Watchable Wildlife Blog Welcome to the Tennessee's Watchable Wildlife newsroom. Scott Somershoe, State Ornithologist with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and other Agency employees will post wildlife related news stories. These may range from Tennessee specific wildlife finds from rare birds, timely wildlfie viewing opportunities, and local environmental stories to national wildlife stories of interest. You can follow the blog here or you can subscribe to the blog and through an RSS Feed you can easily see when we update the blog. Click "Subscribe to this feed" at the link above.
02/03/2010
Week of 1 February 2010
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Snake has "tentacle" for seeking prey in murky waters in SE Asia. World's LONGEST migration - 44,000 MILES per year is accommplished by the Arctic Tern READ MORE
01/20/2010
A variety of recent news stories (not all birds too).
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First breeding area known for one of the World's rarest birds found in remote Afghanistan. The non-target impacts of pesticides on insect communitie
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12/29/2009
A few recent interesting articles on recent research.
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Researchers reveal secrets of duck sex: It's all screwed up - the article discusses the evolution of sex organs in ducks and how females are finding ways to prevent fertilization by aggressive males that she does not choose to mate with. Duck mating rituals generally are violent encounters,
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08/19/2009
Recreating wetlands for shorebirds is the smart thing to do!
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Farmers in Washington state are working with the Nature Conservancy to flood farm fields as part of their regular farming operations. There are many benefits in making wetlands, including quality stopover habitat for at-risk migratory shorebirds. National Geographic Society article
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06/14/2009
World's Fastest Bird is a hummingbird?
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National Geographic reports that the Anna's Hummingbird is faster than a Peregrine Falcon, which was thought to be the fastest bird in the world! World's fastest bird
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