Bird Quotes

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.

~ Douglas Adams


Bird Facts

The Travel Industry Association of America notes, that of the pets traveling with their owners, dogs are the most common type of pet to take along (78%). Cats came in a distant second with 15%, while others report traveling withbirds (2%) and either a ferret, rabbit, or fish (3%).


Bird News

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  • Hawai'i May Face Federal Prosecution Over Bird and Other Wildlife Deaths
    The Federal Government has warned the State of Hawai'i that it should either enter a plea agreement with the Department of Justiceor face criminal prosecution, including possible jail time, in connection with the deaths of a large number of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and other wildlife caused by the continued use of certain street lights that are attracting the wildlife and ultimately causing their deaths.
  • Bird Group Helps Secure Northern Flank of Wildlife-Rich Area in Dominican Republic
    American Bird Conservancy, a leading U.S. bird conservation group, in collaboration with the Sociedad Ornitologica de la Hispaniola report that by working with the Ministry of the Environment of the Dominican Republic, they have significantly improved protections for the northern flank of wildlife-rich Sierra de Bahoruco National Park and the Loma Charco Azul Biological Reserve in western Dominican Republic. Home to over 30 endemic bird species and habitat for dozens of migrating bird species, the largely forested area has been a favorite target for illegal tree cutting, squatting, charcoal production, and agricultural expansion."
  • Conservation Groups Call for Increased Protections for Rapidly Declining Seabird
    In a letter sent today, over 100 conservation and scientific organizations are calling on the Obama administration to provide new protective measures for the Marbled Murrelet, a federally listed bird species whose population is rapidly declining.
  • Stress from Human Activity Can Cause Urban Birds to Abandon Nests Ten Times More Often
    A new study from scientists at Boise State University shows that even bird species considered "tolerant" of human activity, such as American Kestrels, may be adversely impacted by human disturbance to a far greater degree than many had believed.
  • Sea-Level Rise Forecasted in New Study Poses Grave Threat to Many Nesting Birds at Pacific Islands
    Dynamic modeling of sea-level rise, which takes storm wind and wave action into account, paints a much graver picture for birds at some low-lying Pacific islands under climate-change scenarios than the so-called passive models used in earlier research, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.

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ScienceDaily: Bird News
ScienceDaily: Bird News
  • Lost in translocation? How bird song could help save species
    Translocation -- or moving animals to safer places -- is a vital tool for saving species from extinction. Many factors influence the success of these new populations, including habitat quality, predators, capture and release techniques, the number and sex of individuals, and their genetic diversity. Now new research, the first of its kind suggests bird song could also be important.
  • Bird's playlist could signal mental strengths and weaknesses
    Having the biggest playlist doesn't make a male songbird the brainiest of the bunch, a new study shows. In a series of problem-solving tests with the birds, researchers found that the male song sparrows that sang the most songs learned to solve food-finding puzzles more slowly than the birds singing fewer songs. The results are the first to show that a larger song repertoire links to cognitive deficits in other mental processes.
  • Low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans
    The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The study has implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat.
  • Insight into nesting behavior of dinosaurs: Both moms and dads helped with incubation, study finds
    A recent study into the incubation behavior of modern birds is shedding new light on the type of parental care carried out by their long-extinct ancestors.
  • Mum and dad dinosaurs shared the work
    A study into the brooding behavior of birds has revealed their dinosaur ancestors shared the load when it came to incubation of eggs.
  • Seabird bones reveal changes in open-ocean food chain
    Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels -- both ancient and modern -- show how drastically today's open seas fish menu has changed. Scientists analyzed the bones of Hawaiian petrels -- birds that spend the majority of their lives foraging the open waters of the Pacific. They found that the substantial change in petrels' eating habits, eating prey that are lower rather than higher in the food chain, coincides with the growth of industrialized fishing.
  • Bird flu in live poultry markets are the source of viruses causing human infections
    On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections. Scientists have now investigated the origins of this novel H7N9 influenza virus.
  • Poultry drug increases levels of toxic arsenic in chicken meat
    Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new study.

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If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.

~ Douglas Adams

If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird.

~ Jewish Proverb

The Travel Industry Association of America notes, that of the pets traveling with their owners, dogs are the most common type of pet to take along (78%). Cats came in a distant second with 15%, while others report traveling with birds (2%) and either a ferret, rabbit, or fish (3%).
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