http://birdingmania.com/news Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:27:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Groups ponder fate of bird with a fowl reputation By Andrew Marra The purple swamphen looks positively chicken-esque as it stalks through the marsh: feathered, feckless and full of wide-eyed chicken innocence.But is it fowl or foe? Maybe both, experts say. The exotic bird, which is quickly gaining prominence in Palm Beach County ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/06/18/a-carnivorous-invasive-bird/ Ridgefield is one of my favorite places to go birding. Several years ago, a friend took me there early in the morning. Edi was my birding mentor if you will. It was early spring and cool. I was beginning to get a little bored - I wanted to ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/06/03/ridgefield-wildlife-refuge/ Every year I'm delighted to watch the hummingbirds that visit our feeders. This year, we have one on the deck where we can watch them while we too are having our breakfast. I have birdhouses and birdfeeders all over the property. However, for some reason I seemed to have missed the ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/05/21/the-joys-and-benefits-of-hummingbird-houses/ I love the area I live in...especially this time of year. We are on the Pacific Flyway...and each year at this time we get tens of thousands of shorebirds migrating through. It's spectacular to watch. While the birds are already hear, the official Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival begins next week. ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/04/22/shorebird-festival/ Have you ever thought about having birds as pets? I once worked in a place where there was a large cage of small birds. I was told they were finches. I loved listening to them. Well they had some babies, and one day I arrived at work and was gifted ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/04/08/finches-and-canaries/ Yes...now you can be a part of the scientific team! If you live in Georgia (though check with your local extension office to see if they need help as well. "If you see a bird with a fat tick stuck to its face, you may be able to help in a ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/04/02/scientists-looking-for-help/ What a splendid article on birding in Uganda. One can feel the excitement, the awe of seeing new and unique (and rare) birds. Here is an excerpt: Slowly, an enormous bird circled above. It had long, broad wings, an extended neck, long legs trailing behind, and an outsized bill that ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/03/27/birding-in-uganda/ Right now, until the first part of April, you can visit the Rowe Sanctuary in Nebraska from the comfort of your computer and see first hand 500,000 Sandhill Cranes! You can watch them, listen to them, and interact with others on the forum. Who's doing this...National Geographic of course. Here are the ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/03/20/sandhill-cranes-500000-of-them-are-waiting-for-you/ Though spring starts next week, it's already here! This morning I woke to the Canda Geese flying overhead as they have begun their migration north. Robins have returned and yesterday I noted several killdeer, seemingly looking for nesting grounds. On the west coast here we are on what is called ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/03/19/spring-migration-has-begun/ When one things of Los Angeles, CA one does not think of biriding in that city. I know...I've spent enough time there. You have traffic, smog, people, more traffic, noise and traffic. So imagine my surprise to find people birding in LA...right in the middle of the city! I'd class these ... http://birdingmania.com/news/2006/03/09/survivors-the-birds/