Subject: [Tweeters] Birds in the News, mystery birds (links)
Date: Apr 13 13:39:32 2009
From: Devorah Bennu - birdologist at yahoo.com



hello tweeties,

this week's issue of Birds in the News is now available for you to read and enjoy. Besides including some interesting stories (and pending legislation) about birds, this issue features a photograph of the only egg known to have been collected by Charles Darwin;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/birds_in_the_news_167.php

the most recently demystified bird -- in this case, a bird's belly button -- was a Female Gadwall, Anas strepera, also courtesy of Joseph kennedy;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_200.php

this mystery bird is accompanied by a really instructional analysis, written by our favorite online bird guide, Rick Wright.

here's today's mystery bird -- it's kinda challenging -- for you to identify, courtesy of photographer, Joseph Kennedy;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_201.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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