Bird Watching News

With winter fast approaching, now is the ideal time to take a moment and think of our feathered friends.

City workers have been busy making improvements to Buddy Stewart Park located near Lake Pat Cleburne, said Max Robertson, Cleburne parks and recreation director.

RARE BIRD: A Malabar grey hornbill photographed during the bird race. The presence of avifauna with dry lands as their natural habitat is increasing across the State, which points to a possible desertification of large parts of wetlands, according to a report of the Kerala Bird Race-2009 held here on Sunday.

Posted November 15, 2009, 8:31 a.m. As a dog, I'm not that fussy about where we go walking, but please for the love of all that's holy, just let's go somewhere.

MALACCA: This state may be renowned as an international tourist destination possessing modern trappings coupled with old world charm, yet little is known of its hidden jewel along the city's coastline that is a haven for thousands of migratory birds.

The silky flycatcher is a native of the most southern of the southwest U.S., including Arizona and California.

Developing tail feathers of an embryonic duckling, stained for expression of the gene Sonic Hedgehog .

Travis Meek, new blacksmith for the Crowley Museum and Nature Center will demonstrate the traditional art of blacksmithing 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov.

Identifying a bird can be challenging. Birds are active, energetic animals and you need a quick eye to spot as many details as possible in a short span of time.

With a little dramatic music, this could be a new direction for reality TV. Two new bird-watching cameras offer an up-close and personal look at feathered friends hanging around the feeder or kicked back in a favorite tree.

This fall, the kids and I have spent plenty of time walking in a local Ypsilanti Township wooded area.

ST ABBS Head is the scene of a pivotal moment in a book which has been lapped up by critics all over the UK.

After a day of wine drinking and bird watching, re-cork your unfinished bottle with this cool new and slightly unsettling Bird Claw Bottle Stopper .

David Allen Sibley, bird guide author and illustrator, will give a talk on his newest book, "The Sibley Guide to Trees," at RiverRun Bookstore, 20 Congress St., at 7 p.m. today.

CEBU CITY The Department of Tourism is capitalizing on the Cebu Flowerpecker, a rare endemic bird species found only in the municipalities of Alcoy and Tabunan, to lure 58-million bird-watching enthusiasts from the United States and United Kingdom combined.

* They eat 75 percent fish. * There have been an average of 30 active nests in Collier each year since 2005 and 61 in Lee.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State unit of the WWF-India and the Warblers and Waders here will organise the 'Kerala Bird Race 2009' in the capital city on November 15 as part of a national event to be held across the country.

I have read in several bird books that the brown thrasher is not as common a sight in yards and gardens as they once were.

Beginner bird watchers and enthusiasts are invited to participate in 'Beginning Birding for Adults' every third Saturday of the month at Palmyra Cove Nature Park.

The Howard County Bird Club has announced its annual Youth Birding Essay Contest, according to the Baltimore Sun .