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«It gives us the ability to look at the timing of arrival and wintering patterns for migratory birds in California.»

Above graph (study discussed below) shows earlier spring arrival dates over a 140 year dataset for migratory birds in South and Central Sweden.

Not exact matches

Stolzberg notes that this blanket war against coyotes has resulted in an explosion of ground predators, such as raccoons and skunks, which are responsible for attacking the nests of migratory birds.

Through our work in agriculture, forestry and tourism, we're helping to conserve habitat for both migratory and nonmigratory birds.

In December, I reported on the 2008 global market statistics for Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) Bird - Friendly - certified coffee.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of big trees as habitat for migratory and local bird populations and other wildlife species — a requirement not present in SAN's current 2010 standard.

The term was first introduced in expert meetings convened by the Smithsonian Institution Migratory Bird Center (SMBC), NAFTA's Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and the Consumer Choice Council (CCC) in 1998.

Both of these certifiers have personnel who are also trained in shade certification, because they are authorized by Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center to perform inspection for their Bird - Friendly certification.

In March 2006, I posted about the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, a Seattle Audubon Society project whose mission is «to protect habitat for wintering neo-tropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,».In March 2006, I posted about the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, a Seattle Audubon Society project whose mission is «to protect habitat for wintering neo-tropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,».in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,»...

These are all included in the criteria for shade certification by Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (Bird - Friendly) and / or Rainforest Alliance.

In May 2001, five non-profit organizations that work on coffee conservation issues (Conservation International, Consumer's Choice Council, Rainforest Alliance, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and the Summit Foundation) took a step toward creating a unified front by releasing a document entitled «Conservation Principles for Coffee Production.»

«At least 13 pesticides documented as causing die - offs in migratory birds are currently registered for use on cotton.

Despite snow blanketing the North Country in March, spring is near and many of us here in New York are preparing for the return of migratory birds... more

Despite snow blanketing the North Country in March, spring is near and many of us here in New York are preparing for the return of migratory birds...

Good enough for migratory birds to avoid predators when napping in the daytime.

If you're like me, you're thinking, «But I went into science because I want to study quasars,» or «because I'm obsessed with migratory birds,» or «because I was too nerdy for a Ph.D. in anthropology but not nerdy enough for a Ph.D. in engineering.»

Some birds are especially adept: Scientists at the College of William & Mary Center for Conservation Biology tracked a migratory shorebird, a whimbrel, as it flew through Hurricane Irene in 2011.

«The radical - pair mechanism of magnetoreception is still just a hypothesis, and arguably the best evidence we have for it so far is the effect of time - dependent radiofrequency magnetic fields on the ability of migratory birds to detect the direction of the Earth's magnetic field,» says senior author Peter Hore, an Oxford biophysical chemist specializing in magnetic influences on chemical reactions.

And the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a few years ago in its fourth assessment in 2007, said to the Europeans — but it could have been to the Americans for that matter in a different context — Europeans if you care for your songbirds, as Europeans really do, look to Africa and how African habitats are doing: 84 percent of the migratory birds in the world are vulnerable to climate change.

N9 seems to have come from a wild bird, probably around Korea somewhere, although there's evidence for rare N9s in other birds in Mongolia and Siberia, where these migratory wildfowl tend to congregate.

That all changed in 2007, when, for the first time, researchers developed trackers that were light enough for wood thrushes and purple martins; they hooked up 34 birds, and even though only seven of the tagged birds were found the next year, these seven gave the scientists major insight — and newfound respect — into the migratory lives of these silver - voiced flyers.

To investigate the impacts of climate fluctuations on Northwestern migratory bird populations, ecologist M. Philip Nott and colleagues at the Institute for Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2bird populations, ecologist M. Philip Nott and colleagues at the Institute for Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, captured birds in «mist» nets at 36 stations in forests of Oregon and Washington between 1992 and 2000.

Beginning in early spring, FWS personnel regulate water flows throughout the refuge to safeguard habitat for the hundreds of thousands of migratory birds that use the 76,000 - hectare refuge as a key stopover and nesting ground.

Saline lakes, which provide critical habitats for migratory birds, are threatened globally and especially in the arid western United States.

One of the interesting things to study, we know Central Park is important for migratory birds and we know that they depend upon the food resources that are here, but no one has ever really done a systematic survey of what actually they are feeding on, like we have never done a canopy study of all the invertebrates up in the trees to see what's coming out when and what is the predominant part of the diet of different birds and sort of quantifying; but what they have done — people have done — with shore birds and sort of gauging, weighing them, you know, catching them, weighing them, seeing how much weight they gain over time while they are rather resting and feeding before they depart on their northern trip.

