ARBIRD-L for Thursday, June 26, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Most Common...   JoAnne Rife    8:38am   Another thought..   JoAnne Rife    8:42am   Re: Most Common...   Dan Scheiman    9:34am   new bird relationships   Kimberly Smith    7:02pm   new bird family tree paper   Kim Smith    7:09pm   Re: new bird family tree paper   Patricia Braddy    7:12pm   this link should work   Kim Smith    7:14pm   Re: new bird family tree paper   David Oakley    7:15pm   Bird rearrangements   Herschel Raney    7:35pm

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Subject: Most Common...
From: JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 8:38am

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Sometime ago I read somewhere that the Red-winged Blackbird is the most  
common..numerous...bird in North America.. I have no idea of the source of  that
bit of trivia..   

JoAnne Rife  in the Arkansas Ozarks

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Subject: Another thought..
From: JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 8:42am

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As to English Sparrows, my observation has been they are attracted to  ground 
food..as Arkansas has become less agricultural, they may have  not  found  as 
much food to their liking... the feeding of chickens outdoors  used to be 
common but isn't now.  Just a random musing; not very  scientific!   

JoAnne Rife  in the Arkansas Ozarks

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Subject: Re: Most Common...
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 9:34am

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I've long heard the statistic that Wilson's Storm-Petrel is the most abundant
seabird in the world.  For some reason there is no Birds of North America
species account, but according to Sibley's Bird Life & Behavior:

"Counts of Wilson's Storm-Petrels off the Atlantic coast of North America have
fallen off sharply since the 1970s, but this may or may not indicate a
population decline for this species, which has traditionally (though perhaps
incorrectly) been accorded the status of one of the most abundant species on
Earth.  It is possible that birds have simply moved elsewhere in response to
changes in local environmental conditions."

Dan Scheiman
Little Rock, AR

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From: JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
> Sometime ago I read somewhere that the Red-winged Blackbird is the most  
> common..numerous...bird in North America.. I have no idea of the source of
that
> bit of trivia..   
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> JoAnne Rife  in the Arkansas Ozarks
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> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for 
> fuel-efficient used cars.      
> (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

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From:    JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
To:    ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject:    Most Common...
Date:    Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:38:13 +0000

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Subject: new bird relationships
From: Kimberly Smith <kgsmith(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:02pm

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre.php

A paper published in Science has completely changed the phylogenic relationships
 of birds...
you will either need to rip out and resort the pages of your field guides, or
buy new ones... :-)


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Subject: new bird family tree paper
From: Kim Smith <kgsmith(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:09pm

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre
.php

We will all have to buy new phylogenic guides.... 
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Kimberly G. Smith
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-4248  fax:479-575-4010
email:  kgsmith(AT)uark.edu
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Subject: Re: new bird family tree paper
From: Patricia Braddy <pabraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:12pm

Page not found!

Patricia Braddy
On Jun 26, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Kim Smith wrote:

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre
.php

We will all have to buy new phylogenic guides....
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Kimberly G. Smith
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-4248  fax:479-575-4010
email:  kgsmith(AT)uark.edu
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Subject: this link should work
From: Kim Smith <kgsmith(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:14pm

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http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre
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Kimberly G. Smith

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701

479-575-4248  fax:479-575-4010

email:  kgsmith(AT)uark.edu

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Subject: Re: new bird family tree paper
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:15pm

Ditto!
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From: "Patricia Braddy" <pabraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
To: <ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: new bird family tree paper

> Page not found!
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> Patricia Braddy
> On Jun 26, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Kim Smith wrote:
>
> http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/early_birds_shake_up_avian_tre
> .php
>
> We will all have to buy new phylogenic guides....
> *********************************************************
> Kimberly G. Smith
> Department of Biological Sciences
> University of Arkansas
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479-575-4248  fax:479-575-4010
> email:  kgsmith(AT)uark.edu
> *********************************************************


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Subject: Bird rearrangements
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 7:35pm

We have been getting sneaks from this paper for awhile as they knew it 
was going to shatter the old arrangements. Field guides were smart to 
wait until further information was available.

Personally the new big shockers to me are grebes being closely related 
to Flamingos. Though their nest habits suddenly seem very alike.

And hummingbirds are the cousins of Whip-poor-wills.

And the Falcons will no longer be with hawks and eagles.

Also, if you've ever seen a Tinamou, you knew those things were from 
outer space. And they are.

Herschel Raney
Conway AR