Newsweek: Can Alexa Chung help MTV find itself? Oct 20, 2009
Perhaps she feels the same way: "You don't need to stand over me like a hawk," she hisses at one point, even though she had called me over to watch her read a teleprompter. When MTV was searching for a new face, they conducted a nationwide search, but executives say they couldn't find a single person in America who could carry on the TRL tradition. (MSNBC -- Television)
Nepal's latest adventure sport: parahawking Oct 19, 2009
Hawks and enormous steppe eagles veered inches from the glider. A falconer since the age of 11, Mason wondered: Is it possible to train birds to help pilots scout thermals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pentagon Won't Send Army Brigade To Iraq Oct 18, 2009
DOD ImageAn Army soldier observes the landscape as he mans an M-240 machine gun in an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying over Baghdad ... An Army soldier observes the landscape as he mans an M-240 machine gun in an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying over Baghdad. (Click2Houston, TX)
Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time Oct 17, 2009
These are the autumnal migration routes of the six marked hawks who arrived in Madagascar. Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. (EurekAlert!)
Here’s something to chew on Oct 17, 2009
Songbirds, hawks, and nesting creatures such as mice, he said, all benefit from a meadow with forest on its edges. The cheap labor of goats make the concept a no-brainer, Douglas said, particularly when municipal maintenance for an area like Hammond Reservation would be a non-starter in budget talks. (Boston Globe)
Wildlife: Birds return to Lincoln Oct 17, 2009
Raptors seen recently include an immature bald eagle over the Sudbury River, Northern goshawks in two places, a northern harrier, sharp-shinned hawk, merlin, and several red-tailed hawks. In mid- September, two residents on opposite sides of town heard barred owls giving their who cooks for you-uuuu calls, and on Oct. 9, the first five migrating saw-whet owls were banded at Drumlin Farm. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
This was Brainerd Oct 16, 2009
He spends much of his time studying and saving birds, and recently rehabilitated and returned to the wild a great horned owl and a red-tailed hawk. 30 years ago (1979). (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Lieutenant governor files for next election Oct 13, 2009
He called himself a budget hawk. "I want to make sure Alaska residents never have to pay an income tax, or statewide sales tax, to receive the services that government is obligated to provide to the residents," Campbell said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Two families crucial to saving American bison Oct 12, 2009
BLACK HAWK Jackie Means has only faded memories of her childhood pilgrimages to Custer State Park to view the famous buffalo herd ... Undoubtedly, commercial motives also played a part, said Means cousin, Cathie Draine, also of Black Hawk. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Guest opinion: The rest of the fluvial Arctic grayling story Oct 11, 2009
Years ago the ranchers and workers shot every eagle, hawk and osprey around. They are protected today and are increasing. (Montana Standard, MT)
Raptor rapture: Rare hawk thrills birders Oct 10, 2009
Keep watching the skies Ornithological experts train their cameras and telescopes on the skies over New Baltimore Friday as they wait for an appearance by a young Swainsons Hawk ... Photo by Hilary Hawke ... Swainsons Hawk claims territory in New Baltimore. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Kayaking below the Hoover Dam | Oct 9, 2009
As you float downriver, you notice hawks drifting in the thermals high above, and you hear the characteristic calls of canyon wrens. You may even spot ospreys and great blue herons. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Hawk delivers dinner to Haines moose hunter Oct 7, 2009
"They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but Chip Lende may beg to differ. Lende, a moose hunter camped along the upper Chilkat River last week, said he enjoyed a free roast snow goose dinner compliments of an ambitious hawk.". Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Grants team sweeps meet for fifth year Oct 6, 2009
The teams went up against the state's toughest and while no trophies went home on the Hawk bus, the teams will continue practicing for several hours a day to gain the necessary experience of competing at the state's highest level. Copyright. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Hawaii's Sen. Inouye defends earmarks for his home state Oct 5, 2009
