Biologists Planning to Study Pelicans
553407
Pelican nesting grounds will be off-limits to the public this year at a refuge in central North Dakota while biologists plan their most extensive study ever of the big birds.
562724
HENNEPIN, Ill. -- As steam rises from flat fingers of water reflecting an iron-gray sky, Donald Hey climbs to the top of an observation tower to watch a flock of American white pelicans huddled among the reeds. These reclaimed wetlands along the Illinois River, a man-made vista of corn and soybeans...
455129
HENNEPIN, Ill. -- As steam rises from flat fingers of water reflecting an iron-gray sky, Donald Hey climbs to the top of an observation tower to watch a flock of American white pelicans huddled among the reeds. These reclaimed wetlands along the Illinois River, a man-made vista of corn and soybea...
692114
Birder Mathew Tekulsky describes the bathing habits of birds, explaining the dependence of birds on water.
515717
Today, a group of tired yet satisfied citizen scientists will be busy tabulating the results from the annual Christmas Bird Count that was conducted Saturday on Hilton Head Island and in greater Bluffton and Sun City.
142205
To help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic pufferfish and pilots steer clear of birds, federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA "barcodes" for the Earth's 1.8 million known species.
416945
Scientists flock to songbird research, hoping finches and canaries will provide insight into the mysteries of human speech, memory and neuron production. Randy Dotinga reports from the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego.
560676
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.
340385
Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they've stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern Philippines.
634209
[World News]: Washington, Dec 14 : A new futuristic study by researchers at the University of Stanford is predicting that by the time the next century rolls around, a number of bird species that we take for granted today will become mere pictures in bird
734897
MIAMI -- The volunteers tote a butterfly net, binoculars and field guides around the Miami Metrozoo grounds, scanning the plants and flowers for fluttering wings.
415538
Government scientists - sure that somewhere out there a bird flu virus has humanity&#39;s name on it - are speeding up efforts to understand how the viruses evolve and spread.
260287
A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair provides a new route to study the genetics of extinct creatures.
610373
Birder Mathew Tekulsky reveals the effectiveness of a concealed location for viewing birds, as he describes the behavior of quail and jays in his yard.
657137
The public is being asked to help with a major survey into Britain's owl population.
300101
Wildlife agencies are re-examining some longstanding approaches to cultivating waterfowl populations.
434256
A bird species new to science has been found by researchers on a remote island in the northern Philippines.