tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-124749 2009-07-09T08:53:34-04:00 chronicles and musings of an urban field ecologist TypePad http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifBootstrapAnalysishttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ca11253ef011571e56e63970b 2009-07-09T08:53:34-04:00 2009-07-09T08:53:34-04:00 Julie This will turn up on other bird-related blogs, but deserves wide attention. U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has introduced H.R. 2062, the Migratory Bird Treaty Penalty and Enforcement Act, which would provide a much-needed upgrade to one of the nation's... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZGz4B-tbYav-Jp9NVieVgD66Vw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZGz4B-tbYav-Jp9NVieVgD66Vw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZGz4B-tbYav-Jp9NVieVgD66Vw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZGz4B-tbYav-Jp9NVieVgD66Vw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=fbsZFr4QHlI:O6e6tuKoPAY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=fbsZFr4QHlI:O6e6tuKoPAY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=fbsZFr4QHlI:O6e6tuKoPAY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/fbsZFr4QHlI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/07/migratory_bird_treaty_penalty_act.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ca11253ef011570cc9344970c 2009-07-07T07:11:48-04:00 2009-07-07T07:16:06-04:00 Julie I haven't spent much time in the field this summer. The last 6 or 7 years, I've had summer field work tied to grants; this year, my grants involve sitting in front of the computer. But over the holiday weekend... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5LxaRYV-qY0l0-0Gq35MgJY86xo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5LxaRYV-qY0l0-0Gq35MgJY86xo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5LxaRYV-qY0l0-0Gq35MgJY86xo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5LxaRYV-qY0l0-0Gq35MgJY86xo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=f-KwDIbdG3s:zHlf3AsKC9c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=f-KwDIbdG3s:zHlf3AsKC9c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=f-KwDIbdG3s:zHlf3AsKC9c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/f-KwDIbdG3s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/07/this-turd-has-legs.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65799379 2009-07-04T09:02:17-04:00 2009-07-04T09:02:17-04:00 Julie More stuff to get off my chest: Here's a great publication on selecting plants for pollinators in the eastern broadleaf forest region (PDF). Meet Detroit, the tip of the iceberg. We'll have to do what Flint, MI is considering. Bird... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJl34Cc2fx0Im0zNO_fWmxAlFBQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJl34Cc2fx0Im0zNO_fWmxAlFBQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJl34Cc2fx0Im0zNO_fWmxAlFBQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJl34Cc2fx0Im0zNO_fWmxAlFBQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=l7QhNs2O7yE:dexObuCqlto:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=l7QhNs2O7yE:dexObuCqlto:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=l7QhNs2O7yE:dexObuCqlto:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/l7QhNs2O7yE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/07/more-links.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67117275 2009-06-27T13:24:31-04:00 2009-06-27T13:24:31-04:00 Julie I still get plenty of comments on older posts. The post that wins the prize for the most far-out, emotional, and irrational comments was one I did about Mute Swans in 2007. Any Mute Swan post gets over-wrought comments. I... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DakXcNFSvXMUUiqn_O3zBBBoYH4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DakXcNFSvXMUUiqn_O3zBBBoYH4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DakXcNFSvXMUUiqn_O3zBBBoYH4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DakXcNFSvXMUUiqn_O3zBBBoYH4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=qCeg4QHtXE8:Itqbrdghq0A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=qCeg4QHtXE8:Itqbrdghq0A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=qCeg4QHtXE8:Itqbrdghq0A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/qCeg4QHtXE8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/comments-from-the-archives.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67448761 2009-06-23T16:24:22-04:00 2009-06-23T16:24:22-04:00 Julie Still more recent links, a Pet Peeves edition: Cigarette butt litter. Little toxic (nicotine, benzene and cadmium) nasties constitute 28 percent to 33 percent of all litter nationwide — measured by item number, not volume. The people in my neighborhood... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QBtCNg9nQV0yPJ4NkZm4ZzXG59k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QBtCNg9nQV0yPJ4NkZm4ZzXG59k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QBtCNg9nQV0yPJ4NkZm4ZzXG59k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QBtCNg9nQV0yPJ4NkZm4ZzXG59k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=QeGzU-wzCwU:-Ns2ueRZYLc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=QeGzU-wzCwU:-Ns2ueRZYLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=QeGzU-wzCwU:-Ns2ueRZYLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/QeGzU-wzCwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/linkalicious.