Anna's Dance by JoanGeeAZ

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

Doesn’t the Anna’s Hummingbird in the above photo by Flickr user JoanGeeAZ look like it’s dancing? Wonderful photo!

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News and Information

• One of world’s most endangered species, Guam kingfishers live on in zoos, struggle to survive via Chicago Tribune [Twitter]
• Wow! At his peak, he cared for 160 boxes! Just call him ‘The Bluebird Man’ via Naccaster Online [Twitter]
• BP oil spill has drawn attention, but humans imperil wildlife every day via LA Times [Twitter]
• Eastern Caribbean students “draw” attention to seabirds via BirdLife [Twitter]

• Our Brains Are More Like Birds’ Than We Thought via eScience News [Twitter]
• Endangered Arizona Masked Bobwhite Habitat to Get Extreme Makeover via American Bird Conservancy [Twitter]
• What!? “proceeds from the export of Saker Falcons will be used to build a road” Mongolia to export 240 Saker Falcons this year via iStockAnalyst [Twitter]
• Gulf farmers asked to flood fields for migrating birds via LA Times [Twitter]
• Fish and Wildlife Service releases migratory bird update in face of BP spill via Star Tribune [Twitter]
• Experienced Wildlife Observers Needed To Accompany Clean Up Crews on Florida Panhandle via Audubon of Florida [Twitter]
• Planting figs could save endangered species in Borneo via Mongabay [Twitter]
• Burrowing owls make comeback at Umatilla depot in Washington state via Tri-city Herald [Twitter]
• Be sure to read author’s “two cents” towards bottom. Wildlife Nightmare That Is BP via San Francisco Chronicle [Twitter]
• Flamingos arrival on lake in India has conservationists asking: Is this due to global-warming? via Times of India [Twitter]
• Cleanup ships idled as storm rattles Gulf via MSNBC [Twitter]
• Northern spotted owl marks 20 years on endangered species list via Oregon Live [Twitter]
• I prefer to use the term “unique”! :) Fate of weird wader on knife edge via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Birds flex muscles to hit the high notes, Utah biologists report via Utah News [Twitter]
• Yay! Grant to help create habitats in Arkansas for birds migrating toward Gulf via Arkansas News [Twitter]

• USDA to Help Farmers and Ranchers Expand Habitat for Migrating Birds via Southeast AG Net [Twitter]
• Effect of fire on birds evaluated in the European mountains via EurekAlert [Twitter]
• EPA Quietly Approves New Mountaintop Removal Permit in Appalachia via Center for Biological Diversity [Twitter]
• A Puffin comeback on the coast of Maine via Smithsonian Magazine [Twitter]
• Rehabbed raptors return to the wild during cruises via Houston Chronicle [Twitter]
• Animal lovers urged to leave wildlife alone via San Francisco Chronicle [Twitter]
• Arkansas sets date for early migratory birds via Texarkana Gazette [Twitter]
• Public’s help needed in protecting birds that nest in coastal areas via The Day [Twitter]
• Program saving Skylarks shows a commercially run farm can make a profit AND provide habitats for wildlife via RSPB [Twitter]
• A Billion Birds in Danger As They Migrate to Gulf via ABC News [Twitter]
• BSPB uses satellite technology to save eagles from extinction via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Scientists Scramble to Steer Migrating Birds Away From Gulf Oil Spill via NY Times [Twitter]
• Arctic-breeding birds will be among next victims of the Gulf oil disaster via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Birds Struggle to Survive a ‘Brown Summer’ In BP Spill’s Wake via FoxNews [Twitter]
• Feathered friends: Ostriches provide clues to dinosaur movement via ScienceDaily [Twitter]
• Tiny birds, big trouble via Boston Globe [Twitter]
• BP Exec Answers Your Questions About The Oil Spill Live via Burdr

• Florida Announces Improved Oiled Bird Recovery Plan via WMBB [Twitter]
• Millions of birds set to fly into Gulf oil mess via MSNBC [Twitter]
• Where Eagles Are As Common As Robins via Huffington Post [Twitter]
• Sexy music gets NYC zoo birds in mood for love via Boston Herald [Twitter]
• Anatomy: Parts of a Feather via Outside My Window [Twitter]
• Flooded Farmland to Give Birds Safe Refuge From Oil Spill via Discovery News [Twitter]
• Black Redstart hatches chicks at secret Birmingham nest via BBC [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• Anna’s Dance by JoanGeeAZ [Twitter]
• New coat by 42jph [Twitter]

• Whiskered Treeswift in the rain via The Amazing Birds Of Borneo [Twitter]
• Northern Goshawk at the bird bath via natrlvisions [Twitter]
• Open wide and say ahhhhhh! Northern Mockingbirds via PineLilyFNPS [Twitter]
• Predator stalking feeders via LadyWoodpecker [Twitter]

Snowy Egret at Sunset by Mike Forsman

• Snowy Egret at Sunset by Mike Forsman [Twitter]
• Silver-breasted Broadbill displaying via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Mallard: “Look at my gorgeous wing!” via BirdGalAlcatraz [Twitter]

Smooth Landing by Clement Tang

• Smooth Landing by Clement Tang [Twitter]
• I feel pretty. Oh so pretty. by ashapiro515 [Twitter]
• Wearable mechanical wings via Telegraph [Twitter]

On Golden Pond by Ronaldok

• On Golden Pond by Ronaldok [Twitter]
• Yellow-breasted Chat bringing food to nest via rachelbirder [Twitter]
• Love actually is… via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

