Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis by Peregrine's Bird Photography

Here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from everything Burdr over the past week.

The photo above is by a Flickr user who goes by the name of Peregrine. He’s added many wonderful photos to the Burdr Flickr group. To see more photos check out Peregrine’s photostream and visit his blog called Peregrine’s Bird Blog.

New and Information

• Anarchy on the Louisiana coast as furious leaders defy BP and Coast Guard via Audubon Magazine [Twitter]
• Over 300 dead birds are likely Gulf spill victims via Reuters [Twitter]
• Hopefully BP gets just as harsh a fine for the oil! Man accused of selling feathers of protected birds [Twitter]
• Seven Birds Rescued From Oil Spill Released! photo and video via Burdr

• Migrating Thousands of Miles With Nary a Stop via NY Times [Twitter]
• Coastal birds carry toxic ocean metals inland via EurekAlert [Twitter]
• Wetland aliens cause bird extinction via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Yay! Audubon Releases a Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Back to the Wild via Audubon of Florida [Twitter]
• A History of Major Oil Spills via NY Times [Twitter]
• How To Watch The BP Gulf Oil Spill Leak Live via Burdr
• Uh oh! Dead, Injured Birds Scattered Around Park In Orlando via WESH [Twitter]
• Bay Area students to demonstrate the need to protect ocean life  through massive art project via Audublog [Twitter]
• 15 Bald Eagles born on the Channel Islands off coast of California this year! via AP [Twitter]
• Man from West Midlands arrested following disturbance of a peregrine falcon nesting site via RSPB [Twitter]
• With proactive capture, oiled birds CAN be rehabilitated via IBRRC [Twitter]
• Bird numbers from Gulf Spill via IBRRC [Twitter]
• Endangered bird species rise to 154 in India via AIT [Twitter]
• Video from beneath the surface of the Gulf oil spill via Burdr

• It’s official, BP’s top kill method to stop the oil spill has failed via AP [Twitter]
• Natural history: Remains of the dodo via Guardian [Twitter]
• Director Wes Craven joins Audubon California’s Board of Directors via Audublog [Twitter]
• West Virginia town may name the American Goldfinch as its city bird via Gazette Mail [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• Children wearing Cerulean Warbler hats at the San Vicente Migratory Bird Festival in Colombia by USFWS Northeast [Twitter]
• This year Valley Wildlife Care is receiving a record breaking number of woodpeckers via VWC [Twitter]

Pelican dives as the sun sets by AFP

• Lovely! A pelican dives as the sun sets over the ocean via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Spot-billed Pelican in action! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Bluetit perches on an ashtray via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Lovely Evening via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

• Hey! Stop Tweeting!!! via imgur [Twitter]
• Stilts Mating, with special commentary by E Martin Photo [Twitter]
• Shaking off after a good swim via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Whoa! Pied Kingfisher Exit via Bird Photographers [Twitter]
• Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis by Peregrin’s Bird Photography [Twitter]
• Long-tailed Tit feeds her 11 chicks via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Chickadee by dwmaiden [Twitter]

"All I remember was catching a fish and then out of no where....." by David Walenga

• “All I remember was catching a fish and then out of no where…” says the Heron by David Walenga [Twitter]
• Lots of new young birds in the world! You’ll find some in this week’s Flickr roundup via Burdr
• Boreal Owl Chicks via Telegraph [Twitter]
• You can really see the facial wattles! Portrait of a Yellow-wattled Lapwing via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Warblers and other birds: Jamaica Bay, NYC via Fotoportmann [Twitter]

Cooper's Nestlings by loismanow

• Cooper’s Nestling by loismanow [Twitter]
• The Killer Look via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• A wild looking Pied-billed Grebe chick in care at Northern California Center via IBRRC [Twitter]
• Red-breasted Parakeet by Samson Tan [Facebook]

Burdrs and Blogs

• Love the fluffed out photo! Brandywine Creek State Park via Birds By Kim [Twitter]
• What happens when a Loon sees an Eagle… via Birding in Michigan [Twitter]
• Lots of new patients via Taking Flight [Twitter]

• Burrowing Owls by Elizabeth Martin via Burdr
• Red-tailed Hawks Nesting Atop High Power Lines via The Birder’s Report [Twitter]
• Oil at East Coast Beach Singapore via Manta’s Experience [Twitter]
• Good luck! Northern Saw-whet Owls admitted because of clear cutting nest tree via The Raptor Center [Twitter]
• Who am I? via Tabib [Twitter]
• Italian town sets wonderful example in saving the once Common Swift via Birdman [Twitter]
• What is a Barn Owl pellet? via Burdr

• How an oiled bird rescued from the Gulf oil spill is washed via Burdr
• A Snowy Egret In Flight via Steve Creek Outdoors [Twitter]
• Great Blue Heron On The Boom via Beverly’s Photo For The Day Blog [Twitter]
• Wheelie dedicated conservationist makes it to Northern Ireland via RSPB [Twitter]
• The Wonderful Wood Thrush via Birds & Beans [Twitter]
• Amazing! Baya Weaver completing nest via Bird Ecology Study Group [Twitter]
• On Safari in Northern Tanzania via Jupiter Birding [Twitter]
• Juvenile Magpie In Training via Tabib [Twitter]
• Blogger’s view of the oil spill at Chek Jawa, Singapore via Manta’s Experience [Twitter]
• Kaziranga in the Twilight Zone via Walk the Wilderness [Twitter]