hello tweeties,

the most recently demystified mystery bird, courtesy of Joseph Kennedy, was a Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_125.php

today's mystery bird -- a west coaster -- courtesy of photographer Terry Sohl, can be viewed here;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_151.php

the most recently published edition of the Birdbooker Report features a lot of titles about Darwin and how he has influenced science and society, in honor of the upcoming anniversaries of his birth and the publication of his seminal work, On The Origin of Species, which is a rigorous (for the times) development of evolutionary theory and natural selection;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/birdbooker_report_52.php

I've already received several hot-off-the-presses evolution titles for review that were mentioned in the Birdbooker Report, and they are wonderful!

cheers,

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