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Kinder Morgan needs to finish tree logging before March 26, or risk significant construction delays due to the arrival of nesting migratory birds at the logging site.

Albert Manville, «Towers, Turbines, Power Lines, and Buildings — Steps Being Taken by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to Avoid or Minimize Take of Migratory Birds at These Structures,» Proceedings of the Fourth International Flight Conference, 2009, http://utahcbcp.org/htm/tall-structure-info/publication=12537 22.

The avian influenza that killed 1000 or more migratory birds at Lake Qinghai in western China in mid-May may represent a new and more lethal form of the HN51 virus, Chinese researchers report.

Not exact matches

The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center has developed standards that are targeted specifically at shade management and preserving biodiversity; their certification is called «Bird - Friendly» (this is a trademarked term and should always carry the Smithsonian seal).

Arruza: A new exhibit at the Peggy Notebeart Nature Museum in Chicago showcases many of the migratory birds that traverse the Chicago area.

Photographs by Art Fox Capture Ill - Fated Flights of Migratory Birds - Chicago Tonight - March 15, 2016 A new photography exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum showcases some of the exotic and beautiful birds that meet a sad fate in ChiBirds - Chicago Tonight - March 15, 2016 A new photography exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum showcases some of the exotic and beautiful birds that meet a sad fate in Chibirds that meet a sad fate in Chicago.

Exhibit Shines Light On Plight Of Migratory Birds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature MuBirds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Mubirds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Arruza: An exhibit at the Peggy Notebeart Nature Museum in Chicago showcases many of the migratory birds that traverse the Chicago area.

Originally hailing from Delaware, Jeff attended graduate school at UMass Amherst, where he investigated the winter habitat of the migratory Golden - winged Warbler as well as the role of alternative coffee farming in the conservation of forest bird species in Costa Rica.

In partnership with the City of Boston and leading building owners and managers, Mass Audubon is working to turn off Boston's architectural and window lighting at night, saving energy, money, and the lives of migratory birds that can become fatally disoriented by artificial lights.

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

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.

Ornithologist Eduardo Inigo - Elias, senior research associate with the conservation science program at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, talks about the challenges of studying migratory birds and how improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba will help his field

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.

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.

Flu experts worry that migratory birds infected with a new strain of the H5N1 virus, like the bar - headed goose (left), might carry it far from their breeding ground at Lake Qinghai.

To do that, Dove tapped Peter Marra, an ornithologist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington, D.C. Marra studies bird migrations in part by doing a sophisticated chemical analysis of feathBird Center in Washington, D.C. Marra studies bird migrations in part by doing a sophisticated chemical analysis of feathbird migrations in part by doing a sophisticated chemical analysis of feathers.

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.

According to a new study by biologists at Virginia Tech and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the offspring of a certain songbird, the wood thrush, are more likely to survive drought in larger forest plots that offer plenty of shade and resources.

Marine mammals, sharks and rays, polar bears, and some birds are among the 31 species that will get greater protection under a deal reached earlier this week by more than 100 countries at a meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a U.N. body.

A cell in the eye may be worth two in the beak, at least when it comes to a migratory bird's magnetic compass.

The finding of individuals at chick or near fledging stage (known from their bone surface texture) shows that Hakawai melvillei was breeding in New Zealand and was not migratory, unlike many birds of this group today.

The defrosting is likely to have a cascading effect, concentrating migratory birds that feed at the freshwater lakes into smaller areas and making some species more vulnerable to predators like foxes.

Once they had the data, Segre's labmate, postdoc Roslyn Dakin, now at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington, D.C., developed sophisticated software with her colleagues to analyze them.

To better understand the evolutionary origins of this phenomenon, Benjamin Winger, a graduate student of the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago, and his colleagues Keith Barker, PhD, a University of Chicago alumnus now at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, and Richard Ree, PhD, of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, developed a new model to infer the historical geographic distributions of migratory birds.

Despite that statement, at a conference in 2017, Landry said he felt that Obama's EPA had let the wind industry off the hook by failing to prosecute Migratory Bird Act violations.

Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166 - nation climate talks on Monday.

The proper placement of retrograde tracer into Cluster N was proven by co-localization of tracer and the neuronal activity marker ZENK, since Cluster N is the only part of the forebrain displaying movement - independent ZENK activity in night - migratory birds sitting still or performing magnetic compass orientation under dim light conditions at night [13].

Furthermore, movement - independent ZENK expression in the forebrain of night - migratory birds performing magnetic orientation at night is confined to Cluster N [with the strongest activation in distinct subregions (the shell surrounding the DNH nucleus)-RSB-, as shown by the detailed quantification of ZENK expression within Cluster N performed in this study], and this expression massively decreased in corresponding brain areas of non-migratory songbirds and in all bird species during daytime [13].

But here at home, a much smaller organism may be circling the globe time and time again without accolades: According to a new study, the itty bitty dragonfly Pantala flavescens could take longer flights than any other known insect, putting it in the ballpark of larger migratory animals like birds and whales.

We have suggested [13] that night migratory birds may use Cluster N for seeing better at night and / or for visual night - time navigation.

As migratory tropical birds often stop at Jekyll Island, University of Georgia wildlife biologist Sonia Hernandez outfitted 31 feral cats on the island with collar - mounted video cameras and recorded their hunting activity for a year.»

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.

To learn more, a team of scientists at the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center studied the gray catbird (Dumatella carolinensis) in three suburban Maryland areas outside of Washington, D.C. — Bethesda, Opal Daniels and Spring Park.

Among the witnesses for the Defense: Peter Marra, Dauphine's advisor at the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center — who's previously described TNR as «essentially cat hoarding without walls.»

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.

(Since at least 2003, she's been suggesting that TNR is a violation of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Wildlife laws exist at the federal and state level that are designed to protect species such as migratory birds, and those listed as endangered or threatened.

[FN66] The MBTA makes it unlawful to, at any time and by any means or manner,»... take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture, or kill... any migratory bird,... nest, or egg of any such bird...» [FN67] Under the violations and penalties section of the MBTA, any person, association, partnership, or corporation who violates the provisions of the MBTA is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, can be fined up to $ 15,000 or imprisoned up to six months, or both.

There are also at least 95 species of both migratory and non-migratory birds and 3 turtle species.

With Yuma being home to almost 400 resident and migratory bird species, bird watchers love to visit our region and explore the Colorado River areas at the Yuma Wetlands, and nearby Kofa, Cibola and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges.

MIGBird Tarifa 2018 «Welcome to migratory birds» starts tomorrow, March 19th, at the Cazalla Bird Observatory!

At Tocra lake we will be able to appreciate a variety of migratory birds, sometimes flamencos.

In addition, at least 60 species of birds are found at Turneffe during the height of the migratory season, including 18 species of nesting birds.

The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding population of the endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.

Head inland for a close encounter of the koala kind or take in a sunset at the picturesque Rhyll Inlet amongst flocks of migratory mutton birds.

There are a number of migratory birds sited at the resort round the year.

Above ground, the salt flats at Ses Salines are home to flocks of migratory birds.

Weaving together autumn leaves collected from the grounds, the artist constructed a bird's nest, in recognition of the resident and migratory birds that make their home at Wave Hill.