[ACSA] Bathing Birds is published!

Unfortunately the list doesn’t allow pdf attachments, so it’s been removed. Here’s the abstract: Private gardens provide habitat and resources for many birds living in human-dominated landscapes. While wild bird feeding is recognised as one of the most popular forms of human-wildlife interaction, almost nothing is known about the use of bird baths. This citizen … Read more

Fwd: [ACSA] Bathing Birds is published!

Hi folks An interesting paper regarding bird baths and the use of citizen science to collect data. Mona > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Grainne Cleary < g.cleary@deakin.edu.au> > Subject: [ACSA] Bathing Birds is published! > Date: 17 March 2016 3:21:27 pm AEDT > To: “mailman@citizenscience.org.au” < mailman@citizenscience.org.au> > > Hi All – We … Read more

Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill

See news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/060315-storks-food-animals-science-urban-food/ Spain and Portugal’s white storks are forgoing their annual journeys to African wintering grounds, a new study says. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

The evolution of a unique beak

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160315153329.htm Unique beak evolved with tool use in New Caledonian crow Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Raft of birds

Thanks. Rick, they were the Parnka Point end, and in the water. I just cannot think what they were doing, especially seemingly being led by Silver Gulls. They were Grebes, for certain. Regards Robin Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org