... conditions on smaller ponds and wetlands. Geese numbers rebounded nicely as it warmed in the first week of November ... Woodpeckers are a bit of an exception and the birds are being seen in "normal" numbers. Noteworthy among these, a Black-backed ... -breasted Nuthatches are also well detected in the otherwise quiet woods. These birds nasal vocalizations are often the only bird calls heard ...

... The extermination strategy has resulted in a drop in possum numbers from 60 to 70 million in the 1980s to around 30 million ... taking eggs, chicks and sometimes even adult birds, she said. “If we get possum numbers down, native birds and plants come back big ... are pests and if 1080 is the only way to protect our forests, native birds and farm animals from them then this is one case when the end ...

... noted last October as well, and it continued into November, but by December the numbers had greatly reduced to the regular 'single ... reported on the Roding this month. Birds of Prey: Kestrel and Sparrowhawk numbers certainly seem to be up following a sucessfull breeding season ... 530 on the 17th, 250 on the 28th and 60 on the 31st) with smaller numbers being present elsewhere in the borough. Large ...

... of its major advantages as a birding site is that it allows relatively close approach. Birds that winter there seem used to being around large numbers of people and tend not to flush as quickly as at other sites. This allows close viewing of birds that we do not see very often. It is the most reliable site in the state for finding northern waterfowl such as Common Eiders ...

... borders some marshland and a pond, home to many interesting birds, plants, and wildflowers. And the size of the area they cut ... are birds that prefer these open environments. Of special concern, this spot was a nesting ground for great numbers ... planted over. And that still bothers me. Part of me feels like I have failed the birds. I couldn't even help to protect a small piece of land ...

... well, like ring-necked parakeet, goldfinch, and greenfinch. However, breeding bird numbers of most species are going down in urban environments, compared to the countryside. More and more ... , like swift, starling, house sparrow, and black redstart, are not doing well. Because builders often do not take birds’ needs into account. Also, dunnocks, which nest in bushes, are going down in ...

... early this afternoon: a huge flight of large black birds circling so high in the air that they were scarcely larger than ... the grocery store lots, from PV, all over. More birds would continue to head southwest well into dusk. The numbers added up. Of late, I ... out SR169? Certainly we haven't lost our raven population -- or are their numbers down? Linkage: Every day, NASA posts an amazing earth ...

... and White-throated Sparrows have been here in numbers. We provided a big brush pile with millet sprinkled in front and these birds loved it. But most are migrating and will not stay here for the winter. Mass. Audubon Society ... sets in, snow and ice come, and the wild food is more eaten, the birds will be back to your feeders. So keep feeders stocked and out now, just to remind them you' ...

... important tool for enumerating and quantifying the status of wild populations. But is there a better way to count birds than to capture them? A release from the British Ecological Society points to a significant ... acoustic technique gives a more accurate estimate of bird numbers than using nets to capture birds, which can be stressful for the birds as well as time consuming for the researchers. I ...

... time for bird watching in the West of Ireland. Here are three of the more interesting birds I’ve seen recently. Great White Egret Great White ... Geese North West Mayo carries internationally important numbers of this bird during winter, when they migrate south from Greenland. I ... my camera. The Iniskea Islands hold very large numbers of these during winter. Note the pale white / cream face ...