I *heart* Magnificent Frigatebirds ;) by Julian Hammer

• I *heart* Magnificent Frigratebirds! ;) via Wikipedia [Twitter]
• Young Hoopoe via Birding Egypt [Twitter]
• Red-eyed Vireo feeding Brown-headed Cowbird fledgling via rachelbirder [Twitter]

• Don’t mess with this bird! via imgur [Twitter]
• On a Wing and a Prayer…. by 120SQN [Twitter]
• Gulls hover in the wind over the beach as effects of hurricane Alex are felt via Telegraph [Twitter]
• The Sky Is Falling via Steve Creek Outdoors [Twitter]

• Oh boy! Someone added lightsabers to the previous photo via imgur [Twitter]
• A small fish is impaled on the bill of an Anhinga via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird showing his iridescent ruby red gorge via MainBirder [Twitter]
• Sparkles! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Bald Eagle cools off by Melinda Dick

• Bald Eagle cools off via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Sticky Mess: The Gulf Oil’s Spill Impact On Nature via The Christian Science Monitor [Twitter]
• Long-billed Vulture Chicks in India via Guardian [Twitter]
• If Darth Vader were a bird by SearchNetMedia [Twitter]

Black-browed Mollymawk by Peregrine's Bird Photography

• Black-browed Albatross by Peregrine’s Bird Photography [Twitter]
• In pictures: Jersey birds via BBC [Twitter]
• Black-naped Blue Flycatcher via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Black-chinned Hummingbird via Bosque_Bill [Twitter]

Black-headed Grosbeak by Buddha's Ghost

• Black-headed Grosbeak by Buddha’s Ghost [Twitter]
• Juvenile Coot feeding young via pewit [Twitter]
• Flickr Roundup for week of 7/2/2010 via Burdr

• Carolina Wrens building nest in cigarette waste container at Audubon’s Francis Beidler Forest via SwampThing63 [Twittter]
• Fledgling Roseate Spoonbill brought in for treatment at Fort Jackson via IBRRC [Twitter]
• A Special Eagle For This Independence Day via Steve Creek Outdoors [Twitter]
• Proud Momma via Connect with Nature [Twitter]

Lappet-faced Vulture interrupts Jackal's meal by Robert Fuller

• Lappet-faced Vulture interrupts a Jackal’s meal via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Robin poses in front of the flag for a Happy Independence Day via LadyMin’s Garden [Twitter]

Burdrs and Blogs

• Introduction to the Barn Owl via Burdr
• Review of the new 8th edition of the Simpson & Day field guide to Aussie birds via Trevor’s Birding Blog [Twitter]
• Wynken, Blynken, and Nod… via Red and the Peanut [Twitter]
• One of the smallest raptors, the White-fronted Falconet via Frogmouth [Twitter]
• The amazing camouflage of the Common Potoo via Burdr
• Baby bluebirds are my cup of tea… via My Bird Tales [Twitter]
• Beautiful Leusistic Pileated Woodpecker via Burdr
• Tufted Finches? via Bird Canada [Twitter]
• Sooty Tern at Rockport Beach, Texas via Antshrike’s Bird Blog [Twitter]

• Western Screech Owl chicks peeking out of their nesting box via Audoblog [Twitter]
• Horrible! Herring Gull and Crossbow via pewit [Twitter]
• Makes me so very angry! Love Them To Bits via Wings Among Us [Twitter]
• Rescuing Oiled Birds: The Good And The Bad via Burdr

• A “duet” with the Common Potoo! Birds and Music via Burdr
• Sparrows nest in wreath on front door via Audoblog [Twitter]
• Hurricane to Disrupt Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts via A DC Birding Blog [Twitter]
• Red-knobbed Coot and Eurasion Coot via Jupiter Birding [Twitter]
• Distressed Ravens Show That Consolation Is For The Birds, Too via Living the Scientific Life [Twitter]
• Remembering the New England coast in oil via Sonoran Connection [Twitter]
• Pygmy Nuthatch Nesting At Manzanita Lake, California via The Birder’s Report [Twitter]

• Listen to the amazing song of the Hermit Thrush in this gorgeous video via Burdr
• White-crowned Black Wheatear spotted in Denmark via Birding Copenhagen [Twitter]
• Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Doing Great via Burdr
• Ghost the Snowy Owl does double duty via Bird Treatment and Learning Center [Twitter]
• Hmmm… I don’t know if that stick is gonna fit! House Wren via Abraham Lincoln’s Bird’s Blog [Twitter]
• North America’s 10 Most Endangered Birds via The Zen Birdfeeder [Twitter]
• North America’s top 3 most endangered birds haven’t change, here’s an article from 1954 via Burdr [Twitter]

• Learn about owls and more in these wonderful animations, Notebook Babies by Tony Dusko via Burdr
• The elusive red headed woodpecker via LadyMin’s Garden [Twitter]
• Inside the Circle Day 3 Part 2 – Discovering Ruff Bay via Wildlife Photographic Journals [Twitter]
• Redpolls, Pine Grosbeak and one cute squirrel via Wildlife Photographic Journals [Twitter]
• Who are you looking at? via The Early Birder [Twitter]
• The last Great Auk was killed July 3rd, 1844, Remembering the Great Auk via Rants and so on [Twitter]
• Farmers Asked To Flood Fields For Migratory Birds via Birdchick [Twitter]

• Banded Rufous Hummingbird Flies From Florida To Alaska via Burdr