{"id":530,"date":"2016-03-16T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T21:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vampstampnews.com\/wpbirdseed\/wordpress\/?p=530"},"modified":"2020-10-09T18:06:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T22:06:12","slug":"cool-places-to-learn-about-birds-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/cool-places-to-learn-about-birds-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Places to Learn About Birds Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wood-Ducks-Preening.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Duck Pair Preening (Buddy Attick Park, Greenbelt MD)\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wood-Ducks-Preening.jpg 600w, https:\/\/birdseedandbinoculars.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Wood-Ducks-Preening-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#abb8c3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Wood Duck Pair Preening (Buddy Attick Park, Greenbelt MD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birds are endlessly fascinating creatures. There is always more to learn about them. One wonderful thing about the internet is that there is a lot of knowledge out there from top sources. You just need to know where to look (or be willing to spend some time web surfing to find them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are four spots online that I think you might enjoy. The first is an article about bird intelligence. The second is a resource for forecasting what birds might migrate through your region of the US in the coming week. Another is a nifty way to figure out what bird lost that feather you found on the ground. The last is a fun tool that teaches you about bird anatomy. (This is helpful when bird field guides use unfamiliar terms.) Sound interesting? Read on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-bird-brainiacs-eurasian-jay\"><strong>Meet the Bird Brainiacs: Eurasian Jay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Micheal Balter, March\/April Audubon Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Superstar scientist Nicky Clayton uses worms and chocolate teddy bears to help figure out where bird and human intelligence intersect.&#8221;<\/em> Birds in the Corvid family (like Jays and Crows) are apparently very clever. This fascinating article looks at how a researcher in England has been working with Eurasian Jays to try and figure out what they can do. Very cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/magazine\/march-april-2016\/meet-bird-brainiacs-eurasian-jay\">https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/magazine\/march-april-2016\/meet-bird-brainiacs-eurasian-jay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-birdcast\">BirdCast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology has lots of irons in the fire. This website documents a project where they use eBird bird sightings with weather forecasts to predict which birds will be migrating through regions of the US in the coming week. Afterwards, they use eBird sightings to look back at the week to see which migrating birds are top movers and which are decreasing in migration numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBirdCast will allow, for the first time, real-time predictions of bird migrations: when they migrate, where they migrate, and how far they will be flying. Knowledge of migratory behavior will aid conservation on the ground by informing decisions for placement of wind turbines and identifying nights on which lighting of tall buildings could be reduced to prevent the deaths of millions of birds. Accurate migration models also have broader application, allowing researchers to understand behavioral aspects of migration, how migration timing and pathways respond to changing climate, and whether linkages exist between variation in migration timing and subsequent changes in population size.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/birdcast.info\/forecasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Birdcasts (opens in a new tab)\">Birdcasts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-feather-atlas\"><strong>The Feather Atlas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Fish &amp; Wildlife Services Forensics Laboratory&#8217;s&nbsp;Flight Feathers of North American Birds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find a feather on the ground? Want to figure out what bird species lost it? Check the Feather Atlas. This resource lets you search for the feathers by a bird&#8217;s common name, scientific name, order or family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or you can use their <em>\u201cSearch for a Similar Feather\u201d<\/em> tool to figure out an unknown feather&#8217;s source. It takes a little time to work through this to find a good match. (You choose pattern and color and then browse the possibilities.) But it is really interesting to see the variety of feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/lab\/featheratlas\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Feather Atlas (opens in a new tab)\">Feather Atlas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-build-a-virtual-bird\"><strong>Build A Virtual Bird&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds Anatomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to learn more about bird anatomy? Check out Cornell Lab of Ornithology&#8217;s All About Birds&#8217; Anatomy tool to build a bird. <em>\u201cExplore how birds are built with Bird Academy\u2019s virtual bird. Turn on and off each system and target particular parts to learn more about them and how to pronounce their names. With more than 100 parts at your fingertips, you can learn bird anatomy quickly and effectively. Then activate flashcard mode to quiz yourself.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feathers portion of the tool is particularly helpful for beginning birders. Field guides usually refer to different types of feathers that a new birder might not recognize by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.allaboutbirds.org\/features\/birdanatomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Build a Virtual Bird (opens in a new tab)\">Build a Virtual Bird<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got a favorite site where you can learn interesting things about birds? Please share in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Want to read more posts about birds?<\/strong> When you subscribe below, you&#8217;ll get an email whenever a new post goes up (and ONLY then. 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