Fierce Flamingo Pinwood Derby Car by BeaufortsRun

Quite a few people suggested that I should have a weekly wrap up for all things Burdr. So starting today, I will do my best to summarize some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from the past week. Enjoy!

Okay so why the title, “The Fierce Flamingo”? Well, Friday I asked everyone on Twitter if they were going to do a little birding this weekend. Well, shughes1221 responded with:

What an cool name, “The Fierce Flamingo”! Well, I had to see some pictures of this thing. So I asked, and she sent a couple.

Fierce Flamingo Pinwood Derby Car by BeaufortsRun

Definitely an awesome pinewood derby car! Wow!

News

• Dead birds show up all over a TN neighborhood, no cause found yet, WARNING:Video via UPI [Twitter]
• Law introduced to ban lead shot from state wildlife areas via @AudbonCA [Twitter]
• Effort started to change Georgia’s state bird from Brown Thrasher to the Chicken via NBC Augusta [Twitter]
• Varied Thrush shows up in Virginia! via Life as a Young Birder [Twitter]
• eBird gets new alerts that lets you know about a bird you haven’t seen yet in your state via eBird [Twitter]
• Oh no! Anyone missing a Red-tailed Hawk via OC Weekly [Twitter]
• Good reason to keep dogs on a leash! Bird-chasing spaniel survives 300-foot fall off cliff! via BND [Twitter]
• Ruling on sage grouse delayed one week by unexpected death of head of USFW via Las Vegas Sun [Twitter]
• Very sad! 3 California condors die of lead poisoning! via LA Times [Twitter]
• Yay! Birds Flock to Restored Wetlands Along Kissimmee River in Florida via The Ledger [Twitter]
• American Bird Conservancy urges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list Greater Sage-Grouse as endangered via UPI [Twitter]
• Roseate tern decline on Cape Cod perplexes researchers via Wicked Local [Twitter]
• New study suggests flightless birds gave up flying after dinosaurs were wiped out via PhysOrg [Twitter]
• Washington University researchers find that birds see color better via St Louis Today [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• Short-toed Snake Eagle with snack via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Groove Billed Ani through leaves via Los_Maestros [Twitter]
• Gorgeous Northern Pintail via ShowMeNature [Twitter]
• Eastern Bluebird via Los_Maestros [Twitter]
• Chickens wear woolly jumpers at the Little Hen Rescue Centre via Telegraph [Twitter]
• The Wry Look, The Fisherman and the Stork via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Southern Grey Shrike via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Look at that thing! Farmer uses Lady Gaga inspired scarecrow to deter birds via Express [Twitter]

Building continues by PineLilyFNPS

• Day5: Nest Building continues w/Momma hauling more than Poppa? via PineLilyFNSP [Twitter]
• Mandarin Duck via newtobirding [Twitter]
• Stunning Snowy Egret strolls the beach via hummingbird2 [Twitter]
• Barred Owl in yard via hve1 [Twitter]
• Short-Eared Owl Carrying Off A Northern Cardinal via MAPerspectives [Twitter]
• Crested Kingfisher via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Love the “hair-do” Crested Hawk-eagle via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

• Winter wren: little bird, big song via The Seattle Times [Twitter]
• Swainson’s Hawk via Los_Maestros [Twitter]
• Squirrel and Robin share lunch at a goose-shaped bird feeder via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Attack Mode Activated! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Mockingbird with tongue out by Eric Brown

• Mockingbird with tongue sticking out via photo_minute [Twitter]
• Chestnut Headed Bee-eater via neelakhandan [Twitter]

Chickadee on Ice by ZenBirdfeeder

• Chickadee just hanging out! via ZenBirdfeeder [Twitter]
• There’s a birdfeeder in there somewhere! via ZenBirdfeeder [Twitter]

• Short video of a Northern Shrike with prey via newtobirding [Twitter]

Burdrs and Blogs

• The Cape Horn Monument via Velsa Outside Antarctica Blog [Twitter]

• Neat! Timelapse Grosbeaks via KMS Woodworks Blog [Twitter]
• @Amysout’s photo of her little birdwatcher, Mia was used for the Great Backyard Bird Count news letter! [Twitter]
• Nice owl photos for Wordless Wednesday via Birding Dude [Twitter]

Trespassers Beware from Ivars' Birds

• Whoa! Check out that sign! Some brave birdwatchers, Sax-Zim Bog trip – II via Ivars’ Birds Blog [Twitter]
• Poo Collecting in Antarctica via Atkins in Antarctica [Twitter]
• Lovely photos! The Sandhill Cranes of Oatland Island via My Bird Tales [Twitter]