http://www.mail.com/subjects/4174-birds.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4174-birds.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even tho... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html 2013-05-14T21:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084622-fighting-eagles-crash-land-minn-airport-runway.html DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Randy Hanzal says the adult eagles couldn't separate Sunday before slamming into the tarmac at the Duluth International Airport. H... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:39:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084622-fighting-eagles-crash-land-minn-airport-runway.html 2013-05-14T18:39:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041234-bbc-plans-tweet-day-radio-birds.html LONDON (AP) — Remember when tweeting was for the birds? The BBC is hoping to revive that simpler time with "Tweet of the Day" — an early-morning radio program dedicated to British birdsong. The broadcaster announced Wednesday that veteran naturalist David Attenborough will host the 90-second show, which will feature the song of a different bird each weekd... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:53:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041234-bbc-plans-tweet-day-radio-birds.html 2013-04-24T13:53:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2036680-mont-man-reunited-with-bird-lost-divorce.html BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend. Mike Taylor picked up the 25-year-old bird he calls "Love Love" at Montana's Parrot & Exotic Bird Sanctuary in Butte on Sunday. Taylor said his wife sold the bird after a nasty divorce. "I've been k... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:18:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2036680-mont-man-reunited-with-bird-lost-divorce.html 2013-04-23T00:18:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1958620-sign-for-sale-newtons-intend-to-stay.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sign may read "For Sale" outside the sprawling southeast Las Vegas estate that Wayne Newton dubbed "Casa de Shenandoah." But Newton's wife, Kathleen McCrone Newton, said Friday that even if a bidder snatches up the property at auction May 31, the "Mr. Las Vegas" crooner and his family have no intention of moving out. "We stay here unt... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:14:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1958620-sign-for-sale-newtons-intend-to-stay.html 2013-03-16T00:14:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952780-british-zoo-sends-6-endangered-macaws-to-bolivia.html LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Six endangered macaws have been flown from Britain to Bolivia in hopes that they can help save a species devastated by the trade in wild animals, international conservation experts said Tuesday. The birds, with blue wings and a yellow breast, arrived last week at a conservation center in northeastern Bolivia, close to their natural ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:34:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1952780-british-zoo-sends-6-endangered-macaws-to-bolivia.html 2013-03-13T20:34:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1952526-tough-winter-forces-owls-south-hunt-food.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Minnesota. The dead, injured and sick owls are symptoms of what ornithologists call an "irruption," a natural, cyclical phenomenon that happens when hungry owls that normall... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1952526-tough-winter-forces-owls-south-hunt-food.html 2013-03-13T20:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1946872-nj-stringing-up-dead-birds-to-rid-buzzards.html BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The dead vulture's feathers snap and crack, breaking apart as its frozen wings are spread for one last flight. It will soon soar gracefully — albeit briefly — into a tree in this hilly New Jersey suburb, hoisted to a branch where it will hang, upside down, until spring. Wildlife officials say it's a sure-fire way to get an estimat... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:32:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1946872-nj-stringing-up-dead-birds-to-rid-buzzards.html 2013-03-11T22:32:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916446-zoos-bald-eagle-captured-3-days-lam.html PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — A radio transmitter and then a feast of quail and mouse led to the capture of a California zoo's bald eagle after three days on the lam. The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo's tame 24-year-old bald eagle Sequoia was enjoying her daily exercise Saturday at a park when strong winds spooked her. Instead of returning to handlers, she f... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:26:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916446-zoos-bald-eagle-captured-3-days-lam.html 2013-02-26T21:26:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908588-alaska-senator-pushes-wildlife-refuge-road.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thin barrier islands five miles off the tip of the Alaska Peninsula shelter Izembek Lagoon from the Bering Sea, but it's what's beneath the surface that makes the lagoon special and part of a brewing, cross-continent fight. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is pushing for a road between King Cove, population 938, where flying is often impossibl... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:17:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908588-alaska-senator-pushes-wildlife-refuge-road.html 2013-02-22T18:17:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1907610-us-govt-to-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes.html ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) — Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy. They are scientists' prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown tree snake. Most of Guam's native bird species are extinct because of the snake, which reached the island's t... