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Smoking is (good) for the birds

December 18, 2012 by Greg 2 Comments

Back in the 1980s, it became popular for biologists to consider plant secondary compounds in understanding inter-species relationships and other ecological matters. I was...

Birds

The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

November 20, 2012 by Greg 12 Comments

This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. The very first thing we notice about this large member of...

Birds, Conservation

Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

October 16, 2012 by Greg 6 Comments

A while back I asked the question, How much bird is there, anyway? which was a comparative look at apparent, visible, often in your...

Birds

The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

September 18, 2012 by Greg 5 Comments

We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. Some of these capacities seem to be linked with...

Birds

Reed Warblers, the European Cuckoo and the Evolution of Mimicry

August 21, 2012 by Greg 4 Comments

There is some interesting new research you will want to know about concerning Reed Warblers and Cuckoos. In the common European Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus,...

Birds

The Darwinian Chick

July 17, 2012 by Greg 4 Comments

Why can’t a baby bird just hatch out of the egg and fly away, or at least, be able to fly a little and...

Birding

Evolution of the Multi-Media Bird

June 21, 2012 by Greg 6 Comments

All of the sudden we have bird multi-media everywhere. On the last day of work for the regular school year, a fellow teacher gave...

Birds

Pigeons have tiny compasses in their heads

May 17, 2012 by Greg 3 Comments

At some point, while I was in graduate school, it became apparent that I was going to study the problem of finding one’s way...

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Beat Writer Posting Calendar

Monday
Kai Pflug (weekly)
Birding Lodges of the World
Tuesday
Donna Schulman (monthly)
Susan Wroble (monthly)
Hannah Buschert (monthly)
Fitzroy Rampersand (monthly)
Bird Guides of the World (weekly)
Wednesday
Leslie Kinrys (biweekly)
Faraaz Abdool (biweekly)
Ask a Birder (occasionally)
Thursday
Paul Lewis (weekly)
Birder’s Lists (weekly)
Friday
David Tomlinson (weekly)
Species Spotlight (occasionally)
Saturday:
Luca Feuerriegel (biweekly)
Peter Penning (biweekly)
Sunday:
Clive Finlayson (weekly)
Valters Videnieks (biweekly)

Any-Time Contributors:
Jason Crotty
Mark Gamin
John Hague
Sara Jentsch
Rolf Nessing
Dragan Simic

See here for info on the writers.