Not a new FOY bird, but a new study out in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today shows--experimentally-- effects of birdfeeding on the dominance of invasive species over native ones. This was done in New Zealand, whose native birds have been, well, all too easily dominated?
In any case, here is a nice write-up about the study. We can decide for ourselves how broadly to apply the results to the USA. The authors are, reportedly, careful to say that the results may apply differently where invasive and native birds contrast less in what they eat and how they compete. http://conservationmagazine.org/2015/05/beware-of-the-backyard-bird-feeder/ cheers, Anne -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
