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World migratory bird day is May 14; do your part to help

SAN ANTONIO - We’ve all seen it. Maybe it was flocks flying in V-shaped formation, filling the sky at dawn or dusk. Perhaps it was majestic cranes stopping on a long journey to rest by a river, a ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Just for the birds: Bird Names Across the Hemisphere — Part II

This is the second column on the words used to name the 4,600 or so species of birds in the Western Hemisphere. As I pointed out in Part I, some color names are used often while others are rare. In ...
Yahoo

Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say

Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially flamboyant with hues of emerald, lemon, cobalt and ruby. Now, research has ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin is now part of Bird City Texas — here's what that means for our feathered friends

Austin birders already know that this is one of the top birding cities in Texas. Just in time for spring migration, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, along with advocacy group Audubon Texas, ...
CNN

Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say

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