This Week In Burdr: Intense
Here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from everything Burdr over the past week.
News and Information
- Why can birds eat hot peppers? via Wisconsin State Journal [Twitter]
- Chevron Utah Pipe Leak Has Stopped; Clean-Up Efforts Continue via NASDAQ [Twitter]
- Bird nests under school bus, makes rounds – and fans via Lancaster Online [Twitter]
- Eastern hummingbirds and other Illinois birds could be at risk from gulf oil spill via Northwest Herald [Twitter]
- Don’t kill oiled birds, say UC Davis experts via PhysOrg [Twitter]
- Young peregrine falcon fell from 41-story skyscraper and survived via NJ [Twitter]
- THIS IS HORRIBLE! Grand Isle Beach Madness via ABA [Twitter]
- Fifth-grader raises $70K to help birds in Gulf oil spill via USA Today [Twitter]
- Florida residents organizing concert to help birds affected by oil via The News Press [Twitter]
- Before long flight, birds fatten up on Georgia coast via Savannah Now [Twitter]
- New web-tool shows critical migratory waterbird sites need urgent protection across Europe, Africa and the Middle East via BirdLife [Twitter]
- Least Tern’s growing number gives hope of recovery in Oklahoma via NewsOK [Twitter]
- Bright sexy birds are poor fliers via BBC [Twitter]
- Upsetting. Three charismatic southern African birds heading for extinction via BirdLife [Twitter]
- Olivia Bouler on CBS News via Burdr
- Should Oiled Birds Be Cleaned? via NPR [Twitter]
- Answers to frequent questions about work with oiled birds via IBRRC [Twitter]
- Oil Spill Threat to Migrating Northeast Birds, Conservationists Warn via MPBN [Twitter]
- Oil-soaked Birds Freeze To Death In Winter, Bake To Death On Land via Treehugger [Twitter]
- Arctic terns draw crowds at marsh in Anchorage, Alaska via Daily Caller [Twitter]
- Oh no! Sudden cold snap kills over 500 penguins in South Africa via AFP [Twitter]
- Five new Whooping Cranes hatch in the wild in Wisconsin via International Crane Foundation [Twitter]
- Birds, Oil and Barataria Bay via Burdr
- Louisiana cleanup crews trampled pelican nests, official says via CNN [Twitter]
- Oil Spill Draws Volunteers, But Few Put to Work via CBS News [Twitter]
- Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore via AP [Twitter]
- History Lesson: Birds and Dawn Dishwashing Liquid via Burdr
- Dawn dishwashing detergent saves wildlife via Washington Post [Twitter]
- The BP Gulf Oil Spill By the Numbers via Treehugger [Twitter]
- Bird attacks Australian tourist in Alaska via UPI [Twitter]
- What, Exactly, is BP Hiding from Reporters? via Treehugger [Twitter]
- Big majority for Sea Eagle introduction via RSPB [Twitter]
- BBC fund helps to keep albatrosses off the hook via BirdLife [Twitter]
- Running from the oil. birds, sharks and other Gulf spill victims congregate at coasts via Discovery News [Twitter]
- Laundry CEO in Mississippi Organizes Towel-Collection Drive for Gulf via American Laundry News [Twitter]
- New protected areas established in Brazil’s fragmented Atlantic Forest via Mongabay [Twitter]
- Inside the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center via Burdr
- 7 year old spending summer mowing lawns to raise money for the Gulf, Mowing for Muck via Burdr
- North Carolina’s Bird Islands shows Nature does fine all by itself via The Sun News [Twitter]
- Status of bird rescue efforts via Audubon Magazine [Twitter]
- Dozens of Dead Birds Found in Ripley County, Ohio via WLWT News [Twitter]
- And the dog owner was throwing stones! Horrible! Nesting sea birds killed ‘in dog attack’ in Pleinmont via BBC [Twitter]
- Can we rescue oiled wildlife? Answer is a cautious yes! via NWF [Twitter]
- 2 Bald Eagles Released Back Into Wild in Florida via WJXT [Twitter]
