Day: May 8, 2014

Some on the list may find this useful or interesting. Also, it is free. http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=1765a5545d-Cornell_Lab_eNews_2014_5_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-1765a5545d-301287057 _______________________________________________ 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

If anyone is interested/amused, A several year standoff ended on Wikipedia last month regarding capitalization of bird names. Several regulars (including me) who write on birds had kept around 9000 articles with capitalized names (as per IOC), however a group of editors who are interested in guidelines and conformity pushed for lower case renditions of … Read more

Why some inaccurate mimics succeed … see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140410122157.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

see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506120204.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

see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506135520.htm (Their patterns differ from the much larger shorebirds – just as cyclists differ from truck drivers) Regards, Laurie _______________________________________________ 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