Daniel Inouye, new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, can attest to that as he shepherds through federal spending bills that are boons for Hawai'i but that deficit hawks have been attacking amid fierce debates over federal spending and spiking deficits ... As the defense bill was debated, Inouye faced attacks from budget hawks, some of whom say defense earmarks draw funds from troops in combat. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Don't throw away those walnuts Oct 4, 2009
For people with smaller amounts of walnuts that may not be worth selling, Vern Fish with the Black Hawk County Conservation Board urges people to donate them ... Drop-off sites are located at Hartman Reserve and Black Hawk Park. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Before the snow flies Oct 3, 2009
Numerous hawk species are also present. It s a good time to get out and see some of those raptors as they migrate through, Larson said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Birding Peppersauce Canyon Near Tuc... Oct 3, 2009
A Broad-winged Hawk spotted at Coronado National Forest Campground outside of Oracle, was a rare find, but this bird-rich site has long been popular with local birders ... Birders should be observant along the dirt road to the campground, where one is likely to see Greater Roadrunner, Phainopepla, Scrub Jay and soaring Turkey vultures, with an occasional Zone-tailed Hawk mixed in ... This is also the area where a rare Broad-winged Hawk was discovered by a Tucson Audubon field trip in September,... (Suite101.com)
Miss Pima County Tanya Valladares chats with Ethan Tankersley, 3, the youngest spaghetti dinner attendee. Ethan was there with his parents, Carla and Scott Tankersley, from Sahuarita. Photo by REGINA FORD | GREEN VALLEY NEWS Oct 1, 2009
A horse was blessed last year as was a rescued hawk. Small children have brought their stuffed animals. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Senior Subjects: Autumns bumper crop Oct 1, 2009
Their presence will attract more predators like cats and hawks. Wherever we walk, the walking may be treacherous with acorns underfoot. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Saratoga hawk flies to freedom Oct 1, 2009
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A season that started with a wandering moose at Saratoga Race Course ended with the release of a rehabilitated red-tailed hawk that a track worker had shot down. In what surely qualifies as a classic Saratoga tale, volunteer wildlife rehabilitators with North Country Wild Care freed a young hawk Wednesday on the 106-acre Greentree Training Center horse farm, where a worker had discovered the wounded animal more than two months ago ... Using a slingshot and a rock, horse groom... (Albany Times Union)
Illness may have killed mighty T-Rex Sep 30, 2009
The parasitic microbe bores holes in the jaws of falcons and hawks in patterns identical to holes seen in T-Rex fossils, in the journal PLoS One ... Given their shared heritage with birds, likely suffered the same way as hawks and falcons today, enduring debilitating throat damage. (USA Today -- Tech)
Hike For Hospice: Oct. 4 at Hawk Island Park Sep 30, 2009
Hike For Hospice to be Held Oct. 4 at Hawk Island Park - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE ... Hike For Hospice to be Held Oct. 4 at Hawk Island Park Coach Merchant and the Spartan basketball program will be on hand to support Sparrow Hospice Services ... The 10th-annual event, co-chaired by Merchant and WILX's Jason Colthorp, will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2009, beginning at 11 a.m., at Hawk Island Park in Lansing. (Msuspartans.com)
Cocoa Beach Air Show this weekend Sep 30, 2009
The wing will demonstrate a high-altitude parachute jump, a rescue operation and a HC130 plane doing an aerial refueling of two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters at the same time. Spectators will have a choice of viewing areas, from show center at Shepard Park with reserved parking or a more than mile stretch from about the Cocoa Beach Pier to the south end of Ocean Beach Boulevard. (Florida Today)
With conditions right, acorns go nuts Sep 26, 2009
As a result, predators such as hawks, coyote, foxes, and others are also likely to flourish next year, when there is more prey. The main victims, they said, are gardeners, who are likely to see an increased rodent population nibbling on their bulbs and more tree seedlings sprouting in unwanted places. (Boston Globe)
NISA NATIVE AMERICAN WORLD SERIES Sep 26, 2009
Night Hawks Fort Duchesne, Utah ... Dine Warhawks Gallup, New Mexzico. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Issues great and small clutter the kitchen table Sep 26, 2009