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:53:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1907610-us-govt-to-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes.html 2013-02-22T06:53:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906378-management-plan-alaska-petroleum-reserve.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new management plan for the vast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska splits the Indiana-size area roughly in half between conservation areas and land available for petroleum development, and allows pipelines carrying oil or gas to be constructed through the federal reserve. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Thursday he had ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:50:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906378-management-plan-alaska-petroleum-reserve.html 2013-02-21T21:50:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890666-brown-and-white-whistling-owl-idd-species.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Researchers looking for a nocturnal bird in Indonesia accidentally identified a new species of owl — one that has a distinct whistling song and is believed to exist nowhere else in the world. The Rinjani Scops owl was first identified in 2003 and has since been spotted only on Lombok island, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from th... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:23:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890666-brown-and-white-whistling-owl-idd-species.html 2013-02-14T04:23:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1864012-sandys-wake-leaves-shore-birds-dire-straits.html When red knots descend on the beaches of Delaware Bay this spring famished from their marathon flight toward the Canadian Arctic from the tip of South America, the rosy-breasted shorebirds may find slim pickings instead of the feast of horseshoe crab eggs they count on to fuel the rest of their migration. Superstorm Sandy scrubbed away almost all the sand... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1864012-sandys-wake-leaves-shore-birds-dire-straits.html 2013-02-02T14:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858422-cyprus-jobless-turn-to-illegal-songbird-trapping.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — It's just before first light and the bird-catcher strings nets among the orange, pomegranate, fig and carob trees in his orchard. The sound of chirping emanates from inside a massive carob — a trick sent from speakers to attract tiny songbirds. By mid-morning, the man disentangles about a half-dozen blackcaps, snaps their necks with his teeth and drops... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858422-cyprus-jobless-turn-to-illegal-songbird-trapping.html 2013-01-31T07:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1791170-vultures-pick-visitors-cars-fla-everglades.html HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures. Migrating vultures have developed a habit of ripping off windshield wipers, sunroof seals, and other rubber and vinyl vehicle parts. Visitors to the park's Homestead and Flamingo entrances are loaned "... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1791170-vultures-pick-visitors-cars-fla-everglades.html 2012-12-29T16:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744884-apnewsbreak-feds-funnel-millions-gulf-coast.html HOUSTON (AP) — Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal agency has committed more than a half-billion dollars to the region in the past two years, nearly one-fifth of it on projects directly linked to recovery from the 2010 oil spill. The U.S. Departmen... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744884-apnewsbreak-feds-funnel-millions-gulf-coast.html 2012-12-05T16:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1742582-in-cold-blood-murderers-investigated-florida.html OSPREY, Fla. (AP) — At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed in the Kansas case, and writer Truman Capote captured the horrific tale in his iconic true crime book, "In Cold Blood." The Florida murder of two parents and two children was investigated ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1742582-in-cold-blood-murderers-investigated-florida.html 2012-12-04T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723222-items-12-days-christmas-top-107k.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Add seven swans, six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago. And if you get all 364 items repeated throughout "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol, you'll pay 6.1 percent more this year, according to the so-called Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management updates annually... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1723222-items-12-days-christmas-top-107k.html 2012-11-26T14:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1720240-idaho-falconers-channel-history-hunt-with-raptors.html KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Gary Moon releases "Laser," his young prairie falcon, as the sun's first rays set southern Idaho's desert horizon ablaze. The two-pound female, a tiny radio transmitter strapped to each leg, lifts from Moon's leather gauntlet and with every rapid wing beat circles higher into the sky. Moon, a semi-retired 70-year-old businessman and mec... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1720240-idaho-falconers-channel-history-hunt-with-raptors.html 2012-11-23T18:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1716306-turkeys-people-eat-them-feed-them.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million of the big birds will be served as Thanksgiving dinner this year. Just a few hundred will get to experience the holiday as a pet, said turkey rescue Farm Sanctuary. "I... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1716306-turkeys-people-eat-them-feed-them.html 2012-11-21T18:11:00Z