Thanks for the eye-opener this AM Joe and Diana! I thought you were announcing a flamingo sighting in the Basin with your post title! (8-)
OK, I'm awake now, so here's a contribution: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/bird-nest-messages/ is a quick overview of a recently published Science article on how black kites decorate nests with white plastic to show dominance. ______________________ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