hawk wrote on Sep 25, 2009 4:13 PM:" another honest question; What happened to the tropical plants, trees and dinosaurs that once populated Alaska? Where did the snow come from? Where did the changes come from?Garth, though I do not always agree with you, I agree with your right to have and print your thoughts!Keep writing them. ". hawk wrote on Sep 25, 2009 4:16 PM:" @Little Al Lake Bonneville sprung a leak at the North end of the valley, changed the landscape from there north and west. Moved... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Everything you need to know about picking your own apples Sep 26, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Marblehead police log: Monday, Sept. 21 Sep 23, 2009
Injured hawk reported on Schooner Ridge at 11:03 a.m. ... Investigated report of break-in and burglary on Mohawk Road at 7:39 p.m.. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
TAR: The camel's back Sep 22, 2009
Nate and Jen watched the airplane doors like hawks but just as they were about to pop open the champagne, the other teams boarded in the nick of time. Jen told them all how glad she was they made it with all the sincerity of a used car salesman. (iAfrica.com)
Alaska soldier dies in Iraq helicopter crash Sep 22, 2009
A Fort Wainwright soldier died over the weekend in Iraq when a Black Hawk helicopter went down in a sandstorm, the Army said ... Earlier news reports said the UH-60 Black Hawk went down Saturday night at the Balad Air Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad ... The Black Hawk is the military's mainstay tactical transport helicopter, replacing the UH-1 Huey. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Early fall hikes bring sunshine Sep 19, 2009
A dark red-tailed hawk soared by and two ravens flew overhead in serious discussion about some important matter. The very next hike went to Sheep Creek. (Juneau Empire)
Dietitian: What you eat is how you feel Sep 17, 2009
The three women were part of a recent "Food class held at Black Hawk College in Moline. They learned that moods are affected by naturally occurring chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, neuropeptide Y, or NPY, and beta endorphins, according to Janet Macon, the class instructor and a registered dietitian from Moline who works at Hy-Vee.Serotonin is a naturally occurring chemical needed by the nerve cells and brain to function. Good serotonin levels help combat depression, Macon said.Beta... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Al Qaeda Death a Blow to Terror Group Sep 17, 2009
Several attempts targeting Saleh failed, including one in March 2008, when the U.S. Navy fired two Tomahawk missiles from a submarine into a southern Somali town ... In the coming days, U.S. authorities will also watch closely to see if the attack triggers anti-American sentiment in an ungoverned country still haunted by the disastrous Black Hawk debacle of 1993. (CBS News)
Obama's Presidency Isn't Too Big To Fail Sep 17, 2009
(The Nation) Robert Scheer, a contributing editor to The Nation, is editor of and author of The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America and Playing President. These are not happy sentences to write for one who is still on the e-mail list of campaign supporters urged to back the president in the face of attacks that are stupidly small-minded. (CBS News)
ECO-Tourism - The Marine Turtles of Nzema Sep 17, 2009
According to researchers, these have contributed to the disappearance of the hawk bill and the loggerhead turtles from the shores of the country. The common species left are the olive rid-ley turtle, the green turtle and the leatherback turtle. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Waterloo shooting victim's family protests as investigation continues Sep 15, 2009
When completed, the DCI's findings will be turned over to the Black Hawk County Attorney's Office, Jacobson said ... IowaHawk1969 wrote on Sep 14, 2009 2:29 PM:" I agree. There are so many things in this story that just do not add up right now. We should wait and see what evidence comes out.FYI chshrcat you wrote on Sep 12, 2009 "b786-A crackpot ... Are you Iowahawk1969's alter ego. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
York Center for Wildlife hosts learning program Sep 14, 2009
Renovations just finished are stellar - it looks beautiful yet is still (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Busy beaver may be key to region's water issues Sep 14, 2009
One of the early proposals was the Hawk Creek Reservoir, a 10 billion concrete reservoir planned near Lake Roosevelt. Although the project was later deemed impractical, it triggered Petersen's interest in beavers. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Don't fret none, we're just havin' fun (8) Sep 12, 2009
Sept. 11 Rock Island, Black Hawk State Park. 7 p.m. Singing Bird Lodge. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Fifty questions on 9/11 Sep 11, 2009
49) Has Northrop-Grumman used Global Hawk technology - which allows to remotely control unmanned planes - in the war in Afghanistan since October 2001. Did it install Global Hawk in a commercial plane ... Is Global Hawk available at all for commercial planes. (Asia Times Online)
