Subject: [Tweeters] mystery birds, dinosaur assembly (links)
Date: Nov 16 13:27:16 2008
From: Devorah Bennu - birdologist at yahoo.com


hello tweeties,

the most recently demystified mystery bird is a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, as everyone successfully identified;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/11/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_65.php

be sure to read Rick's informative essay for distinguishing females of this species from closely-related black-headed grosbeaks.

today's mystery bird -- a really stunning image -- can be viewed here;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/11/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_71.php

I also thought you mght enjoy watching a time-lapse video of how a large fossil dinosaur is mounted and assembled for public display in a museum;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/11/creation_of_a_triceratops.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC