Bird Cages - Cleanup of 'cement ship' oil begins
Cleanup of 'cement ship' oil begins
Two years ago, birds covered in oil kept turning up along Seacliff State Beach, a popular oceanfront park five miles south of Santa Cruz.
Source: www.montereyherald.com
Bird-watching heats up in Shoals on trail's 1st anniversary
Birds headed south for the winter are flocking to the Shoals as they migrate to escape the approaching cold weather. As the birds make their way through north Alabama, so do flocks of bird-watchers.
Source: www.dailycomet.com
Birds on radar came from Green Island
The National Weather Service says a bizarre radar image of birds over the bay of Green Bay came from Green Island, not Chambers Island as the agency originally reported.
Source: www.greenbaypressgazette.com
GM's Big Thing: 100,000 Miles / Five Years / Roadside Assistance / Kitchen Sink
So we travelled downtown to hear what Slick Rick Wagoner had to say outside of the RenCen, and since we had another meeting down in the D -- we figured we'd be able to kill two birds with one stone...
Source: www.jalopnik.com
Birds' Perry: Whatever it takes
Eagles running back and special teamer Bruce Perry gets some practice on defense at the cornerback position.
Source: www.readingeagle.com
REID'S BUILDING BLOCKS
Jon Runyan: Signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2000 from Tennessee, and has started every game for the Birds at right tackle since his arrival.
Source: www.philly.com
Photographer offers a birds-eye view
Professional photographer Tom Smith is more than just another shutterbug as he takes pictures while piloting a plane 1,000 feet in the air. Smith has always loved to fly planes and is a flight instructor.
Source: www.spartaexpositor.com
Africa: Satellites Help Scientists Track Migratory Birds - GPS the Latest Tool in Fight Against Avian Influenza
Wearing light solar-powered global positioning system (GPS) satellite transmitters, wild swans from Mongolia are winging their way across Eurasia, while land-bound scientists tracking the birds' journeys on computers say that these unique studies will shed light on how wild birds may be involved in the spread of avian influenza.
Source: allafrica.com
Bird Flu's Spread Tracked With Satellite-Linked Swans (Update1)
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Swans fitted with the same global positioning system satellite transmitters used to navigate cars may help scientists better understand the role wild birds play in the spread of avian influenza.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Tsunami spurs interest in Asian coasts
For much of his life, Viroj Dedsongprak paid little attention to the mangrove forests that surrounded his Thai village. He thought nothing of it when neighbors chopped down trees for firewood or plowed them under for shrimp ponds.
Source: news.yahoo.com