Surfing the Net with kids: Owls Sep 11, 2009
Pellets are produced and regurgitated not only by owls, but by hawks, eagles and other raptors that swallow their prey whole or in small pieces. This classroom (or homeschool) lab worksheet introduces owl pellets and provides a form for summarizing the bones discovered in a dissected pellet. (Boston Globe)
Police Log, Aug. 31-Sept. 6 Sep 11, 2009
At 2:38 a.m. the animal control officer was called about an injured hawk on Allen Road. At 4:34 p.m. a hit and run accident was reported on Lantern Lane. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Arrest made in Cedar Rapids duck slaying Sep 11, 2009
IowaHawk1969 wrote on Sep 10, 2009 7:26 AM:" This is just appalling!! No matter what kind of animal is was "waterloo"! " ... " And it's really really lousy when a predator, like a fox, hawk, etc. mauls one and eats it. What's your point? ". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Beyond the textbook: Logan High’s environmental science class gets hands-on Sep 10, 2009
As a red-tailed hawk soars overhead, he mentions to the students that only the adults actually have red tails. When the group returns, they go with Skabelund, who takes the students to a trail nearby. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
* Kending hopes to attract bird lovers after slow August Sep 10, 2009
Migratory birds such as brown shrikes and Chinese sparrow hawks began to appear in Kending at the beginning of this month, an official of the Kending National Park Administration said. The official said he observed some 1,000 Chinese sparrow hawks flying over Kending at about 8am on Tuesday after 4,000 of them flew over the area on Monday ... The number of Chinese sparrow hawks and brown shrikes migrating through Kending has been normal so far this year, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Endangering Species: Listing Can Make Animals Valuable Black Market Commodities [Slide Show] Sep 9, 2009
Then in 1993 the Indonesian government awarded Javan hawk eagles special protected status ... To celebrate the raptor's official "National Rare/Precious Animal" designation, the Indonesian government printed the Javan hawk eagle's likeness on postage stamps and phone books. (Scientific American)
Stand Up For Education fair under the Pavilion Sept. 17 Sep 9, 2009
See-North will do raptor demonstrations with birds of prey such as owls, hawks and eagles. An inflatable slide will be provided by BJ s Restaurant. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Homeless help spread the news Sep 8, 2009
He and his wife, Quita Thornton, are on the way to hawk The Contributor, a monthly newspaper written and sold by the homeless and formerly homeless. The couple are part of a national movement that is turning some homeless and once-homeless into micro-business people. (USA Today -- Money)
Wellsvilles site cut from HawkWatch Sep 7, 2009
A hawk circles in the sky near the Wellsville mountains. Hawks catch thermals to rise over the mountains during their migration ... Published: Monday, September 7, 2009 2:25 AM CDT After more than three decades of relatively consistent local data collection, HawkWatch International has decided not to position observers on top of the Wellsvilles this year. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Block Party: Main Between Fifth and Sixth Streets Sep 5, 2009
But the Nickel isnt the first Main Street outpost to hawk those sweet dough rings: Coopers Doughnuts, which once occupied a small building on the west side of the street where a Five Star parking lot now stands was a popular 24-hour hangout for the gay community, according to Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons book Gay L.A. In 1959, 10 years before the Stonewall riots in New York helped ignite the national gay rights movement, Coopers patrons clashed with police officers who... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Top Chef Recap Week 3 Sep 5, 2009
I remember its start up in Kittery, very creative and wonderful food. Yesterday my friend and I decided to take. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Georgetown Police Log Sep 4, 2009
9:01 p.m. Disturbance on Hawk Way. 9:07 p.m. Officer wanted on Laurel Lane. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Topock Gorge: Rugged scenery, sandy beaches. Sep 4, 2009
A great blue heron preened in the shallows, assorted ducks drifted past and a lone hawk spun lazy circles overhead. This protected water course flowing through desert attracts an abundance of wildlife year-round, with the feathered population at its peak during migration. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Mice Living In Sandy Hills Quickly Evolved Lighter Coloration Sep 3, 2009
