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Bird Watching Stories
Daily Birding Stories And Blogs. Talk Birds With Other Hobbyists.
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Directory Sites
Includes data on the science of wild birds, with an emphasis on conservation and education.
www.ornithology.com
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Annotated links and ornithological articles by Christopher Majka.
www.chebucto.ns.ca
A comprehensive annotated library of over 1,800 ornithological and birding related links.
www.aves.net
Ornithological Council's website with comprehensive data about North American ornithological resources.
www.nmnh.si.edu
Images and data about skulls of western Palearctic and Tropical species, with complete skeletons of some species.
www.skullsite.co.uk
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Ecological and land-management research, education, conservation policy, data on migration and fact sheets.
nationalzoo.si.edu
Many articles on every aspect of bird life. A comprehensive and useful resource.
www.stanford.edu
Avian Reproduction: Anatomy and the Bird Egg
Notes on the bird reproductive system and the development of the embryo, with explanatory drawings and photographs.
people.eku.edu
Avian Reproduction: Clutch Size, Incubation and Hatching
Notes on clutch size optimization in birds, reproductive success, embryo development, incubation and the hatching process, with links to other similar articles.
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Article explaining how air sacs play an important part in the gaseous exchange in birds, with many diagrams.
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Mechanics of Respiration in Birds
Notes and diagrams explaining how birds ventilate their lungs.
education.vetmed.vt.edu
A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Lung of an Ostrich
The colossal body size, the relinquishment of flight and the extreme thermal stresses on the ground make the examination of an ostrich’s lungs rewarding.
jeb.biologists.org
Essay discussing the factors behind the variation in the number of individuals in a bird population over time.
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Many birds return to the same nesting site each season. This essay discusses why this should be so.
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Flapping Flight: Inertial Studies
Technical article by researchers at Bristol University who measured the wings of bats and birds and calculated their efficiency in flight.
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