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Keli Ou 1 *, Teck K. Seow 1, Rosa C. M. Y. Liang 1, Bee W. Lee 2, Denise L. M. Goh 2, Kaw Y. Chua 2, Maxey C. M. Chung 1 3
1Bioprocessing Technology Center,
2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine,
3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore
email: Keli Ou (btcoukl@nus.edu.sg)
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MaineToday.com, ME – Jul 2, 2014

By Herb Wilson,
Maine provides breeding ground for six species of swallows. Tree swallows, the first to arrive in the spring, are the most abundant. Barn swallows are nearly as common. As colonial nesters, cliff swallows and bank swallows may be locally abundant. Rough-winged swallows are even less common in the state. But the least abundant is the purple martin.
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Bird’s nest soup is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. It’s made with the nests of a species called a “swift,” and is among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans.
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wildlife.state.co.us Colorado welcomes returning swallows, known for two things: eating millions of insects each summer and building mud nests on the sides of buildings, bridges and man-made overhangs. Coloradans worried about mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus may be looking for new ways to make their communities bird-friendly, including educating residents about the benefits of […]

Nevada Appeal, NV – Jul 23, 2014 Tom Meyer Bonanza staff writer For the staff at the Biltmore Tahoe Lodge and Casino, the outdoor break area is a place to take a deep breath, enjoy a smoke, make a phone call, or grab a quick meal before heading back to the floor. For a pair of barn […]

Appleton Post Crescent,  USA – Jul 26, 2014 In our barn, 10 feet up a main post, right where the roof joist meets the post, a short piece of two-by-four is nailed on diagonally for support. The exposed end of that brace — actually measuring 1½ inches wide, despite the name — is the spot phoebes […]

White Rock Peace Arch News,  Canada –
By Tracy Holmes
Staff Reporter
Jul 19 2014

Naturalists involved in the comeback of Purple Martins in the Lower Mainland will lead talks and a walk Sunday to share the success story.
Read more about Birds of the Bay event to focus on plight of the Purple Martin Other Birds on the Bay events: …

shaffer.biz/ Andrzej Dyrcz Department of Avian Ecology, Wroclaw University, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland. E-mail: dyrcz@biol.uni.wroc.pl Key words: Tachycineta albilinea, Myozetetes cayanensis, Myozetetes similis, Mangrove Swallow, nesting. In March–May 1999, I conducted observations on breeding ecology of Rusty-margined (Myozetetes cayanensis) and Social (M. similis) flycatchers along the coast of the Barro Colorado Island located on […]

When migrating swallows turned her house and barn into a home from home, Vivien Reynolds thought she had hit upon the ideal deterrent.

She placed a model of a giant eagle owl high up in the barn, hoping the plastic predator’s golden eyes and sharp talons would scare off the birds.
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CBC New Brunswick, Canada – Jul 27, 2014

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2014 | 9:15 AM AT
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A new survey of birds in the Maritimes is already showing some disturbing results, as biologists are finding some species appear to be in decline.

Researchers are only a year and a half into the five-year research period for the Maritime breeding bird atlas, which measures the abundance of breeding birds in the region.
Read more about Swallow, bobolink numbers down in N.B. …