It’s tough to be a banded bird in the Middle East. A dead bee-eater found in Turkey has been accused of being an Israeli spy. Apparently this is not the first time. Griffin vultures with satellite packs were detained for similar reasons in Saudi Arabia in the past. Mute swan eggs are being stolen from [ Read More ]
A quick recap of the 2012 Biggest Week In American Birding. Bird festivals make it into Dear Abby or How to nail closed your coffin on the bird festival speaking circuit. Holy cow, the eagle cam drama over at the Minnesota Bound Bald Eagle Cam. One eaglet fell out of the nest, the other got [ Read More ]
I have 2 Birds and Beers next week, one in Ohio at the Biggest Week in North American Birding and one in Point Pelee, Canada. Feral parrots in Australia are swearing…and teaching it to wild birds. These 2 stories seem like something we could reasonably fix and save millions of birds: The Washington Office [ Read More ]
Another whooping crane has been shot but this time not in Indiana, this time in South Dakota. There’s a $10,000 Reward. There’s a hilarious story out of east Texas about a guy in a trailer park who found an ivory-billed woodpecker. Two stations covered it with footage they recorded. One got footage of a red-headed [ Read More ]
Bird watchers on a cruise spot stranded fishermen and ignored by the captain of the Star Princess. Non native Mute Swan kills 37 year old man in a kayak in Illinois. Some weirdo in Indianapolis steals a bird feeder and pole from a dentist office. Terrifying cartoons about animals. Birders will be interested in the [ Read More ]
Well, my avian survey work may become obsolete. This is an incredible story about counting the emperor penguins in Antarctica via satellite! Watch a video of it here on ABC. An article about how much we don’t understand about bird migration…ie we can’t prove that they sense magnetic fields in their beaks. Listen to WITS [ Read More ]
NBB will rejoin the ABA if 10 more people renew or join. Owl raises chicks in a potted plant. Endangered species condoms. Playing taped bird songs compared to drinking wine. Is tail-pumping a predator defense? Great Blue Heron nest attacked by owl while on a webcam. Will the Nuthatch be divided into 4 species? A [ Read More ]
On a quick non birding note, if you or someone you know is considering getting a kid a rabbit for Easter, please, don’t. They are a lot of work and are often surrendered to shelters. Also, MSNBC noticed Disapproving Rabbits. There’s a photo of an octopus eating a gull (Thayer’s?). The problem is that with [ Read More ]
Fake Owls Don’t Work A 22 year old female osprey returns for nesting season. There’s a great blue heron cam! Pelicans growing at an alarming rate! An ABA post on the agony of bird taxonomy changes. Though and April Fools prank, I’m sure some of the lamentation of listing birders is real. And finally: [ Read More ]
Cornell wants you to vote on the names for the male hawk on their live cam. I’d encourage you to write in a name. BirdsEyeLog finally came out with their app for iPhone that allows you enter bird sightings in the field. It’s currently only $9.99 but will go up to $14.99 soon, get it [ Read More ]
