Chris Merkord

The double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs to a family of birds vilified since biblical times and persecuted around the world. Thus it was perhaps to be expected that the first European settlers in North America quickly deemed the double-crested cormorant a competitor for fishing stock and undertook a relentless drive to destroy the birds. This enormously important book explores the roots of human-cormorant conflicts, dispels myths about the birds, and offers the first comprehensive assessment of the policies that have been developed to manage the double-crested cormorant in the twenty-first century. Conservation biologist Linda Wires provides a unique synthesis of the cultural, historical, scientific, and political elements of the cormorant’s story. She discusses the amazing late-twentieth-century population recovery, aided by protection policies and environment conservation, but also the subsequent U.S. federal policies under which hundreds of thousands of the birds have been killed. In a critique of the science, management, and ethics underlying the double-crested cormorant’s treatment today, Wires exposes “management” as a euphemism for persecution and shows that the current strategies of aggressive predator control are outdated and unsupported by science.

Examining and interpreting recent spectacular fossil discoveries in China, paleontologists have arrived at a prevailing view: there is now incontrovertible evidence that birds represent the last living dinosaur. But is this conclusion beyond dispute? In this book, evolutionary biologist Alan Feduccia provides the most comprehensive discussion yet of the avian and associated evidence found in China, then exposes the massive, unfounded speculation that has accompanied these discoveries and been published in the pages of prestigious scientific journals. Advocates of the current orthodoxy on bird origins have ignored contrary data, misinterpreted fossils, and used faulty reasoning, the author argues. He considers why and how the debate has become so polemical and makes a plea to refocus the discussion by “breaking away from methodological straitjackets and viewing the world of origins anew.” Drawing on a lifetime of study, he offers his own current understanding of the origin of birds and avian flight.

7 volumes. 1-7 (no. 1-37/39). Published: Tucumán, Républica Argentina : [s.n.], 1904-1907. The image appears to be from a 1963 reprint.

The journal deals with all aspects of non-radioactive isotope application in environmental and health studies, such as: investigations using variations in natural isotope abundance (isotope ecology, isotope hydrology, isotope geology) stable isotope tracer techniques to follow the fate of certain substances in soil, water, plants, animals and in the human body isotope effects, tracer theory, and mathematical modelling of environmental cycles isotope measurement methods and equipment with respect to environmental and health research diagnostic (stable) isotope application in medicine ionogenic radiation exposure and its effects on all living matter as well as radiation in protection.

The Yellowhammer, published four times a year, is the official newsletter of the Alabama Ornithological Society. It provides members with ornithological news from around the state. Besides reports about recent bird sightings in the regions, The Yellowhammer is used to announce details of upcoming events. It also provides readers a forum to report their recent birding trips and to report to the membership conservation and habitat concerns. Other features include equipment articles, recipes, committee reports, and stories of previous meetings you may have missed. The newsletter will also provide occasional updates, or requests for information on, threatened or endangered species in Alabama. Editor: COL Robert E. Reed

Alabama Birdlife is a periodic journal of the Alabama Ornithological Society which publishes research reports and short communications in the field of ornithology. Articles relating to bird biology, behavior, habitat, distribution, and conservation are published. Publication in Alabama Birdlife is open to all AOS members. Editor: Tom Haggerty.

The Passenger Pigeon is the official scholarly publication of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO), an organization of both professional and non-professional ornithologists dedicated to the study of Wisconsin birds. First published in 1939, the quarterly journal features a wide range of original information about Wisconsin birds and their habitats, including seasonal field reports, results from annual Christmas bird counts, descriptions of May and Big Day counts, and scientific research articles. Contributions include reports from birders throughout the state on unusual and interesting sightings and historical accounts from and about prominent Wisconsin naturalists. Editorial comments from officers in the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology are provided regularly. Beginning in 2014, the journal introduced a peer-reviewed science section, publishing original research that advances the scientific understanding and conservation of Wisconsin birds and their habitats. The journal is especially interested in submissions from undergraduate and graduate students from Wisconsin institutions and from citizen scientists. Archived issues are available through the University of Wisconsin Digital Collection. Editors: Bettie and Neil Harriman.

