Birds

Magazine articles on birds.

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Reactive Reports Issue 36 David Bradley	Fly away Peregrine falcons could soon be back on the endangered list not five years after being removed, according to Swedish researchers who have found that the bird's eggs contain high levels of the most widely used flame retardant, deca-BDE.
Science News November 29, 2003 Janet Raloff	Talking Turkey (with recipe) They can weigh in at 40 pounds or more. They prefer walking, but they can fly. And if Benjamin Franklin had had his way, they would be the U.S. national symbol. We're talking turkey -- wild turkey, that is.
Wired December 2003 Martha Baer	The Ultimate on-the-fly Network How a flock of reclusive seabirds became pioneers of pervasive computing. A case study from the sensor net frontier.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	New Feeder Foils Squirrels There have been some squirrel-proof feeders on the market, but now Droll Yankee has come out with the Cadillac version of squirrel-proof feeders.
culturevulture.net May 7, 2003 Leslie Katz	Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) Winged Migration, a documentary film about migratory birds, was mesmerizing and meditative
Outside February 2003 Charles Graeber	Big Bird Gone Bad The cassowary -- Australia's six-foot-tall, 180-pound jungle bird -- is a pushy, hard-pecking, head-butting, talon-swiping thug on the loose, and humans trespass in its habitat at their own risk. But spare a little sympathy for a victim just fighting to stay alive.
CIO November 15, 2002 Michael Goldberg	Turkey Watch A weatherproof set of these wireless cameras helps researchers monitor the turkeys on Mauna Kea.
HHMI Bulletin September 2002 Terry Devitt	Follow the Songbird Isotopes tell a tale of bird migration and may help with efforts to conserve natural habitats.
Salon.com June 13, 2002 Robert Winkler	The birds of Hollywood: An unnatural history Movie producers spend countless millions to make the details convincing. So why can't they figure out that blue jays are asleep at night and thrushes go south for the winter?
National Gardening Michael E. Trunko	When Birds are Pests Winged invaders swoop down from the sky, descend upon your ripening fruit or newly planted vegetable garden and in minutes your harvest or garden is gone. If you've ever suffered similar misfortunes, you're not alone. Here are some bird control methods that work.
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