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Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:51:15 -0400
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Every once in a while, I like to pass along a few bird-related gleanings
from the unbelievable richness of the WWW, sources of information many
readers may not know about. Here are some:

        --a site for kids enabling virtual dissection of owl pellets:
  http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm
No need to wash up afterwards!

        --~275 ornithological classics in searchable online form:
http://www.takern.se/ornlit.html   Swedish site, in English.

        --how to pronounce bird names: (English)
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm  (and scientific)
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm

        --up-to-the-minute weather reports along Lake Erie, via buoys:
        Toledo: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=thro1
        Huron:  http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=hhlo1
        Geneva: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=gelo1

        --excellent info on Ohio cicada emergences:
http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/kritskg/cicada/Site/Cicada_home.html

Enjoy,
Bill Whan
Columbus



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