Zootaxa was founded in 2001 as a new print and online journal of systematic zoology. It was designed to help systematic zoologists to rapidly document and analyze world’s zoological diversity, which includes many undescribed species now threatened by the rapid loss of habitats. Overcoming the ‘taxonomic impediment’ by helping taxonomists to rapidly document world’s undescribed animals is Zootaxa’s main mission. There were 104 articles on birds as of April 2014, of which 14 were open-access. Most Zootaxa articles are available only to subscribers or by individual purchase. Several collections of articles, however, are available to download for free. These include: The most-accessed papers from each month Some of its featured papers Some of its highly-cited papers

In 1982 the magazine The Living Bird Quarterly replaced the The Living Bird. Volume numbering began anew in summer 1982. The magazine was published quarterly through volume 10 number 3 (summer 1991). Starting with volume 10 number 4 (autumn 1991), the magazine adopted the name Living Bird. According to their website, the original annual The Living Bird may appear irregularly in the future.

DOPPS is one of the oldest non-governmental conservation organizations in Slovenia. Founded in 1979, today has over 1000 members. We are the leading nature conservation NGO in the country that combines bird lovers and nature throughout Slovenia. In 2001 we were awarded the title of society acting in the public interest of protecting nature. The purpose of the DOPPS is to protect birds and their habitats, which is achieved by the work of nature conservation, research, education, izdajateljstvom, popularization and cooperation. We are a full partner of the International Union for the Protection of Birds BirdLife International , which in Europe alone has more than 2 million people.

Australian Birdlife has been the membership magazine of BirdLife Australia] since March 2012, replacing Birds Australia's Wingspan magazine and BOCA's Bird Observer after the two organisations merged in 2012. The magazine is issued quarterly, and contains articles about Australia's native birds, their conservation and the people who work to save them. Regular content includes features on bird identification, species profiles, biology and conservation, as well as reviews, gardening and photography columns, and coverage of BirdLife Australia projects and membership activities. It is distributed to BirdLife Australia members as part of their annual subscription and is partly supported through birding-related advertising for accommodation, binoculars and bird tours. Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Birdlife

According to the Wikipedia page: http://www.birdlife.org.au/australian-birdlife/detail/australian-birdlife-index Wingspan was the quarterly membership magazine of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU). It was first issued in 1991, replacing the RAOU Newsletter. When Birds Australia and BOCA merged in 2012 to form BirdLife Australia, Wingspan's run ended, and was replaced with Australian Birdlife magazine. Wingspan was a glossy colour magazine that contained articles on wild birds and birding in Australasia and adjacent regions. Regular content included articles on bird identification, biology and conservation, as well as reviews, letters and coverage of the RAOU's projects and membership activities. It was partly supported by advertising, most of which is related to birding, such as for binoculars and telescopes, holiday accommodation, and bird touring. It was distributed to RAOU members. It was repeatedly recognised in the Whitley Awards, as "Best Periodical" in 2007, 2008 and 2011, "Outstanding Periodical" in 2006, "Best Specialist Periodical" in 2000 and 2003, and as "Best Zoological Periodical" in 2001. Birds Australia also produced a number of other publications as supplements to Wingspan magazine. These were circulated to Birds Australia members along with the magazine, and included the annual State of Australia's Birds reports, as well as occasional specialised publications, such as Birds on Farms (2000), Shorebird Conservation in Australia (2002) and Fire and Birds (2005). An index can be found here: http://www.birdlife.org.au/australian-birdlife/detail/australian-birdlife-index

The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest non-government, non-profit, bird conservation organisation. In 1996 it adopted the trading name of Birds Australia for most public purposes, while retaining its original name for legal purposes and as the publisher of its journal the Emu.

Sandgrouse is published by OSME. It contains papers and short notes on the ornithology of the OSME region, provides bird and conservation news from the region and a comprehensive round up of bird sightings in the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As scientists come to understand more about the secrets of bird life, they are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatross, and other mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature. Noah Strycker is a birder and naturalist who has traveled the world in pursuit of his flighty subjects. Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, he spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and reveals the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. Beautiful and wise, funny and insightful, The Thing with Feathers is a gripping and enlightening journey into the lives of birds.

A monthly magazine for birdwatchers in Germany. It is unclear, but other ISSNs may include 0863-6192, 0544-7658, 1618-9531, 0942-5012