- Portland, Oregon bird sculpture highlights species threats, extinction via Oregon Live [Twitter]
- Triage expanding to accommodate large numbers of birds via Leesville Daily Leader [Twitter]
- Man sues iBird developer, Apple for copyright infringement via The Loop [Twitter]
- Hmmm… Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert tweeting jokes about oil-soaked birds — funny or not? via Zap2it [Twitter]
- Life and death in the desert. Australia’s incredible pelican rookery. via ABC News [Twitter]
Photos and Videos
- Road Block via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
- Hummingbird, Finches, Bunting, Swallow and Hawk via Kootenay Nature Photos [Twitter]
- Twist and Tern by Fastball95 [Twitter]
- On the defensive by Buddha’s Ghost [Twitter]
- Red-headed Woodpecker via Beverly’s Photo of the Day [Twitter]
- Roadrunner with lizard via Telegraph [Twitter]
- I’m getting hungry! Lunch Time by labels_30 [Twitter]
- Robin balancing in the wind via NESASK [Twitter]
- Escorting the birds to a safe place at the airport via osbornemel [Twitter]
- Two harriers swap a mouse in mid-air by Christopher L Wood [Twitter]
- Doh… Ray… Me… by thingamijig [Twitter]
- Pigeons can be pretty too! via new1_web_design [Twitter]
- 40 Breathtaking Bird Photos By John & Fish via Bored Panda [Twitter]
- The Wing Flash Of A Northern Mockingbird via Steve Creek Outdoors [Twitter]
- Foggy Morning Yoga by strangemagee [Twitter]
- Sandhill Crane Chick via LadyWoodpecker [Twitter]
- Juvenile Green Heron by Leighton Photography & Imaging [Twitter]
- Blackbirds ready to eat at a wildlife hospital via Telegraph [Twitter]
- Spotted a massive flock of eagles via phillygoat [Twitter]
- Wordless Wednesday via NESASK [Twitter]
- 3 Killdeer Chicks via Steve Creek Outdoors [Twitter]
- Young Bearded Vulture is reintroduced to the wild in the Swiss Alps via Guardian [Twitter]
- Baby On Board by Jacqui [Facebook]
- Black-necked Stilt by Kenny Salazar [Twitter]
- Leucistic Goldfinch by dwmaiden [Twitter]
- Someone decided to kidnap this baby hummingbird and his sibling from their nest 3 days ago via Valley Wildlife Care [Twitter]
- Seabirds, they get around via AudubonCA [Twitter]
- Western Scrub-Jay via onegoodmove [Twitter]
- Time to uncover the pool via Birdchick [Twitter]
- Baby Coot at Elizabeth Lake via kootenayphotos [Twitter]
- American Robin taking a bath, Well I feel better now! via littleleola [Twitter]
- Yellow Warbler Inlet County Park, Greenport NY via gemswinc [Twitter]
- Dad takes mom & kids out for Father’s Day via BirdGalAlcatraz [Twitter]
Burdrs and Blogs
- Western Bluebirds And Violet-green Swallows via The Birder’s Report [Twitter]
- Love those eyes! Barred Warbler via Birding Copenhagen [Twitter]
- Protecting the world’s largest Reddish Egret colony takes a dedicated person! via Valley Central [Twitter]
- Birding the Adirondacks – Boreal Birds, Bugs, and Bears via Birds, Words & Websites [Twitter]
- Two Great Blue Herons face off in a threat display via Red and the Peanut [Twitter]
- Then There Is A Raptor Blind via Moose Peterson [Twitter]
- Call of the Oriental Pied Hornbill via BESG [Twitter]
- Can anybody help a pigeon out? via Birdchick [Twitter]
- Green Broadbill via Frogmouth [Twitter]
- Big Loop – Day 1 via RadleyIce [Twitter]
- Whoa! Common Terns versus large Gulls via pewit [Twitter]
- Hummingbird Hovercraft Steals Insects from Spider’s Web via Birder’s Lounge [Twitter]
- Hand in Hand by Manta’s Experience [Twitter]
- Brahminy Kite via Sandy Straits and Beyond [Twitter]
- Albino Screech Owl, cat tails, huge talons and more in this week’s Flickr Roundup via Burdr
- Heron and Egret Season via Chuqui 3.0 [Twitter]
- Father Goose aka Bill Lishman via Burdr











