Hello tweets,

happy 2008! To put a slightly different spin on
things, I am curious to know what species of bird you
saw LAST in 2007? My sighting was a male sharp-shinned
hawk, flying low over the buildings in my densely
populated NYC neighborhood -- I am always delighted
with the number and variety of raptors I see here.

The New Year's Eve edition of Birds in the News -- the
last issue of 2007 -- is available for you to enjoy.
This issue features a beautiful image of a gull with
its reflection, provided by BirdChat listowner, Dave
Rintoul. The link;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/12/birds_in_the_news_112_new_year.php

I also have embedded a video in a blog entry that you
will find interesting. This video shows the hunting
techniques of three species of northern owls; snowy,
hawk and great gray owls. I think this is an
interesting video since it allows you to directly
compare the birds' different hunting styles. This
video can be viewed here;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/01/the_wings_of_death.php

Devorah
GrrlScientist
Central Park, NYC




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