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Post by moabiter on Jul 16, 2010 21:30:15 GMT -8
Millions of birds set to fly into Gulf oil mess updated 7/1/2010 10:42:03 AM ET 'They won't be safe on their fall passage,' says Audubon official "A lot of those birds were safe on their spring passage, but they won't be safe on their fall passage," said Greg Butcher, bird conservation director for the National Audubon Society. Wildlife officials are taking various steps to minimize the risks, cordoning off rookeries with containment booms, paying farmers to flood fields that could serve as temporary bird-friendly wetlands, and considering new duck hunting restrictions. Authorities are even weighing the possibility of capturing baby pelicans to move them out of harm's way, said Jay Holcomb, head of the International Bird Rescue Research Center. ... Billion birds pass throughThe Gulf Coast straddles the Mississippi Flyway, one of the world's major bird migration corridors and one that brings about 1 billion birds from more than 300 species through the region each year. Tens of millions of sandpipers and plovers from Alaska and Canada will be arriving within days on their way to Latin America, Butcher said. Most roost in the uplands away from shore but venture down to the beaches, mudflats and sand bars to feed at low tide. Herons and egrets that have stayed fairly stationary while nesting are now on the move with their young, potentially becoming more exposed to oil in the marshes, he said. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38037033/ns/us_news-environment/
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Post by moabiter on Jul 30, 2010 7:49:17 GMT -8
July 28, 2010 Pt 1: BP Birds - A lot of Canadian birds spend their winters in the Gulf, or use it as a resting and feeding ground during their migration. So now that the Gulf is slick with oil from the BP spill, many Canadian bird watchers and experts fear that once our birds stop there, they won't make it back. www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2010/07/july-28-2010.html
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Post by autumn on Oct 4, 2010 7:17:41 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Dec 6, 2010 9:42:09 GMT -8
Update: Migratory Birds in the Gulf of Mexico 11/1/2010 According to Vilsack, the department’s initial goal was to enroll 150,000 acres in the program. But so many farmers wanted to help that the project’s funding was doubled to $40 million. Now more than 470,000 acres are enrolled in eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. Participants are carefully flooding their rice, soybean and other lands with varying levels of water and planting vegetation appropriate for the diversity of species flying into the region. A parallel program sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is creating habitat for migratory birds on federal lands adjacent to the spill zone. Northern pintails and other migrants feed in recently flooded field in Louisiana.blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2010/11/update-migratory-birds-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
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Post by clone on Dec 18, 2010 9:18:59 GMT -8
It makes me wonder... ...EXACTLY how the § 703 "Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawfully"... "Over 800 species are currently on the list." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act_of_1918... might or not be enforced, who's counting or if anyone in this "administration" cares, like "it" cares about CDN citizens abroad, who don't get much besides heckling for their $25 passport consular fee. Migratory Birds Threatened by BP Oil Disaster in Gulf of MexicoJul 8, 2010 At least 60 bird species are at risk of significant population declines as a result of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico... This is a partial list of species that could be seriously affected by the quickly-spreading oil: Loons, Sanderlings, Snow Geese, Herons, Ducks, Cormorants, and Grebes. Included are Piping Plovers and Roseate Terns which are currently on the endangered species list. Summer songbirds such as Orioles, Warblers, Flycatchers, and Swallows fly across the Gulf of Mexico during spring and fall. Diminutive Hummingbirds make the same journey. While they do not land in the coastal wetlands or beaches, they may also be victims of the disaster... Retired biologist Brian John, formerly with the Canadian Wildlife Service, believes that the fragile Whooping Crane population may be safe. About 260 of them (the largest known wild flock of Whooping Cranes) are currently nesting in the northern area of Alberta. From that habitat in Wood Buffalo National Park they normally travel south through Saskatchewan and directly to the Arkansas National Wildlife Reserve in southern Texas. www.suite101.com/content/migratory-birds-threatened-by-bp-oil-disaster-in-gulf-of-mexico-a259189
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Post by clone on Jan 3, 2012 7:58:47 GMT -8
Historical Results Volunteers have been counting birds on the CBC [Christmas Bird Count] for over 110 years, and their contributions represent a tremendously valuable resource for learning more about bird behavior and bird conservation. These output tools are designed to give you access to the data collected by the tens of thousands of CBC volunteers. A lot has happened to early winter bird populations and distributions in the last 110 plus years, and the Christmas Bird Count is an invaluable resource to discover those changes. These tools allow you to ask just about any question you want of the entire CBC database. Take a look! birds.audubon.org/historical-results
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Post by cone on Feb 21, 2012 8:18:07 GMT -8
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Post by moabiter on Mar 29, 2012 9:28:58 GMT -8
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Post by Minnesota on May 20, 2012 11:30:43 GMT -8
May 19, 2012 Evidence of oil spill 2 years ago in birds Researchers say they have found traces of pollutants from the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago in the eggs of Minnesota birds. In examining pelican eggs in the largest lakeside colony of American white pelicans in North America, scientists have discovered traces of petroleum compounds, as well as remnants of Corexit, a chemical used to break up the oil spill. The birds migrate back to Minnesota after spending the winter in the Gulf, with young pelicans usually spending a year in the warmer climates, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Mark Clark, an ecologist at North Dakota State University, studies pelican eggs, and is helping the state Department of Natural Resources look for contaminants that could cause birth defects in developing pelican embryos. more: refreshingnews99.blogspot.in/2012/05/evidence-of-oil-spill-2-years-ago-in.html
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Post by clone on Jun 28, 2012 7:01:25 GMT -8
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