Project Puffin-A Great Conservation Story

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Great story about Puffin conservation:

Stephen Kress talks about Project Puffin- from the DVD 'Project Puffin' by Ganglion Films

Excerpt of 'Project Puffin' by Ganglion Films

 

Caring For Your Hummingbird Feeders

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Great article by the National Audubon Society about hummingbirds and caring for your hummingbird feeders:

"Hummingbirds depend on the sugar-rich nectar for up to 90 percent of their diet; the rest is made up of insects and pollen that provide essential protein."

Hummingbirds & Nectar Feeders

The 2011 Hummingbird Migration Celebration

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This festival looks like lots of fun and educational too! Check it out if you can:

• Hummingbird Viewing and Banding with the Hummer/Bird Study Group -- You may get a chance to release one back into the wild!

2011 Hummingbird Migration Celebration & Nature Festival

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Nest Watcher Program For The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology

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If you are a part on the Nest Watcher program for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology check out the newsletter:

While much of this year’s nesting activities have concluded, the work of the NestWatcher still isn’t finished. Many of you have spent the summer diligently recording your nest observations in notebooks and on paper datasheets and now is the time to transfer this information into the NestWatch database. 

Time to enter your data

Children Become Bird Watchers

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Bird lovers on a budget can get started by buying a bird feeder at the local hardware store, and installing it in a quiet location that provides a clear view, Thompson said. Fill it with appropriate, good-quality feed that will appeal to birds in your area.

Lessons take wing when children become birdwatchers

Rare White Hummingbird Gets Tagged

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Wildlife experts on Friday captured the seldom-seen "leucistic" - or white - ruby-throated hummingbird in Hoffman. It was likely the same pale-plumaged bird they had spotted and failed to catch a week earlier in Foxfire.

Bird Expert Tags Rare White Hummingbird

A Bird Feeder That Slows Speeders

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It's really quite ingenious. 63-year-old Ian Magee of Williton, Somerset, created a simple bird box with the same size, shape, and bright yellow color as a British traffic camera. He hoped it would stop drivers from breaking the 30mph speed limit outside his home.

Englishman Slows Speeders by Installing… a Bird Feeder

 

Bird Watchers Concerned About Shrinking Wetlands

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The lake was once the favourite bird watching spot for eminent ornithologist Dr Salim Ali of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and 186 species of migratory birds used to visit this magnificent lake in the past. Now only 15 species of migratory birds visit the lake. 

Experts express concern over shrinkage of wetlands in state

Get A Rebate From Nikon On Monarch ATB 42 mm Binoculars

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Nikon has a rebate program for their Monarch ATB 42 mm binoculars. There are 6 models that qualify for this rebate.

For more information visit: 

Nikon Offers Rebate On Monarch ATB 7294 Binoculars

Bird Watchers Can Help Fight The Spread Of Invasive Species

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For a bird watcher like me, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of spotting a rare or elusive bird—or watching any of our feathered friends in their natural habitats.  Whether you are a die-hard enthusiast or just take pleasure in seeing birds outside your window, you have a deep appreciation for the outdoors and wildlife.

What Can Bird Watchers Do to Fight Invasive Species?

Bird City Program In Wisconsin

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This is a great project. I hope more communities get involved.

Altogether, 29 cities, villages, towns and counties are participating in the first year of the Bird City Wisconsin program, which is modeled after the “Tree City USA” program. Every recognized community receives a flag, plaque, and street signs to place in public view at community boundaries.

Bird Cities Wanted Throughout Wisconsin

Birds At The Bird Feeder

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Here's a nice video at the bird feeder:

This is just a little video showing a sample of birds that have visited my bird feeder over the last couple of months.

Bird Feeder: Summer

Learn All About Birdwatching

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The 2011 Friends of Fish Creek Park 14-week Autumn Birding Course is your chance to do some bird watching and learn to identify a variety of birds and other wildlife under the guidance of birdwatching expert Gus Yaki.

Bird watching course in Fish Creek Park

Bird Watching Hikes Are Available

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Education Specialist Linda Besio will have some binoculars and bird guide books available for public use, as well as a bird scope. The hike will be on gently rolling terrain and be led at a slow pace, giving much time for bird watching.

Bird hikes Saturdays from Moses Park Nature Center

A Chance To Watch Migrating Birds

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Most folks don't know it, but the area is one of the most important stopovers for migrating birds in the state. In fact, with tens of thousands of birds visiting the area each year, it's been deemed an "Important Bird Area" by the state.

A good chance to go bird watching

Do Hummingbirds Get Fat?

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This is a good article about hummingbirds:

One of the charms with hummingbirds is the opportunity to see them closely and often. If you feed them, you have probably noticed that populations boom in late summer. Successful broods are part of the reason. Mother hummingbirds usually lay two eggs, sometimes one, rarely three. Though only half of the youngsters survive the first year, most of those losses occur during the migration south.

Can you make your hummingbirds fat? It's actually helpful

Campers See Bald Eagles Soaring In The Pennsylvania Skies

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This sounds like it was a great trip for the kids:

During the morning of the first of four days, the young people (most from Williamsport) were introduced to bird watching at Little Pine State Park. Their spotting of magnificent bald eagles was certainly the highlight.

Campers witness eagles soaring and rattlesnakes buzzing

Make Your Own Hummingbird Feeder

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This project will be a recycled hummingbird feeder! You can buy one for $8-$20, or gather these items and make your own in about 15 minutes.

Rainy Day Crafts: Hummingbird Feeders

Watch For Migrating Hummingbirds

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Ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) must drink loads of nectar and eat many insects to build up fat reserves necessary to fuel their migratory flight first to the Gulf Coast then on to their tropical winter homes in Central America, southern Mexico or on some Caribbean islands. Males leave as much as a month before the females and fledglings who nest in that region follow them on the southern journey.

Feed Migrating Hummingbirds

Eastern Blue Jays At The Bird Feeder

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This blog post has some nice pictures of a blue jay.:

Occasionally I will see an Eastern Blue Jay come and dine at the backyard bird feeder station.  Usually these medium-sized blue-white and black birds are ground feeders. 

Eastern Blue Jays in the Yard

Egg Carton Bird Feeder

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An empty egg carton, and a length of twine, are all you need to make a cool bird feeder.

Easy Egg Carton Bird Feeder for Kids

Bird Festival At Dumaguete

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Bird watching societies from Taipei, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore will showcase the birds from their countries, while local participants working for wildlife conservation will present their avian conservation efforts. A bird quest quiz show and bird-watching tours will also be conducted for the children.

Dumaguete to host bird festival

Bird Watching At The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

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This sounds like a really wonderful place for bird watching:

Established in 1929 by Selby Walker, the son of Colonel James Walker, the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary has been a protected area and park for more than 80 years.

Bird lovers flock to Inglewood sanctuary

Native Shrubs Attract Birds To Your Garden

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Attracting birds to your garden has many benefits. Birds eat insects and add life, color, and song to your outdoor surroundings. Planting a few small trees and shrubs that provide food and shelter for birds will make your garden an avian paradise.

Read more: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/07/27/1697267/birds-of-a-feather-flock-to-these.html#ixzz1TvbehgWm

Birds of a feather flock to these native shrubs

North Fork Audubon Has Many Highlights-Including The Bird Feeders

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The highlight of the location is the grounds. Van Buren said volunteers stock the numerous bird feeders and maintain the gardens. She said the group is in the process of replacing some of the garden plants  with native plantings.

 Explore Nature's Bounty at North Fork Audubon

Arizona Bird Watching

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This article lists some of the Arizona bird watching festivals and provides some good information about the area for bird watchers:

One of the best-known birding destinations is the southeastern city of Sierra Vista, which hosts the annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival. The Aug. 3-6 festival, in its 20th year, typically draws thousands of participants.

Bird-Watching Is Big Business in Arizona

Some Observations While Watching The Bird Feeder

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To the left of the feeders were many huge ancient trees and thick undergrowth from the jungle-like lot next door. Piney’s entire back lot was surrounded by impenetrable semi-tropic growth, so when viewed (as planned—from the awning-covered stone-floored patio back of the house) one could see the three bird feeders and the bird bath without scaring the winged denizens of the “forest.”

Bird feeder observations