The ninth in a series of occasional rundowns of what’s happening in the world of birds, birding and bird blogging. If you have a story that you would like to submit for inclusion, please contact John Briggs for consideration. Ottawa boy’s invisible invention warns birds about deadly windows| Eighth grader Charlie Sobcov wants to stop [...]
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Here is an update to the devastating fire that struck the Yarmouth Business Complex on the night of Janurary 2nd, 2008. YARMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) — The owner of a business building in Yarmouth destroyed by fire says he wanted a space for new businesses to thrive. Art Dyer bought the building at 500 Route 1 [...]
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Sadly the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth, and 9 other businesses in the building are no more. A 6 alarm fire destroyed the building last night. YARMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) — Fire crews are still on scene trying to get a six alarm fire under control on Route 1 in Yarmouth. The fire first broke out just [...]
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The eighth in a series of occassional rundowns of what’s happening in the world of birds, birding and bird blogging. This is the final installment for 2008. The CatBib Will Stop Your Cat From Catching Birds! | The CatBib was invented by a bird-feeding, cat-loving gardener in Springfield, Oregon, USA. This unique, patented product protects wild [...]
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The seventh in a series of occassional rundowns of what’s happening in the world of birds, birding and bird blogging. Bird News A beak is a mysterious and incredible tool | A bird’s beak may be a rather curious object, but it remains a vitally important appendage. Eagles “Cannibalizing” Other Birds as Otters Disappear | Some [...]
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The sixth in a series of occassional rundowns of what’s happening in the world of birds, birding and bird blogging. Birding News Alaska bird population has unique strategies | The strategies birds employ to survive Alaska’s upcoming season of darkness and cold, talking about the flighty birds that split, and the hardy few that stay. Brain [...]
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New England survived the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna last night. Here at home, we received 5.80″ of rain in under ten hours and had a high wind gust of 31 m.p.h. The highest rainfall amount locally that I heard about was 6.92″ in Gray, Maine. At times last night, the torrential downpours woke me [...]
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