A recent study from researchers at the University of Montana, National Audubon Society, Oregon State University and East Cascades Audubon Society shows food sources for migratory birds decline with low water levels and high salt content in lakes.

«We found that more dynamically altering the water levels in wetland units at the refuge improves habitat for migratory birds,» said Rosenberg.

She's been working with the migratory birds for the past 30 years — her chapter formed to help imperiled springtime breeding colonies there in 1976.

They found a total of 23 plant fragments that were trapped in the feathers of long - distance migratory birds about to leave for South America.

The survey revealed that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been realized, and that wetland loss from damming and the diversion of river water for irrigation was at least in part responsible for the shorebird decline in Australia.

The mechanism that is responsible for ultra-high magnetoresistance in molecular wires is possibly closely related to the biological compass used by some migratory birds to find their bearings in the geomagnetic field.

Researchers don't know for sure what this receptor would be, but cryptochrome — a protein known to be involved in some animals» circadian rhythms — has been found in the eyes of several migratory birds and is a prime candidate.

Migratory birds were flying home to Northern Europe earlier in time for the beginning of spring.

The study, appearing October 29 in Nature, may improve conservation efforts for migratory birds.

So a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester started small, forgoing migratory birds and other large animals for the humble fruit fly.

Part of a major migratory route for birds in the spring and fall, Cape May Point State Park is also home to a World War II bunker.

... it may become incumbent upon us to take legal action against colonies and colony managers, particularly in areas that provide habitat for migratory birds or endangered species.

After working for 15 years at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, researching migratory birds, whooping cranes, and the California condor, he moved to Kansas State University, where he developed an internationally - recognized program in Zoological Medicine.

HAHF argues that «the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty and the Endangered Species Act negatively implicate TVNR and creates the possibilitity [sic] of legal action against veterinarians engaging in TVNR,» and that «the primary veterinarian medical malpractice carrier will not provide insurance coverage for illegal activies [sic].»

A researcher at the National Zoo's Migratory Bird Center was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly poisoning stray cats in Columbia Heights this month.

Among the «actions [that] should be encouraged» is «legal action against colonies and colony managers, particularly in areas that provide habitat for migratory birds or endangered species.»

Corporations have been found guilty of violations of the MBTA for the accidental release of toxic chemicals which were subsequently ingested by and resulted in the death of migratory birds.

International Migratory Bird Day has been celebrating migratory birds for 20 years, and here in the Golden Gate National Parks a free IMBD event has been held for 12 yearsMigratory Bird Day has been celebrating migratory birds for 20 years, and here in the Golden Gate National Parks a free IMBD event has been held for 12 yearsmigratory birds for 20 years, and here in the Golden Gate National Parks a free IMBD event has been held for 12 years running.

Tanzanian and Kenyan government authorities expressed their desire to conserve Lake Natron as an important habitat for migratory birds, especially the lesser flamingos, during their participation in the 2014 World Migratory migratory birds, especially the lesser flamingos, during their participation in the 2014 World Migratory Migratory Bird Day;

Now you'll never get caught without an answer, thanks to our new personality quiz, released just in time for International Migratory Bird Day.

However, those eager to spot unique birds or those less frequently seen in Belize might want to visit during September and October, major migratory months for many birds.

As we explore by ship, by Zodiac, and on foot, keep an eye out for gray whales, which can be found in these prime feeding grounds, and more than 100 migratory bird species.

International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) was created by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in the early 1990s and is now coordinated by Environment for the Americas, a nonprofit dedicated to bird conservatBird Day (IMBD) was created by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in the early 1990s and is now coordinated by Environment for the Americas, a nonprofit dedicated to bird conservatBird Center in the early 1990s and is now coordinated by Environment for the Americas, a nonprofit dedicated to bird conservatbird conservation.

The property provides important habitat for a number of threatened marine species, harbouring a number of species of conservation concern including the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) as well as endemic and migratory birds which reproduce in the littoral forests of cayes, atolls and coastal areas.

Inside the shallow reef, be on the lookout for fish, rays, and dolphin or explore the intricate mangrove ecoysyem for resident and migratory birds in the branches and the delicate seahorse in the root system.