This week's prize is a print by Birds on Things called Spit or Swallow (har har). I love this print and hate to part with it but I need to continue on my declutterization process:
So, the first person to correctly id the bird call in the middle of the podcast wins this matted 8x10 print of a barn swallow with a naughty saying.
News:
Scientists reported that the combination of oil and Corexit, the chemical BP used to dissolve the oil from the spill might be more toxic to tiny plants and animals than the oil and that the chemicals may not have broken down the oil as well as expected.
Harlingen, TX working to become a wild bird sanctuary and it should be--AWESOME birding spot.
Holy crap, rare falcon a Eurasian Hobby spotted in Massachusetts in May! ABA Code 4!
The wind turbines in Altamont Pass are deadly...but do keep in mind that many wind farms are vastly different and are not as deadly as this farm is.
Satellite tracking Eurasian Cuckoos--awesome!
eBird surpasses 3 Million observations in the month of May--holy cow!