One hundred years ago, an ornithologist confessed that one, at least, of his beliefs had been shaken. He published a paper about it: “Swallows and Bed-Bugs,” Edward R. Warren, The Condor, 1913, Vol.15(1), pp.14-16. IN MY paper in the May-June CONDOR, 1912, entitled “Some North-central Colorado Bird Notes,” I referred to the belief that swallows […]
Tag: Birds
Progress in Head Mounted Flying Animal Feeders
Some of our readers will no doubt recognise (in the drawing above) David M. Leslie’s 1999 patent for a Wearable device for feeding and observing birds and other flying animals. The invention provided, perhaps for the first time, assistance for “Persons with a sincere and deep-rooted interest in birds” who “… often share an urge […]
Vulture Day 2013
• This year’s International Vulture Awareness Day is set for September 7th. • More than 50 organisations across the globe will be participating in the event. • Full details available from VultureDay.org
Hare in the air: How rare?
One vital statistic is only implied, and that just barely, in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau‘s report “Australian aviation wildlife strike statistics: Bird and animal strikes 2002 to 2009“. The report lists the number of times various animal species struck (or were struck by) aircraft. But it does not specify what percentage of those strikes […]