Co-authors Catherine R. Linnen and Hopi E. Hoekstra show that the different variants of a single gene determines whether a deer mouse is dark or pale -- a small difference with huge survival implications for a species widely hunted by owls, hawks and other visual predators. "Our work shows that rapid adaptive change, such as the evolution of lighter coloration among Sand Hills mice, need not always rely on pre-existing genetic variation," says Linnen, a postdoctoral researcher in Harvard's... (Science Daily)
Pigeons' wings sound the alarm Sep 3, 2009
"We audio recorded the sound of birds flying off from a feeder in routine flight and compared those sounds to those produced when we scared pigeons into take-off with a gliding model hawk," explained Dr Magrath. The birds that took off in alarm produced louder whistles with a more rapid tempo of "notes", he told BBC News. (BBC News -- Science)
Lack of resources a big challenge for Wild Care Sep 2, 2009
We re getting a raptor a day on average, a cooper s hawks hit on the road in Barnstable, a red-tailed hawk caught on a fence, another hit by a car, a 20-pound snapping turtle smashed near Herring Road in Brewster, hatchling turtles, three dozen possums, all orphans, that were crawling on their mothers at the side of the road. (See facing page for a photo essay from Wild Care. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Bird sightings Sep 2, 2009
Shorebird migration is still underway and here is the list of birds seen in the North Monomoy and South Beach area: Canada goose, American black duck, common eider, surf scoter, white-winged scoter, black scoter, red-breasted merganser, Northern gannet, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, great egret, snowy egret, green heron, black-crowned night-heron, glossy ibis, turkey vulture, osprey, Northern harrier, Cooper s hawk, red-tailed hawk, black-bellied plover, semipalmated plover, piping... (Boston Globe)
UPDATED: Body of missing woman Celina Roye found, pet dog alive Sep 1, 2009
hawk wrote on Aug 31, 2009 12:32 PM:" tinker84321 wrote on Aug 31, 2009 11:36 AM:I tend to agree with you on this one. People here in the comment section hate to be judged themselves but sure are quick to do it. " ... I'm going to stay away from the *Monday Morning Quarterbacking* thing for now, and just say my thoughts are with the family " hawk wrote on Aug 31, 2009 10:30 PM:" desertique wrote on Aug 31, 2009 8:55 PM. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Rescuers search for body in Yough Lake Sep 1, 2009
Firefighters were called to the scene at 1:03 p.m. after it was reported that a man fell from a boat. According to Addison Township Assistant Fire Chief Bill Barlow, the incident was reported by the man s mother, who was also in the boat but managed to stay aboard. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Sun and sand in the city Sep 1, 2009
"It's just very relaxed and non-commercial," explained Harry Hawk, marketing and entertainment director for Water Taxi Beach ... According to Hawk, the beach was intended to inspire city dwellers and visitors to get out on the water ... "In the daytime, we have lots of little kids, families and people tanning, coming for a burger or a hot dog, coming to see the view," Hawk explained. (CNN -- Travel)
Life Lines Highlights the Different Paths People Encounter in Life -- New Book Featured At the 2009 Frankfurt International Book Fair Offers Poems About Life's Changing Events Inspired by the Author's Experiences and Insights Sep 1, 2009
An inveterate animal lover, she lives with two dogs and two cats (indoors), as well as a host of wild birds including two hawks, an odd group of bunnies, and a multitude of squirrels and chipmunks, as well as the occasional raccoon or coyote (outdoors). Life Lines * by Dezarae Dunsmuir Publication Date: June 16, 2009 Trade Paperback; $45. (Primezone Releases)
Malibu's season of the snake (1) Aug 31, 2009
"The red tail hawks, owls, raccoons, possums, road runners, bobcats and other predators that eat baby snakes are being run out by man, whose homes, landscaping, swimming pools, garages and grottos make a perfect habitat for snakes. Snakes love us. We make their lives easier.". What to know about rattlers. (Malibu Times, CA)
Hartman coordinator teaches bushcraft survival skills Aug 31, 2009
"We've got great areas in Black Hawk County, great areas in Iowa. Wilderness is more a state of mind than a place on a map.". More Stories from News. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Head start: Lice cases pick up with school back in session Aug 29, 2009
"People have the idea that if you get it you're not clean, and that's just not true," said LeeAnn Main, a school nurse at West High School and Kittrell and Black Hawk elementary schools. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, mature head lice are about the size of a sesame seed. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
