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Of Beasts, Men and...Bird (Chicagoist)

It may be another couple of weeks before you can lay your hot little hands on an artwork copy of Andrew Bird's Noble Beast , but the Bird Herd wants you to be plenty familiar with what our hometown whistle blower has been up to before then. Building on an already carefully-calculated career that hit a high point when Bird drew 13,000 people to a free show at Millennium Park's Pritzker ...

Why does Clutch Size Vary Between Bird Species (BellaOnline)

A common question that many birders have often is asked is why one species of birds may only lay a few eggs while another species may lay many eggs. A group of scientists has completed a study of over 5,000 species of birds examining the reasons for different size clutches.

Bird flu triggers alert in Nepali border areas with India (Philippine News Agency)

KATHMANDU, Jan. 6 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Following the reported outbreak of Avian Influenza in bordering Indian state of West Bengal a few days ago, Nepali Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has directed local administrations in the areas bordering the Indian state to fully prohibit the import of birds, ducks and poultry products from India, The Himalayan Times daily reported on Tuesday.

Ban on poultry in Siliguri (The Telegraph)

Siliguri, Jan. 4: The sale of poultry and eggs has been banned within 10km of the bird flu-affected areas of Matigara. The entire Siliguri town and Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri district will come under the ban.

Some dino daddies were caregivers (Billings Gazette)

One of the great debates among ornithologists has long been which came first - not the chicken or the egg, but male-only or both-parent care of eggs in birds.