:: The American Birding Association just announced the winners of the Young Birder of the Year contest

:: The House Sparrow is a thriving species in North America, but its population is declining in its native land. To raise awareness of the population decline, the Nature Forever Society has launched World House Sparrow day on March 20th — mark your calendars to help save a declining species!

:: A Kakapo chick has hatched out of an egg that was crushed by its mother and then mended with glue and tape by park rangers. The Kakopo is a critically endangered species with only 125 birds left.

:: A team of international scientists has created the first comprehensive global database to track avian flu outbreaks

:: Something new with Spring in the air: a podcast from the most recent episode of CBC Radio’s comedy show, Laugh Out Loud, featuring (in the last five minutes or so) comedian Pete Zedlacher on the American Eagle vs. Canada Goose.

:: Budgerigars have a built-in bias when flying to avoid obstructions when flying

Great posts in birding blogs this week: