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In the News (Sun 8 Nov 09)

  
  Sea Bird Ii
Sea Bird is most famous for Group One victories in two of Europe's biggest races, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Sea Bird was trained in France by Etienne Pollet, and the Derby was the only time that he ran in Great Britain, but the ease of his victory marked him out as one of the very best Derby winners in living memory.
Sea Bird won comfortably, six lengths in front of Reliance, who was in turn six lengths in front of Diatome, who would go on to win the Washington International.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/sea_bird_ii   (300 words)

  
 Sea Bird II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owned and bred at the stables of Lille textile manufacturer Jean Ternynck, Sea Bird II is most famous for his Group One victories in two of Europe's most prestigious races, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Sea Bird won comfortably, six lengths in front of Reliance, who was in turn six lengths in front of Diatome, who would go on to win the Washington, D.C. International.
Among Sear Bird II's progeny are the 1974 Arc winner Allez France, 1974 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Little Current, Champion Hurdle winner Sea Pigeon and Gyr, who finished second in the 1970 Epsom Derby behind the English Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_Bird_II   (333 words)

  
 JockeySite.com
Sea Bird made a promising start as a three year old, winning the ten furlongs of the Prix Greffulhe at Longchamp in a canter.
Sea Bird had beaten the best English and Irish horses, such as Meadow Court (Who went on to win the Irish Derby and the King George), Are I Say, Niksar, Convamore, Cambridge,Gulf Pearl, Bally marais, Solstice, Alcade, Silly Season and Foothill.
Sea Bird was given a rating of 145, the highest rating ever given to a colt by Timeform.
www.jockeysite.com /stories/seabird.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Sea Shepherd - The Return of the Walls of Death
Sea Shepherd is considering planning another campaign to intercept these high seas pirates and to seize their illegal nets.
The Sea Shepherd II rammed and destroyed the driftnet retrieval gear from two Japanese driftnet vessels and seized and destroyed two driftnets in excess of fifty miles in length.
1992: The voyage of the Sea Shepherd II and the Edward Abbey to oppose driftnet fishing in the North Pacific.
www.seashepherd.org /news/media_061003_1p.html   (476 words)

  
 Bird Listing Rules ~ Resources ~ American Birding Association
The taxonomic status of a bird as a full species and thus its countability, is determined by the standard for the list on which the bird is to be counted.
A bird is considered under the influence of captivity after its release until it regains the activities and movements of a bird which has not been captured.
(ii) A nocturnal species released during daylight which goes to roost near the point of release is considered under the influence of captivity until the next nightfall, when it has left its roost and begun normal nocturnal activities.
www.americanbirding.org /resources/reslistru2.htm   (1911 words)

  
 Sea Anchor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sea anchors have evolved to become a vital component of the serious sailor's arsenal in heavy weather.
Parachute sea anchors and drogues are just two more tools in the toolbox when it comes to making a decision in heavy weather...
In 1911, when “Sea Bird” and her three-men crew started on their voyage to Rome via the Azores, long ocean passages in relatively small boats were an almost unheard of yachting practice...
www.sea-anchors.com   (932 words)

  
 IPHC Sea Samplers
Sea samplers are IPHC’s boots on the ground—fishing grounds, that is. For the management of the halibut fishery, sea samplers are key players who collect data, which are independent of commercial catch records.
The roughly 25 sea samplers hired each year work aboard a fleet of twelve to fifteen IPHC charter commercial longline vessel and conduct the standardized setline stock assessment survey, which ranges from the southern Oregon border, north through British Columbia to the Bering Sea, and west to Attu island in the Aleutian Islands.
The sea samplers’ primary directive is to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data; however, because the chartered vessels present a rare and valuable scientific research platform, samplers are also involved in mark and recapture experiments, sea bird studies, genetic sampling, oceanographic sampling, and much more.
www.iphc.washington.edu /HALCOM/seasams1.htm   (261 words)

  
 Marbled Murrelet - 2002 Pacific Seabird Group Meeting
At-sea movements of radio-tagged Marbled Murrelets off the coast of northern California.
Comparison of bird detections during simultaneous radar and ground-based surveys for Marbled Murrelets in known occupied redwood habitat, Humboldt County, CA.
Local at-sea distribution of breeding and non-breeding radio-marked Marbled Murrelets during the summer.
www.reo.gov /monitoring/murrelet/docs-pubs/2002-pacsearbirdmtg.html   (268 words)

  
 Sea Sick: Saving The Salton Sea
During a two-day trip to the sea in May, the pair hunted for newly-hatched larval fish that school in protected pools along the northeast shoreline, and found nearly all the fish infested.
Worms and other small sea floor organisms absorb the selenium, as do the fish that eat them and the bigger fish that eat the smaller fish, and the birds that eat them all.
The sea's accidental pedigree -- it was formed in 1904 when the Colorado River broke through an ill-conceived levee system -- is one reason given for the lack of environmental groups' concern until now.
www.sci.sdsu.edu /salton/SeaSickSaltonSeaPartII.html   (2123 words)

  
 The Turkey-Buzzard
I have found birds of this species apparently very old, with the upper parts of their mandibles, and the wrinkled skin around their eyes, so diseased as to render them scarcely able to feed amongst others, all of which seldom failed to take advantage of their infirmities.
In the adult, the head and upper part of the neck are destitute of feathers, having a red wrinkled skin, sparsely covered with short fl hair, and downy behind.
The olfactory nerve has been ascertained in the mammalia to be the instrument of smell; but in the class of birds, experiments and observations are wanting to determine its precise function, although analogy would lead us to suppose it to be the same in them.
www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F1_G1b.html   (985 words)

  
 Wilson's Plover
The air is warm and pleasant, the smooth sea reflects the feeble glimmerings of the fading stars, the sound of living thing is not heard; nature, universal nature, is at rest.
Long have I known the bird myself, and yet desirous of knowing it better, I have returned to this beach many successive seasons for the purpose of observing its ways, examining its nest, marking the care with which it rears its young, and the attachment which it manifests to its mate.
The young birds assemble together, and spend the winter months apart from the old ones, which are easily recognised by their lighter tints.
www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F35_G1e.html   (1516 words)

  
 Racing: Champion Hurdler Sea Pigeon dies Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
SEA PIGEON, the dual Champion Hurdler and Chester Cup winner, died on Tuesday at the age of 30.
Sea Pigeon was one of the greatest hurdlers in the post-war era.
However, in 1980, the course and distance of the race was shortened to two miles and, at the age of 10, Sea Pigeon won the Champion Hurdle, inspiring one of Peter O'Sullevan's many legendary race commentaries.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001026/ai_n14358684   (340 words)

  
 BIRDS OF PREY - Conservation & Research
Diurnal bird of prey species have become endangered or threatened due to poaching, pollution, and habitat destruction.
The U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act was signed with Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972, and the Soviet Union in 1976.
Having diurnal birds of prey at zoological parks provides the opportunity for the public to learn about these animals and how human activities impact their environment.
www.seaworld.org /animal-info/info-books/raptors/conservation.htm   (858 words)

  
 Sea Gull
Sea Gull was originally the New York pilot boat New Jersey employed on the Sandy Hook run.
Heavy weather was encountered almost at once, and Wilkes ordered Sea Gull to return to Orange Harbor to await the return of the remainder of the squadron.
It is assumed that Sea Gull foundered, taking her entire ship's company of 15 officers and men with her.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s8/sea_gull-ii.htm   (285 words)

  
 Longline Fishing Threatens Sea Birds and Other Marine Life
Sea birds are disappearing for a variety of reasons, including breeding site disturbance, disease, and pollution, but the greatest threat to albatross and petrel species worldwide is longline fisheries.
A report by the American Bird Conservancy highlights the use of streamer lines, a bird-scaring device that may help reduce the incidental bycatch of sea birds.
Unregulated, pirate Patagonian toothfish catching is responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of sea birds and for causing a decline in Patagonian toothfish populations as well.
www.hsus.org /wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/longline_fishing_threatens_sea_birds_and_other_marine_life.html   (609 words)

  
 Heal the Bay | Key to the Sea
The heart of the Key to the Sea program for your students is a field trip to a local marine science center (Field Trip Options).
Key to the Sea makes it possible for children to experience nature and to learn about the important responsibility we all share in taking care of our coastal environment.
The Key to the Sea program was established by Heal the Bay in 1999 in response to requests from Los Angeles County marine science centers and teachers for assistance in expanding their environmental education programs.
www.healthebay.org /key2sea   (965 words)

  
 Westland Sea King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The last Sea King to be built by Westland was at Yeovil in 1990 and the last of the Royal Navy Sea King ASW helicopters was retired in 2003, being replaced by the AgustaWestland Merlin HM1.
Bird feathers were found in the debris of the crash, which appeared to suggest that this accident was the result of a bird, though this theory is debated.
In July 2006 Sea King HC.4 helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton were deployed to Cyprus to assist with the evacuation of British citizens from Lebanon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westland_Sea_King   (2418 words)

  
 Sea Turtle Protection - VSPCA - Andhra Pradesh, India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The sea turtle Campaign by the Visakha SPCA has entered into the 10th year.
And we hope that by these strong efforts we will be able to spread the message far and wide and seek further cooperation and coordination from all concerned to cover ultimately the entire coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh which is 892 kms.
We have concluded that the coast of Andhra Pradesh especially the northern belt to Orissa coast is the largest rookery in the world for the Olive Ridleys sea turtle.
www.visakhaspca.org /programs/seaturtles.asp   (1130 words)

  
 Fur Seals
According to local fishermen the actual population of the Desventuradas may be higher, because this species tends to hide in sea caves.
Increases in the fur seal population have caused displacement of several bird colonies.
The South African fur seal is managed under the Sea Birds and Seal Protection Act and a quota system is inforced.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/furseals.htm   (4502 words)

