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Chubby birds get there faster
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small migratory birds, like the garden warbler, must make stopovers on their journeys to their breeding grounds. When they have crossed extensive ecological barriers, such as deserts or oceans, ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Even small patches of urban woods are valuable for migrating birds
Even tiny patches of woods in urban areas seem to provide adequate food and protection for some species of migrating birds as they fly between wintering and breeding grounds, new research has found.
May 18, 2010 |
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Technology tracks birds visiting feeders
To study bird feeding and breeding behavior, ornithologists used to tag birds with colored bands and then painstakingly track the birds' activity. But now, an existing technology repurposed for tracking birds ...
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Near-extinct Philippine eagle shot dead
An endangered Philippine eagle, one of only a few hundred left in the world, has been shot dead, a conservation group that had previously rescued the bird said Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Gyrfalcons make icebergs home
Back in World War II there was a clever idea to use icebergs as floating aircraft carriers, but now we know birds of prey got there first.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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