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Birds

Land vertebrates belonging to the class Aves with warm blood, feathers, wings, and reproduction characterized by egg laying.

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Surveillance for asian H5N1 avian influenza in the United States [More info]: General description of US government efforts to monitor the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild migratory birds.
Survival of adult female northern pintails in Sacramento Valley, California [More info]: Report on the population of northern pintails between 1979 and the 1990s in Sacramento Valley, California, including methods of study including radio telemetry, causes of mortality, morphometrics, survival rates, and management implications.
The avian influenza H5N1 threat [More info]: Describes highly pathogenic avian influenza and explains why this wildlife disease is of concern to health scientists and the public. Diagram shows potential pathways by which the disease could be transmitted to other animals, including humans.
The whooping crane report [More info]: Report on the captive breeding program at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center to help save endangered whooping cranes. Site links to natural history information on whooping cranes, why they are endangered, cool facts on cranes, and a photo gallery.
Trumpeter swan [More info]: Studies of the trends of the Rocky Mountain population of trumpeter swans using time series analysis.
Understanding the habitat needs of the declining western yellow-billed cuckoo [More info]: This endangered species prefers native trees in large, continuous areas of riparian habitat. Armed with this information, resource managers may identify and preserve areas favorable to this population.
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (UMESC) [More info]: Homepage for Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, with links to data library, geographical search, science programs, partnerships, long-term resource monitoring program, reports and publications, and education.
West Nile Virus (WNV) [More info]: National Wildlife Health Center studies the West Nile Virus to learn the current geographic extent, to understand how the virus moves between birds, mosquitoes, and humans, and to predict future movements of the virus.
What's new at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Maryland) [More info]: Links to news articles on scientific activities at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, located in Maryland, north of Washington DC.
Wind energy and wildlife research at the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center [More info]: How will the increasing use of wind turbines affect populations of wild birds and bats? This shows which birds and bats we study, and the aspects of their ecology that may be affected by wind energy development.

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