  
 San Diego Sea to Sea Trail, 140-mile walking, cycling and horse riding trail, with lodgings, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Salton Sea is known as the fastest boat racing lake in the US because its high salt content causes vessels to be more buoyant.
During the winter, the Salton Sea is host to about 30,000 pelicans, 80% of the US’s pelican population.
The Salton Sea’s endangered Desert Pupfish is a small, silvery-colored fish with 6 to 9 dark bands on its sides and grows to a full average length of only 2.5 inches.
www.seatoseatrail.org /index.cfm/Know   (1267 words)

  
 San Diego Sea to Sea Trail Activities - San Diego Sea to Sea Trail, 140-mile walking, cycling and horse riding trail, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
For this reason, the Salton Sea is one of the fastest surfaces of water to boat upon in the nation — windsurfing or power.
The Sea is one of the most important wetlands along the Pacific Flyway.
Over 400 species of birds have been counted at the Sea, including eared grebes, endangered brown pelicans, great blue herons, ospreys, burrowing owls, gulls, ducks, geese and terns.
www.seatoseatrail.org /index.cfm/activities   (886 words)

  
 Long Tailed Skua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The nest is a small scrape in the ground with very little lining and after breeding the female lays one to three, two inch by one inch eggs that are sleek and shiny.
While the Skua are in their winter quarters they spend all their time at sea though they will settle on drifting objects, on the shore at times and in the southern hemisphere will perch on ships.
During World War II standing orders at sea to officers and men of Britain's Royal Navy included advice on making sea bird logs for analysis by The Trust for Ornithology.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/82938/2   (218 words)

  
 Black Throated Diver
The outer shell of the egg is thick with a rough covering and colored brown with a tint of olive, having spots of dark umber and fl.
These birds escape the exposure to a headlong tempest or gale by seeking cover and safety by hiding on the lee side of large rocks, islands, or artificial banks.
They said that the devil had forgotten to give the bird its feet, and in his anger he threw the legs after the bird.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/84758/3   (344 words)

  
 Sea Birds
This unique bird seems to spend its winters miles from land, living right on the ocean, and comes to shore only to nest.
In some parts of the world a ring is placed snugly around the bird's neck so that it cannot swallow its catch, and it actually taught to bring fish back to its trainer for a reward.
But it is interesting to note that if a predator such as an eagle or hawk enters the nesting area, the gulls will immediately attack in forces of 100 or more, chasing the intruder away or even forcing it into the water to drown.
www.sealioncaves.com /whatsee/birds.html   (563 words)

  
 Australia and New Zealand 2001 - Emmalee Tarry
There is a kiosk in the park with pictures of the waders and an explanation of the importance of the mud flats.
It is a popular tourist destination and to protect the birds, a small area of beach is roped off for people.
The rest of the small island is for nesting birds.
www.neseabirds.com /Australia/ANZnorthqueenpage8.htm   (606 words)

  
 Seaplanes of Key West Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Coral atolls are usually volcanic in origin and are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, there is some speculation this Atoll was caused be a meteorite impact, however it is more likely this Atoll is just naturally occurring shaped by wind and wave action.
This area is excellent for spotting huge sea turtles.
She was intentionally sunk by the U.S. Navy to use for bombing practice.
www.seaplanesofkeywest.com /sights.htm   (513 words)

  
 Frigate Bird   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A long-winged, web-footed sea bird, noted for its graceful and long-range flight.
The second Frigate Bird (AMS-191) was launched 24 October 1953 by Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs.
Among her activities were amphibious exercises on the beaches near Camp Lejeune, N.C., surveying ocean currents, testing a new type of can buoy, and taking part in fleet exercises of various types.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/f5/frigate_bird-ii.htm   (153 words)

  
 Sea Kayaking Chile Patagonia; Chile Sea Kayaking - Andes To The Ocean
Within 3 hours of leaving the Río Correntoso, we'll be sea kayaking under the Puerto Cárdenas bridge and into the Río Yelcho.
Within 15 minutes, we'll be at the mouth of the Río Yelcho and preparing to sea kayak the salt waters of the Pacific.
Patagonia sea kayaking from the Andes to the Ocean on Lago Yelcho.
www.exchile.com /seakayakingpatagonia.html   (1273 words)

  
 Bird (II) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Bird of prey, bird of prey, Flying high, flying high, in the summer sky.
Bird of prey, bird of prey, Flying high, flying high, gently pass on by.
Bird of prey, bird of prey, Flying high, flying high, and I'm going to die.
flickr.com /photos/bloowitt/311003136   (195 words)

  
 Bird watching
All the Backyard Birds tells you everything you need to know about the birds you'll see in your backyard, in the parks and along the roadside.
Whether undertaken for practical reasons (insect control) or pure enjoyment, attracting birds to one's own backyard is an activity that can involve the whole family.
In this personable, informal guide, Mahnken demonstrates both her knowledge and her love for birds as she introduces 135 North American species, discusses nesting cycles, and supplies tips on feeding and encouraging feathered friends to visit on a regular basis.
www.seatalebooks.com /birdwa.shtml   (535 words)

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