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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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Birds of the Bay event to focus on plight of the Purple Martin Other Birds on the Bay events:
White Rock Peace Arch News, Canada –
By Tracy Holmes
Staff Reporter
Jul 19 2007
Naturalists involved in the comeback of Purple Martins in the Lower Mainland will lead talks and a walk Sunday to share the success story.
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Fake 'bird-scaring' owl becomes home for family of swallows
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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Swallow, bobolink numbers down in N.B.
CBC New Brunswick, Canada – Jul 27, 2007
Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2007 | 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.
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Bird species revert to the mean after European boost
commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN – Jun 28, 2007
By Van Harris
Special to The Commercial Appeal
June 29, 2007
I have noticed a lot of discussion on the Internet and with people I meet regarding recent news from the National Audubon Society about changes in North American bird populations during the past 40 years.
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Going to the Birds
Epoch Times, NY – Jul 4, 2007
By Ron Haering
Special to The Epoch Times
The city of Khota Bharu in far north-east Malaysia is literally going to the birds or more precisely, bird’s nest soup. Over two hundred buildings, some seven stories high, have been converted into giant open aviaries to service the lucrative business of farming edible swiftlet nests renowned in Chinese culture for their health benefits.
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Avian architects — Cliff swallows use materials ‘at beak’ to construct colonies of sturdy nests
Dunn County News, WI – Jul 23, 2007
By Dennis Weibel, Red Cedar Notebook
Last month, millions of people from around the world took part in the Internet vote to name seven new “Wonders of the World.” It seems that some folks were disappointed that only one of the original wonders was still in existence. They longed for a new list of wondrous architectural achievements, ones that could be viewed and visited in the 21st century.
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Bird's nest soup really is made from a bird's nest. Find out why you may want to thank a swiftlet for your next meal.
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Posted: 2005-01-26 18:38
Bird’s nest soup is made from the nests of tiny birds called swiftlets that live throughout southeast Asia.
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Cave Swallow(Hirundofulva Vieillot)
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Status Five records. In 1968 on Sable Island, Christel and Norman Bell noticed five swallows on 11 May and nine on 17-19 May that seemed “odd.” Later that month Ian A. McLaren saw “Cliff Swallows” with pale throats and on 21 June he found a dead bird identifiable as a Cave Swallow.
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To delight of birder, it was a very good week for swallows
Savannah Morning News, GA – 1 hour ago
Sometimes watching birds can be like selling ice cream – a particular species seems to show up as the flavor of the week.
When I arrived at Carter’s Lake in pursuit of the south polar skua, the first birds I noticed were barn swallows swooping beneath the wooden beams on the lower level of the marina. Further inspection revealed the presence of several mud nests plastered to the vertical beams.
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