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Several of our staff are spending the week in Brazil, at the 25th International Ornithological Congress. Kind of like a larger, more global AOU meeting, these conferences began in 1884 and are held every four years. Here’s an update from Dr. Martjan Lammertink, a research associate at the Cornell Lab, an expert on the . . . → Read More: From Brazil: Round Table on Endangered Atlantic Forest Birds
This week we were encouraged to see that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has begun posting counts of bird species that have been recovered in the Gulf of Mexico during the oil spill. The first such report lists 4,676 individuals representing some 85 species, plus another 19 categories for incompletely identified birds. The . . . → Read More: Oil spill news: Species-by-species tally released The winter of 2008-2009 was a huge year for Pine Siskins across the United States. As the dainty yellow-and-brown finches poured across the country, sightings from Project FeederWatch participants documented one of the largest siskin irruptions on record. Now, a preliminary analysis of banding data by FeederWatch leader David Bonter suggests the birds may . . . → Read More: Do Siskins Move in Straight Lines?
A simple sugar concoction is a solution to this, while providing the hummingbirds necessary nectar for their dieting needs. Hummingbirds fly up to an average of 30 miles per hour, flutter their wings around 3000 times a minute while their little hearts beat up to 1,200 times per second! Because of their metabolism, hummers must eat between one and three times their body weight DAILY!  Leave a comment  Bird Watching Tips  attracting hummingbirds feed, best hummingbird food recipe, food coloring hummingbird food, homemade hummingbird feeder recipe, hummingbird feeder food recipe, hummingbird feeder recipe, hummingbird feeders, hummingbird food, hummingbird food bees, hummingbird food flowers, hummingbird food honey, hummingbird food mix, hummingbird nectar, hummingbird nest, ruby throated hummingbird food Do you just so happen to be an expert in wild bird identification? No, well we weren’t either, until we realized what a great hobby it was. We enjoy seeing those new wild birds that we have never saw before, taking those lovely bird trips to get more in touch with natural and of . . . → Read More: Wild Bird Identification Tips |
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