tweets,

hello from shockingly humid NYC! hurricanes are amazing creatures,
even when you are located on the far edges of them! we are suffering
incredible humidity [it's nearly 100%] with lots of wind, too [i
heard we had/have 50mph winds last night that, when funneled through
the streets that are framed by 50-storey tall buildings, tend to be
focused into a raging (but sticky!) wind tunnel that threatens to
disrobe you.] i wonder if all the smaller central park birds were
blown into minnesota last night and early this morning?

here is a newsbrief that landed in my email box today that i thought
you might be interested to read;

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BIRDS VOTE WITH WINGS ON HEALTHY FORESTS: A study of forest thinning
on BLM lands has "found fewer bird species in thinned areas" says
Medford Mail Tribune 9/17. The Southern Oregon University research
revealed that "many birds declined" after the thinning and "the species
suffering the most were red-breasted nuthatches, chestnut-backed
chickadees, Pacific-slope flycatchers and hermit warblers," all species
associated with late-succession forests." The ornithologists found the
declines "surprising" and said the results are "directly applicable to
the kind of forestry practices they're talking about now," i.e.
increasing logging.
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regards,

Devorah A. N. Bennu, PhD
email:nyneve at amnh.org or nyneve at myUW.net
work page http://research.amnh.org/ornithology/personnel/bennu.htm
personal pages http://research.amnh.org/users/nyneve/