Read more birds stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2006/birds.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:08:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73450/breadcrumb-latest-speed-bump-for-collider.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe enormous science project buried beneath the France-Switzerland border has seen all kinds of detours in its search for the so-called “God particle”—busted vacuum tubes, al-Qaeda moles—so the latest might not be a huge surprise: A piece of bread dropped by a bird onto an outdoor segment caused...http://www.newser.com/story/73450/breadcrumb-latest-speed-bump-for-collider.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 6:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70553/sore-throat-may-have-axed-t-rex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTyrannosaurus rex could have been laid low not by a planetwide dinosaur holocaust or vicious infighting, but by a parasite that still affects modern birds. Researchers have taken a close look at lesions on T. rex fossils once presumed to be battle scars and concluded that they are the work...http://www.newser.com/story/70553/sore-throat-may-have-axed-t-rex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 12:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fossilized creature found in northern China puts an end to any controversy over whether birds descended from dinosaurs, say Chinese scientists. The dinosaur, who lived some 10 million years before Archaeopteryx , is the oldest feather species ever discovered. The feathers cover its arms, tail, and also its feet, leading...http://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 5:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66905/exxon-admits-killing-birds-will-pay-600k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon has pleaded guilty in federal court and agreed to pay $600,000 in fines over the deaths of dozens of birds at its drilling and production facilities, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 85 birds, including owls, waterfowl, and hawks, died after being exposed to hydrocarbons at Exxon's natural...http://www.newser.com/story/66905/exxon-admits-killing-birds-will-pay-600k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 8:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65369/19-men-busted-in-canary-fight-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice busted 19 men suspected of operating a canary fight ring in Connecticut, reports WFSB TV. Some 150 canaries and saffron finches were confiscated in Shelton. “There were 100 canaries fighting, and they were betting on them 'til they were dead. It’s absolutely shocking,” said a neighbor. Canaries are increasingly...http://www.newser.com/story/65369/19-men-busted-in-canary-fight-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 3:00:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65152/toucans-beak-really-outsized-thermostat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew research reveals an unexpected use for the toucan’s outsized bill, Wired reports. Thermal imaging shows that the bird can regulate its body temperature by increasing or restricting blood flow to its beak. “Bird bills are not ‘dead tissues’ incapable of playing a role in heat balance,” a researcher says....http://www.newser.com/story/65152/toucans-beak-really-outsized-thermostat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 15:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62809/as-guerrillas-flee-bird-watchers-flock-to-colombia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColombia’s guerrilla forces have suffered major setbacks in recent years, and bird lovers are singing a happy tune, the Wall Street Journal reports. Last month saw the return of Steven Hilty, the man who literally wrote the book on Colombian bird watching, after a more than 20-year absence. Another bird...http://www.newser.com/story/62809/as-guerrillas-flee-bird-watchers-flock-to-colombia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61448/lovey-dovey-hummers-faster-than-jet-fighters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe courtship dive of an American species of hummingbird involves speeds that—relative to its size—outpace even fighter jets at full throttle, the Independent reports. Researchers discovered that the male Anna's hummingbird moves 383 times its body length each second as it swoops, creating G-forces strong enough to make...http://www.newser.com/story/61448/lovey-dovey-hummers-faster-than-jet-fighters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 2:48:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59423/mockingbirds-know-who-you-are-will-get-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMockingbirds recognize humans who have threatened their nests and single them out to dive bomb even days later, scientists have discovered. When a population of urban birds monitored by researchers spotted a previously threatening human, they screeched and set off to harass the person with swooping dives, at times grazing...http://www.newser.com/story/59423/mockingbirds-know-who-you-are-will-get-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 8:12:01 CDT