Day: May 5, 2014

Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat

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Hi all I’ve started a petition on behalf of the fast disappearing eastern subspecies of the Partridge Pigeon. Would member please sign it and pass it on? Here’s the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/northern-territory-government-conduct-eis-on-partridge-pigeon-in-the-vicinity-of-berry-springs-darwin-river Here’s why it’s important: Partridge Pigeon is one of those birds that birdwatchers travel to the Top End to see. This red-faced cutie used … Read more

Albany Pelagic Trips 3rd & 4th May – brief highlights

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Hi all, Full trip reports to come when they are done (there’s still some discussion to be had), but some preliminary highlights from the Albany pelagic trips run over the weekend included: Saturday 3rd: Wandering Albatross [sp] (3-4) Campbell Albatross (2) FAIRY PRION (1 – this is a very good bird for WA!) Slender-billed Prion … Read more

Competition for ecological niches limits the formation of new species

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“The study, which analyzes the evolutionary and genetic relationships between all 461 songbird species that live in the Himalayan mountains, suggests that as ecological niches within an environment are filled, the formation of new species slows or even stops.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140430143018.htm _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Would Birdlife Aus be interested in the Yardmap process?

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This is a citizen-science program run by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology to map urban bird habitat … See http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140502130118.htm _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

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The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, May 5, 2014 to Sunday, May 11, 2014: Area: SA Location: On our property at Rockleigh Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) (2) Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) (1) Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) (1) Pipits have occasionally been seen since the mid-January fire, but … Read more