Magnets make sure pigeons fly home
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Homing pigeons carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks, scientists confirm.
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By Patrick O'Driscoll  Prairie dogs fight for home on the range as suburbs spread. Rodent relocators try to strike a humane    balance of city and wildlife.    BOULDER, Colo.
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Metal bats have a magical quality. They can turn warning-track fly balls into home runs and pop-ups into hits.
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[World News]: Washington, Nov 27 : Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a &#39;nose for the north&#39; and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which
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Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the fish have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.
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Homing pigeons suddenly lost their navigational ability when magnets were attached to their beaks or if their beaks were anaesthetized, University of North Carolina researcher Cordula Mora found.
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The bird lovers of northern Europe who put out winter food for thrushes, robins, great tits, finches and other species have won the seal of approval from science.
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By Jerry Allegood, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--SWANSBORO -- With hundreds of colorful birds already visiting and calling Eastern North Carolina home, the state is encouraging bird lovers to bring their binoculars and billfolds to watch them.   The N.C.
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By Sandra Tan The Henslow's sparrow prefers to stay hidden. But the threatened species has been found in Lancaster, and its presence has stopped a developer from moving forward with its plan for a major housing development.
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NEW YORK - A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? It wasn't shear fantasy. The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m.
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By Christian Berg, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 13--Golden eagles have ridden the winds that whip across Pennsylvania's Appalachian ridgetops for centuries, soaring northward to breeding grounds each spring and southward to hunting grounds each fall.
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Birds are not stupid and their brains are not primitive so it is about time the scientific world gave them full credit, experts said on Monday.
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At this time of year, the world seems built for birds on the wing.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--RALEIGH -- An owl hooted. A goldfinch warbled. And a gaggle of City Council members, city officials and environmentalists wandered across the pasture at Horseshoe Farm Park in northeast Raleigh last week.
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Hoping to monitor penguins unobtrusively, scientists are testing a tag made of silicone rubber. Stainless steel tags used currently can impede the birds' ability to hunt.
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In the neighborhood of astronaut Lisa Nowak, parents are now able to play catch with their kids on balmy evenings. Instead of the hum of satellite trucks, they can hear birds chirping at sunset.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what will four birds in a pocket and three in a fanny pack bring? If border agents notice, a $1,000 fine and maybe worse.  U.S.