Archivos de diario de septiembre 2016

03 de septiembre de 2016

This Mojave Desert solar plant kills 6,000 birds a year. Here's why that won't change any time soon.

Federal biologists say about 6,000 birds die from collisions or immolation annually while chasing flying insects around the facility’s three 40-story towers, which catch sunlight from five square miles of garage-door-size mirrors to drive the plant’s power-producing turbines.

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-solar-bird-deaths-20160831-snap-story.html

Publicado el septiembre 3, 2016 04:39 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 3 comentarios | Deja un comentario

07 de septiembre de 2016

Two rivals broke American birdwatching's biggest record - and they're still racing.

This quest is referred to as a North American "Big Year," and the goal is to see as many as you can of the almost 1,000 species on the American Birding Association's list for the continental United States and Canada in a year. (It was fictionalized in the 2011 box office flop "The Big Year.") From 1998 to 2013, the record was 748 bird species.

http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2016/09/06/two-rivals-broke-american-birdwatchings-biggest-record-and-theyre-still-racing/

Publicado el septiembre 7, 2016 04:28 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

10 de septiembre de 2016

Vets made this tiny bird with deformed feet its own set of mini snow shoes.

The tale of Tim.

I don’t care what you’re doing right now. Put down your work and look at this little bird. Its struggles are more important.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/09/08/vets-made-this-tiny-bird-with-deformed-feet-his-own-set-of-mini-snow-shoes-6116067/

Publicado el septiembre 10, 2016 12:23 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

14 de septiembre de 2016

Citizen scientists give NPS 100,000+ biodiversity records for 100th birthday.

At least five thousand citizen scientists have contributed observations this year from NPS lands to iNaturalist. The records were uploaded by 5,092 user accounts, some of which represent many individuals, such as students who contributed to a class account during a BioBlitz .

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/25/citizen-scientists-give-nps-100000-biodiversity-records-for-100th-birthday/

Publicado el septiembre 14, 2016 10:14 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

20 de septiembre de 2016

Natural Sightings: Hey big bird, do you want to play with me?

A growing California Condor population — with a total of about 435 birds, 268 of which are flying free — means that the opportunities for human/Condor interaction are increasing.

http://www.tehachapinews.com/lifestyle/natural-sightings-hey-big-bird-do-you-want-to-play/article_7198552e-7e89-11e6-876a-cf48189c9208.html

Publicado el septiembre 20, 2016 12:56 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

23 de septiembre de 2016

Exotic birds find refuge in Southern California.

According to the research of the California Parrot Project, founded by Kimball Garrett of the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, there are at least 10 species of parrots that have become naturalized throughout Southern California, from San Diego to the northern reaches of Los Angeles and east to Redlands. An estimated 2,500 feral parrots are living freely in California.

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/birds-729882-bird-species.html

Publicado el septiembre 23, 2016 01:13 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

27 de septiembre de 2016

Oct. 1: CalArts Wild Beast Series Kicks Off with Native SoCal Birdsinging.

By California Institute of the Arts,
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts kicks off this year’s Wild Beast Concert Series on Saturday, Oct. 1, with “We Are Birds: An Evening of Bird Singing from Native Southern California.”
Bird singing, a tradition of the Cahuilla and other Southern California Native nations, is among the most significant expressions of Native American oral history and among the most important legacies of world music.

http://scvnews.com/2016/09/26/oct-1-calarts-wild-beast-series-kicks-off-with-native-socal-birdsinging/

For more on Bird Singing->

http://americanindiansource.com/traditionalbird.html

Publicado el septiembre 27, 2016 11:03 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario