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Welcome to the world of migratory birds

Edit Modern Ghana 12 May 2016

The birds, which are attracted to the African vegetation travel without visas, ignore national boundaries and the countless immigration authorities ... The two primary resources being sought for are food and nesting locations and about three billion birds migrate between Africa and Europe of which 215 species are passerine (song/perching birds) and 128 species are non passerine (non song birds/non perching birds)....

Flight recorders fitted by Environment Agency Abu Dhabi track birds' travel

Edit The National 12 May 2016

"People had a hunch that this bird went south but, until we put a tracking device on it, no one could be sure," said Dr Salim Javed, EAD's acting director of terrestrial biodiversity. "The sooty falcon is one of the birds that we were the first to tag." ... But perhaps more surprising was the landscape in which they found the bird spending a lot of its time ... Tagging the birds, he said, was also quite elaborate....

NY Audubon leader: Birds matter to the health, safety of a community (Commentary)

Edit Syracuse 12 May 2016

And for those listening, consciously or not, this cherished time of year is when birdsong begins before the sun is up and rises to a happy cacophony of birds lending their voices to ours urging spring to stop teasing and to settle in ... Driven by instinct, certain species of birds travel thousands of perilous miles to mate and lay eggs of the next generation, only to repeat the journey the following year ... Birds need.....

Birding conditions now ideal at Nalsarovar

Edit The Times of India 12 May 2016

The only Ramsar lake in the state is dry at its furthest banks but has some 1.5 foot water levels in the middle, making it conducive for migratory birds. There has also been large scale nesting of local birds in the lake area ... "Nalsarovar is hosting a good number of flamingoes and other birds and these birds will stay till mid-June and only come back in October," said R Prajapati, the deputy conservator of forests at Nalsarovar....

The Angry Birds Movie to release in India on May 27

Edit The Times of India 12 May 2016

Angry Birds, the game that changed the fortunes of Finnish company Rovio Entertainment and became a rage on mobile devices, is going to see the release of its first animated movie, 'The Angry Birds Movie', on May 27 in India. And, while the brand Angry Birds already enjoys a 99% brand recall, producers Rovio and Sony Pictures are making all efforts to give a grand opening to one of the most anticipated animation films of this year....

Mercury-ridden songbirds get an extra jolt during migration (College of William and Mary)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016

Evolution has equipped migratory birds with the physical characteristics necessary to make the long trips. But evolution almost never supplies a surplus and Dan Cristol says a successful migration is usually a chancy proposition for individual birds ... Cristol and his colleagues found that migration-like physical stress flushes accumulated mercury back into the bloodstream of birds....

Poultry biz normal in Mandya

Edit Deccan Herald 12 May 2016

Though the fear of bird flu is gripping several parts of the State, it has not affected the poultry business in the district so far ... Bird sanctuary ... In the wake of the bird flu outbreak at Humnabad, Bidar district, the authorities of the Animal Husbandry Department are collecting faecal samples of birds at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna taluk....

Note to shorebirds with slightly shorter bills - size matters to survival

Edit The Examiner 12 May 2016

A bird that nests in the far-north Arctic tundra is shrinking in size and number because it finds fewer spring and summer insects to eat. To complicate matters for the Red Knot, one of the longest-distance migrators of all birds, the stunted growth of its bill prevents it from reaching nutritious mollusks in coastal sediment on its West Africa wintering grounds....

Endangered night herons return, year after year, to nest in midtown Harrisburg neighborhood

Edit Penn Live 12 May 2016

This year, the endangered birds are again raising their fledglings in a series of nests along North Second Street in midtown, wowing neighbors and pedestrians alike ... Their colony of about a dozen nests stretches along several city blocks, with the birds seemingly oblivious to the steady flow of vehicles and people walking their dogs ... "That will kill a lot of birds that rely on fish."....

Drop in avian numbers worry bird lovers

Edit The Times of India 12 May 2016

Goan birders and others have raised a concern over the noticeable decrease in the number of birds in the state's wetlands and lakes, stating that the factors behind the drop in arrival of winged visitors needs to be studied. "We need to look at the data of the reducing bird ......

Free Big Bird

Edit Boston Herald 12 May 2016

The thought of axing Big >Bird has the liberals and my grandson in a foul mood ... Big Bird ... As a globally recognized figure, Big Bird’s value should be astronomical....

Wild Wings brings raptors to schools to give kids learning experience

Edit Denver Post 12 May 2016

Nonprofit brings nine bird species to schools to teach kids that they can make a difference ... Students throughout metro Denver can learn about Colorado birds and their habitats through the nonprofit Wild Wings Environmental Education ... She has eight varieties of raptors and a raven and typically brings about three birds to a presentation ... Participating students are rewarded with a photo with one of the birds....

UK’s oldest guillemot found on Scottish island

Edit Scotsman 12 May 2016

The bird was found on the Isle of May, five miles offshore at the Firth of Forth. Professor Mike Harris, who is one of a team of scientists who study the 250,000 seabirds which nest there each year, discovered the aged bird ... the birds adapting well to climate change ... 2011, making that bird 32 years of age ... Fair Isle in marine bid to shore up bird life....

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