here Nov 24, 2007
She is a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology. Her doctorate work was in grassland birds, and she says she has always been interested in how birds adapt to climate change. (Wellsboro Gazette, PA)
Owl sighting excites birders Nov 14, 2007
But this time, Trost, a retired Idaho State University ornithology professor, won't have to drive nearly as far to see it. Upon hearing the news from a fellow birder that a northern hawk-owl has been hanging out in the willows by the parking lot accessing Beaver Dick Park west of Rexburg, Trost posted information about the sighting on Idaho Birders Linked Electronically. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
River's future murky Nov 12, 2007
A few years ago, Davies, who has taught classes in field ornithology and discovering nature at Utah State University, was pleased to see long-billed curlews return to Cutler for the first time in decades. This reservoir really serves as a mecca for habitat, both for wildlife and for people who come here to recreate,'' Davies told the group. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
