Saturday, May 08, 2004

Humans Are Birdbrained When Learning Speech, Study Hints: "Erich Jarvis, a neurobiologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, studies the vocal-learning ability of birds like hummingbirds and zebra finches. His aim: to understand how the brain pathways for vocal learning evolved and work. "
Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Fossils Reveal Hummingbirds Once Flew Farther Afield
Birding Column: Entering "Hummingbird Heaven" National Geographic
The Hummingbird WebSite

Friday, May 07, 2004

Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana): Bird unlike any other - May 7, 2004 By Jeff Parry - "This past week we waited in eager preparation for one of our spring visitors. Unfortunately, as of this writing, we still are awaiting for the first hummingbird to drink the nectar out of the feeders put out over the weekend."

Thursday, May 06, 2004

Herald Sun: Oldest hummingbird discovered [07may04]: "FOSSILS of the world's oldest known modern hummingbird were unearthed in Germany, the first discovery of ancient skeletons of the tiny nectar-sucking bird outside the American continent, the journal Science said today."