[Maine-birds] Link to several bird blogs - no bird report

Hi folks,

 

I forwarded this link to Scientific American online blogs.  There are several bird-related summaries plus an interesting and entertaining  article on flightless giant bats of the future.  Just click on an article to connect to the appropriate link.

 

Norm Famous

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Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Subject: How Do Animals Become Zombies? Instant Egghead
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