Cities Change The Songs Of Birds Science Daily
By studying the songs of a bird species that has succeeded in adapting to urban life, researchers have gained insight into the kinds of environmental pressures that influence where particular songbirds thrive, and the specific attributes of city birds that allow them to adjust to noisy urban environments. The findings, reported by Hans Slabbekoorn and Ardie den Boer-Visser of Leiden University,
Retirees need not retire from bargain hunting Akron Beacon Journal
Forget cheap movies and early-bird meals at Applebee's. When it comes to age-related discounts, you can't beat Panama.
NBA Preview 2006-07: Generation Now Sports Illustrated
TO: Our lapsed fans FROM: Your marketing pals at the NBA SUBJECT: Exciting news!
Retirees need not retire from bargain hunting Akron Beacon Journal
Forget cheap movies and early-bird meals at Applebee's. When it comes to age-related discounts, you can't beat Panama. To attract more investment, the Central American nation has eased immigration laws and set up a discount bonanza for expatriate pensioners that includes 20 percent off professional services such as those provided by lawyers, architects and physical therapists; no property tax for
Monday Off, a Vocal Jazz Group With Stage Ties, Sings in NYC Playbill via Yahoo! News
Monday Off, the jazz vocal quartet that reinvents American pop standards and show tunes, will celebrate the release of their new self-titled CD at The Jazz Standard in Manhattan Dec. 4.
Survival of the Loudest: Urban Birds Change Their Tune LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
To survive the urban jungle, birds change their tune, with faster-paced and higher-pitched songs to make them heard above the din.
CDs for Kids: Ungoofy, Nonphony and Just Plain Fun NPR
NPR.org , December 4, 2006 · I'm the mother of a four-year-old girl, so I spend a good amount of time in the company of kids' music. And I've become pretty choosy. I don't have a lot of patience for music that panders to what I consider to be misguided notions of what adults think kids must like.
It ain't all tragic: weird, wild and wonderful events of 2006 AFP via Yahoo! News
A selection of zany events from the year just ending:
Pheasant season open in northwestern areas Tulsa World
A flash of color, the sound of powerful wings flapping and usually a raucous squawk or two, and he's airborne. A wild, ringneck rooster pheasant flushing on a bright fall day is one of the great sights in the outdoor sports.
$10,000 Christmas Challenge For Bright Sparks Scoop.co.nz
Will anyone be able to beat last year’s The Warehouse Light Up Your Home Christmas lights competition winner – a house decorated so brightly that it could be seen on the flight path to Christchurch?

Bird Sound Recordings
Here are Diane's pick of the best bird sound resources. These audio CDs and audio tapes will help you learn to identify birds by their songs.
Bird Links to the World - Bird Sounds
St Andrews University bioacoustics pages - The Bird and Mammmal Sound Communication Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~bmscg/index.htm
birdsong links
Mirella Mariani Tassi's Canto das Aves has a Galeria de Cantos with some 75 bird sound records listed by their local common names. I could not get the songs
Links to Other Sound, Bird and Environmental Pages
Most of the recordings on my bird sound page were recorded in Central Arizona, an area under-recognized for its diversity of avian species and habitats.
BirdWeb - Audio Sources
Bird Audio Sources. The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Individual recordist credits listed below.
Bird Sound Game
You can use the pattern of the calls to help you figure out what bird is making the sound. Listen to the sound and see if it "speaks" to you.
Naturesound.org
Welcome to Naturesound.org. this is the place where you can obtain any bird sound from around this fragile planet. Most birds are recorded by me,
Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net
Bird sound index part 1 (all orders except Passeriformes) Bird sound index part 2 (Passeriformes: Tyranni, Corvida, Muscicapoidea)
Sound Recordings
1 Bird Sound Recordings from Thailand & Peninsular Malaysia: from late winter 2 Bird Sound Recordings from Costa Rica: 12 February - 23 March 1989 by S
Bird Photographs and Songs
Click here for list of bird sound recordings included in my nature sound library. All recordings are available for commercial use. Links to RealAudio sound bird+sound: bird+sound