http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 17 May 2008 06:04:30 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.14/content/springwidget/birds.xml http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17455503 Pretty much all over the world, birds are on the move and if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you’ll never see better looking songbirds than right now. I’ll be doing a lot of highway birding back and forth to Rochester while Corey and Will are planning a 10,000 Birds Fri, 16 May 2008 11:07:09 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17455503 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17458376 Bird news and links Birds in the blogosphere Environmental news and blogging According to the Zoological Society of London, we are in the midst of one of the world's great extinction events. Climate change is already having .major impacts even with only one degree Celsius in average temperature A DC Birding Blog Fri, 16 May 2008 12:26:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17458376 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17369816 Unless your job is to find and identify birds, it isn't helping your birding as much as going outside to look for birds. If you are downloading them from CDs, you can use Audacity to strip away the human voice announcing the names of each bird, and split up The Birdchaser Tue, 13 May 2008 22:18:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17369816 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17387355 Modern technology lets scientists and birders follow a reclusive North American Short-eared Owl through the breeding season. The Short-eared Owl is widespread globally, and ranges throughout North America except in the very far north. To learn more, scientists have placed a satellite transmitter on Suite101: Birds Blog Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17387355 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17393740 He is now dedicated to understanding and protecting the land where North America's birds are born and raised, the Boreal Forest of Canada and Alaska. A new report out today from the International Boreal Conservation Campaign and the Canadian Boreal Initiative demonstrates vividly why Canada’s BSI Blog Wed, 14 May 2008 17:08:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17393740 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17294287 frigatebird [Accidental]ORDER CICONIIFORMES Family Ardeidae (Bitterns, Herons, and allies): Botaurus lentiginosus, American Bittern* Ixobrychus exilis, Least Bittern+ [Casual] Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron* Egretta thula, Snowy Egret [Casual] Egretta Birds Etcetera Sun, 11 May 2008 12:38:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17294287 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17385721 Thus we have Bill Thompson III’s terrific Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, and when I say “we” I mean we at 10,000 Birds have three copies of this guide that we’d like to give to YOU. Since we have three free copies of The Young Birder’s 10,000 Birds Wed, 14 May 2008 13:29:33 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17385721 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17254895 This hummingbird webcam comes to you from Cape Cod, MA and provides a live view of a humming bird feeder. Watch ruby throated hummingbirds with live streaming video. You can also see other wild birds at the feeder in the background. Watch the hummingbird BirdwatchingBlog.com Fri, 09 May 2008 19:15:32 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17254895 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17327411 This past weekend I had to go down to Lexington, Virginia for a family get together. Not a lot of time for birding. Actually, no real time for birding, so I had to get my Bird RDA on Saturday and Sunday on the sly. Fortunately, birds were singing in Lexington, so I was able to get such goodies as The Birdchaser Mon, 12 May 2008 19:58:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17327411 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17400648 The Interior Department has decided to list the polar bear as a threatened species. It is the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act due to the threat of climate change. This is also the first listing announced since Kempthorne became Secretary of Interior in 2006. (Remember, A DC Birding Blog Wed, 14 May 2008 19:40:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17400648 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17371482 The next edition of I and the Bird will be hosted in Sri Lanka and broadcast to the entire world. The deadline is pretty much right now, so get your links and summaries to me or Amila (gallicissa AT gmail DOT com) of Gallicissa ASAP! MikeMike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test 10,000 Birds Wed, 14 May 2008 00:13:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17371482 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17300006 Vetebrates (animals with backbones or spinal columns) belong to the Subphylum Vertebrata within the Phylum Chordata). Links to species lists for each of the 6 classes of vertebrates represented in Berrien County: Lampreys (Class Cephalaspidomorphi: 5 species) Birds Etcetera Sun, 11 May 2008 18:44:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17300006 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17364476 This bird nest cam comes to you from Minnesota and features a live view of a Common Loon nesting area right by a lake. Watch the Loons nest and hopefully hatch eggs and bring new baby Loons into the world. Watch the Live Loon webcam in Minnesota. This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 at BirdwatchingBlog.com Tue, 13 May 2008 19:44:16 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17364476 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17450369 After walking what felt like halfway across Queens I arrived at Flushing Meadows Park and found it totally packed with people. Sure, Barn Swallows swooped low over the lake looking for bugs and a single Black-crowned Night-Heron perched in the reeds but I needed one more new bird and I wasn’t 10,000 Birds Fri, 16 May 2008 05:30:17 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17450369 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17361943 In the comments on a previous post, a reader linked an article about the apparent death of three red-tailed hawk fledglings in Riverside Park (NY). On Monday morning, Dr. Day, a naturalist who teaches at the Elisabeth Morrow School and the Bank Street College A DC Birding Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 18:40:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17361943 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17259927 Today was my annual birdathon for the Wissahickon Watershed Association, and it was pouring rain most of the day. When I woke up I was thinking we were going to have a rough day, but we ended up having a great day and finding as many birds as usual--but getting some great looks and having a blast. The Birdchaser Fri, 09 May 2008 21:56:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17259927 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17317073 He has worked to protect public lands in his home state, winning a 2001 award from the National Parks Conservation Association for helping give the National Park Service some say over air tours around the Grand Canyon, work that prompts former interior secretary and Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt A DC Birding Blog Mon, 12 May 2008 14:32:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17317073 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17418866 When it comes to birding, it may be difficult at first glance to distinguish what sets professional tour leaders apart from those gifted folks that lead walks for the local bird clubs for free or a nominal fee. But then comes that ineffable moment when you actually work with a professional guide, 10,000 Birds Thu, 15 May 2008 10:54:42 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17418866 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17357562 Do they not abserve the birds above them, soaring and beating their wings? Verse 19 In addition to algebra and much of the sciences, Islamic civilization helped bring something else we enjoy to the West--birdhouses! From at least the 13th Century, Ottoman architecture featured ornate The Birdchaser Tue, 13 May 2008 13:56:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17357562 http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17414532 We can't always get to remote wilderness for birding, but fortunately plenty of great birding opportunities exist close to the city. I recently had the opportunity to visit three excellent birding spots – all within an hour's drive of Washington, D.C.. It seemed like the only limitations to seeing About.com: Birding/Wild Birds Thu, 15 May 2008 02:09:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/animals/birds/item/17414532