Sentences with phrase «identified as both bird»

The contributions of individuals who identified as both bird watchers and hunters were even more pronounced.

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Trans Mountain identified the WTP [Westridge Tunnel Portal] site as a priority for the Project and indicated that approval by 15 February 2018 would allow sufficient time for the WTP site clearing activities, estimated to take four to six weeks, to be completed prior to the migratory bird restrictions which come into effect on 26 March 2018.

Creationist «well, what about the origin of the universe, the fact that the universe obeys laws, the origins of life on this earth, the fact that the largest «gaps» in the fossil record correspond exactly with the organisms identified in the bible as being created by God, namely fish, birds, land animals and humans»

This guide will help bird enthusiasts identify birds — both common and rare — found frequenting rice fields in the Philippines, spotlighting particularly the rice fields on the research farm of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as a microcosm for the country as a whole.

Visit feeders to identify common winter birds, learn how to participate as a citizen scientist in Project FeederWatch and make bird treats to take home.

LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

«We've identified Canoe Meadows as one of Mass Audubon's best opportunities for providing high quality grassland habitat for birds and other wildlife,» said Berkshires Sanctuaries Director Becky Cushing.

Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

They identified several bands of increased brain activity when the birds passed significant landmarks, such as coastlines, highways and farmhouses, suggesting these are important to navigation (Current Biology, DOI: 10.1016 / j.cub.2009.05.070).

H5N1 flu, first identified as a threat to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, spreads from Asia around the world, apparently carried by wild birds.

More than 100 species of wild waterfowl have been identified as natural, usually asymptomatic hosts of a variety of avian influenza A (bird flu) subtypes.

Despite negligible nuances in the birds» plumage color, and limited differentiation in their vocalizations, WCS and NUS ornithologists identified a surprising genetic divergence dating back as far as the early Pleistocene.

And it is Audubon who in 1833 identified the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, as the most numerous bird on the continent, highlighting the point by describing a mile - wide flock of migrating pigeons that passed over his head and blocked the sun for three straight days.

The caption to a photograph in the box «Responding to Surprise,» in «Origins of the Left and Right Brain,» identifies two birds as blue - footed boobies.

Working with DNA samples collected by the Grants, researchers at Uppsala identified the gene that influences beak shape by comparing the genomes of 120 birds, all members of the 15 species known as «Darwin's finches.»

Identifying birds as either Mottled Ducks or Mallards in the summer can be difficult, but most of our banders had years of experience and we did not have many problems,» says Ford.

The bird had a clump of pollen stuck to its bill, which Johnson soon identified as orchid pollen.

But identifying a bird as the nearest match validates researchers» expectations based on skeletal evidence.

Up to 83 % of birds, 66 % of amphibians and 70 % of corals that were identified as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are not currently considered threatened with extinction on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

It therefore seems important to identify the causes of population decline in rural colonies such as Canna, and find ways to conserve the birds at these sites, especially since gulls that fail to breed successfully are known to seek breeding opportunities elsewhere, including in towns and cities.»

The petite 1.2 - metre - long Eoraptor followed a few years later; both were identified as very primitive two - legged predatory dinosaurs called theropods, a group which ultimately gave rise to Tyrannosaurus rex and modern birds.

For long - lived birds such as Common Terns, adult survival likely drives population trends more than breeding productivity, so identifying causes of mortality is crucial for effective conservation.

Abstract: Microbodies associated with feathers of both non-avian dinosaurs and early birds were first identified as bacteria, but have been reinterpreted as melanosomes.

As an added incentive, turn the experience into a competitive game, seeing who can identify each bird the fastest or who can identify the greatest number of feathered friends.

«A Big Year» is when a person decides to take a year out of their life to try and become the world's best «birder» by seeing and identifying as many species of birds within North America as they can.

As its release has gone wide, «Lady Bird» found its grateful audience, and it isn't men or even young women who might identify with Saoirse Ronan's teen central character.

Grades 6 - 8: Ask students to listen to bird sounds online, and try to either identify the bird or draw the sounds as musical notes.

They may identify birds that nest and or feed in trees, and they should also be able to name some mammals, such as squirrels, that live mainly in trees.

Objectives covered: Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets) Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties Observe changes across the 4 seasons Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies ALSO ADDED: Individual assessments for ALL science objectives for ALL year groups are available for purchase as are individual year group, KS1, KS2 or complete Primary packs.

«Now you can bring the Angry Birds experience from your smartphone to real life,» explains the web page at Amazon, which identifies it as one of the best gifts for children of 2013.

More than 20 dogs, cats and birds, some dead and others diseased, were seized by animal control officers Wednesday from a house that was described as resembling a scene from a horror movie.Officials said the call was one of the worst cases of animal abuse they had ever encountered.A search turned up two dead chickens and one dead guinea fowl inside the house and a rotting carcass on the kitchen counter that could not be identified as a dog, cat or anything else, said Clara Gundy, executive director of the Humane Society of Central Brevard.

As the alleged evidence that feral cats are a major threat to wild bird populations evaporates, ailurophobes have amplified claims that free - roaming cats are to blame for outbreaks of the parasitic protozoan infection Toxoplasma gondii that were first found to afflict California sea otters in 2002,» causing about 17 % of identified deaths, and have killed at least eight Hawaiian monk seals in 2015 alone.

If you live in a multiple - bird household, then it is extra important for you to identify and treat any form of parasite infestation as quickly as possible, in order to reduce the risk of exposing your other birds.

Now it's even easier to identify the best in aquarium, bird, dog, cat, reptile, small animal, specialty retail and commercial retail products — as well as the product our readers liked above all others.

Nevertheless, birds of unknown sex who do not produce eggs can not be positively identified as male; this method is only suitable for identifying females.

Wallaby Creek is one of the most diverse wildlife areas in Australia with 65 species of native animals (some threatened) identified as well as over 200 bird species.

For those guests that are interested in identifying some of the various birds around the property; there are some Belize Bird Identification books in the office as well as a few pairs of binoculars = Just ask!

The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports about 3.5 million breeding seabirds of 13 species.

Enjoy a guided walk though this unique and ever - evolving environment using a trail guide to help you identify some of the 1000 types of tree that grow in the area, as well as some of the 430 different species of birds that call the forest canopy home.

Binoculars will be supplied for you as well as a birding guide to help you identify the species that you see.

There are several Important Birding Areas located in the district, as identified by the Belize Audobon Society.

See the dome transform from a flower, to a butterfly, to a bird, as well as how it intelligently identifies objects — directing its stream to fill multiple cups.

Featuring over fifty works, Moon blurs the lines between Western and Eastern identified iconography such as the characters from the online game Angry Birds © and smart phone Emojis which float alongside Asian tigers and Indian Gods, in compositions that appear both familiar and foreign simultaneously.

The drawing contains a bird (identified in Basquiat's distinctive handwriting as GEESE) perched above some hieroglyphic - like symbols — a motif the artist later xeroxed and incorporated into another series of works focusing on iconography from ancient Egypt.

With a little experience you will have no difficulty in identifying the bird as Gavia immer, the Common Loon.

Researchers further identified 25 species of birds in the stomachs of these invasive pythons in the Everglades, including four species of special concern in Florida and a wood stork, which is listed as federally endangered.

Birdwatchers have been aware for decades of these «irruptions,» as the migrations of immense numbers of birds to areas far outside their usual range are known, but scientists say they've now identified climate patterns as the driving force behind them.

As National Geographic report, «To date, taxonomists have identified less than two million distinct species, mostly mammals and birds.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

In which the walking ornithology encyclopedia known as David Sibley showed me how to identify birds by their songs in New York City's Central Park.