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The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) turned 40 this past week! The organization was formed in response to an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay back in 1971.

Gary Bogue write in his artcile for Mercury News:

The 40th anniversary of the wildlife group, formed in response to a San Francisco Bay oil spill in 1971, fell the same day as the anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. Bird Rescue has responded to aquatic bird emergencies in all corners of the globe, from oiled common murres and bald eagles in Alaska following the Exxon Valdez to 20,000 penguins caught in an oil spill in South Africa.

Forty years and more than 200 oil spills later, the IBRRC is still at it! Click on the first news link below for the full story.

News and Science

• International Bird Rescue turns 40 via Mercury News [Twitter]
• Audubon Park Bird Island mysteriously abandoned via NOLA [Twitter]
• Hawaii Book Publishers Association recognize books on Hawaii’s native birds via The Republic [Twitter]
• Bird feeder fight takes flight in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio via Ohio.com [Twitter]
• Power lines on Kauai to be lowered and obscured to help protect endangered seabirds via Daily Reporter [Twitter]
• Birdwatchers’ Digital Trickery is Pissing Birds Off via TreeHugger [Twitter]
• Do Frigate birds sleep while flying, these Scientist are trying to figure that out via New York Times [Twitter]
• A Gujarat High court judge gives PETA award for ordering release of birds via MSN News [Twitter]
• Rice paddies play key role in conservation of migratory birds via The Daily Yomiuri [Twitter]
• Budapest Conference calls for action to make electric powerlines safe for birds via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Are extinction rates overestimated? via CBC News [Twitter]
• Bald eagles poisoned in northern Wisconsin via Chicago Tribune [Twitter]
• Eaglet freed in dramatic live-broadcast via Canada.com [Twitter]
• Yay! Bald eagles poisoned in Wisconsin ready for release via Reuters [Twitter]
• Baby Eagle Sent to REGI After Falling out Of Nest During Kentucky Storm via WSAW [Twitter]
• Dallas Zoo is seeking 2 colorful birds that flew the coop via Dallas News [Twitter]
• Hopes that endangered parrot program will fly via Sydney Morning Herald [Twitter]
• Evil drunk birds are falling from the sky in Darwin, Australia via Herald Sun [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• Beautiful Andean Condor via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Goldfinch in the Rain by dwmaiden [Twitter]
• Female Calliope Hummingbird Perched via kootenayphotos [Twitter]

Garganeys Chasing Rainbows by Ben Hall

• Garganeys chasing rainbows via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Black Grouse lets off some steam! via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Helping out a Flamingo! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Show ‘em how it’s done, Lou! via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]

Crow Silhouette by AFP

• A Crow is silhouetted against the sun during a heat wave in Pakistan via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Jump via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Pied-Billed Grebes at San Francisco Bay Wildlife Center via IBRRC [Twitter]
• Barn Owls via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Bali Starling, such a beautiful bird! via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Kingfisher Family via Burdr Tumblelog [Twitter]
• Kingfisher via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Burdrs and Blogs

• Handsome! Adult Male Tiger Shrike via Wings Among Us [Twitter]
• Super cute first photo! Half Time Break via Unravel [Twitter]
• Birder Noah Strycker travels to Antarctica via Oregon Daily Emerald [Twitter]
• Seven methods of identifying birds: #3: Feather-by-feather analysis via Pacific NW Birder [Twitter]
• Black-eared Shrike Babbler via Tabib [Twitter]
• Flycatchers in the park… via Hakodate Birding [Twitter]
• They grow up so fast! The young punks of Regent’s Park via Fraser’s Birding Blog [Twitter]

• The Dancing Cranes of Hakkaido, Japan via Burdr [Twitter]
• Love the eyes! Wow! Blue Nuthatch via Wings Among Us [Twitter]
• Flickr Roundup For Week Of 5/20/2011 via Burdr [Twitter]
• Adorable! A Quick Peek via The Early Birder [Twitter]
• Lots of photos! Flycatchers in the park… via Hakodate Birding [Twitter]
• Two more barn owls reunited via WildRescue [Twitter]
• Still Feeding via The Early Birder [Twitter]
• Grey Heron Nestlings via Fraser’s Birding Blog [Twitter]
• American Bittern: Central Park, NYC via Fotoportmann [Twitter]
• Arrival and Departure via The Early Birder [Twitter]