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The basal bird Archaeopteryx, from the Jurassic, is well known as one of the first "missing links" to be found in support of evolution in the late 19th century. Though it is not considered a direct ancestor of modern birds, it gives a fair representation of how flight evolved and how the very first bird might have looked.
The Georgia Ornithological Society publishes guides to birds in various areas in Georgia, an annotated checklist of Georgia birds, and an index to Georgia bird records. The more regular publications by the society are The Oriole, a biannual Georgia ornithological journal, and GOShawk, a newsletter with updated information about the society and ...
1933 – Nagamichi Kuroda publishes Birds of the Island of Java (2 Volumes, 1933–36). 1934 – Roger Tory Peterson publishes his Guide to the Birds, the first modern field guide. 1934–37 – Brian Roberts is the expedition ornithologist on John Rymill's British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE).
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
Over 40% of key traits found in modern birds evolved during the 60 million year transition from the earliest bird-line archosaurs to the first maniraptoromorphs, i.e. the first dinosaurs closer to living birds than to Tyrannosaurus rex. The loss of osteoderms otherwise common in archosaurs and acquisition of primitive feathers might have ...
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In 2015, the national flock suffered due to the spread of bird flu, affecting birds in fourteen states, leading to layoffs. [24] A May 2015 report by the Associated Press reported that 10% of egg laying chickens were dead or dying due to bird flu. [25] Beginning in June 2015, rationing of eggs had begun, leading to increased egg prices. [26]