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66369631 2009-06-20T08:34:24-04:00 2009-06-20T08:34:24-04:00 Julie My husband is a bigger Flickr user than I am and has a lot of contacts. Looking over his shoulder, I'd often see him browsing photos of the same engaging tuxedo cat. Every day there would be a new batch.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkSzlMjMwUlMaV5GBUcX4oDJABw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkSzlMjMwUlMaV5GBUcX4oDJABw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkSzlMjMwUlMaV5GBUcX4oDJABw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MkSzlMjMwUlMaV5GBUcX4oDJABw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=ZwSHoZkx8iY:DJ1L8dVTAhM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=ZwSHoZkx8iY:DJ1L8dVTAhM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=ZwSHoZkx8iY:DJ1L8dVTAhM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/ZwSHoZkx8iY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/the-strange-allure-of-tussi.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65411499 2009-06-16T20:53:58-04:00 2009-06-16T20:56:28-04:00 Julie I'll admit Facebook has pretty much become the place where I post links, snide comments, and assorted other miscellany. Here are some of the links that caught my eye while on hiatus: Although it's hard to pick even a top... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yx16Ywi3Tf6qXVU9Cv-_2h-rw6Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yx16Ywi3Tf6qXVU9Cv-_2h-rw6Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yx16Ywi3Tf6qXVU9Cv-_2h-rw6Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yx16Ywi3Tf6qXVU9Cv-_2h-rw6Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=p-9tarF_WFE:71o6imdCWlE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=p-9tarF_WFE:71o6imdCWlE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=p-9tarF_WFE:71o6imdCWlE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/p-9tarF_WFE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/links-of-late.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68116621 2009-06-15T07:33:24-04:00 2009-06-15T07:33:24-04:00 Julie I said I'd show up here again, so I thought I should make good on my promise. It's been a hectic spring. The first hurdle is just getting through migration -- from mid-April into early June it's a marathon: up... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxs5ULNVEbcXWRZncj1tm4odwXw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxs5ULNVEbcXWRZncj1tm4odwXw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxs5ULNVEbcXWRZncj1tm4odwXw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mxs5ULNVEbcXWRZncj1tm4odwXw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=ahL5Va_r_Do:MVjKPsZIKdM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=ahL5Va_r_Do:MVjKPsZIKdM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=ahL5Va_r_Do:MVjKPsZIKdM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/ahL5Va_r_Do" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/reappearance.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67619257 2009-06-04T06:06:48-04:00 2009-06-04T06:06:48-04:00 Julie Hey, people (if any readers are still left out there), I'll be back in a week or so. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enk-UaMbXSedQHqcXLxMAygRzNY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enk-UaMbXSedQHqcXLxMAygRzNY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enk-UaMbXSedQHqcXLxMAygRzNY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enk-UaMbXSedQHqcXLxMAygRzNY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=QfNdgykZCxA:pTGj2CaMCD4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=QfNdgykZCxA:pTGj2CaMCD4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=QfNdgykZCxA:pTGj2CaMCD4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/QfNdgykZCxA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/06/ill-be-back.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64462743 2009-03-22T08:46:21-04:00 2009-03-22T08:46:21-04:00 Julie I'm taking a spring break. Too many projects, too little time. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IdsLhQE7wcmwQ1hJ94V8mUBbYG4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IdsLhQE7wcmwQ1hJ94V8mUBbYG4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IdsLhQE7wcmwQ1hJ94V8mUBbYG4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IdsLhQE7wcmwQ1hJ94V8mUBbYG4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=So2-QWIDBaY:ETo5lWOnFGI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=So2-QWIDBaY:ETo5lWOnFGI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=So2-QWIDBaY:ETo5lWOnFGI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/So2-QWIDBaY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/03/hiatus.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61528952 2009-03-13T20:22:00-04:00 2009-02-28T10:19:41-05:00 Julie Her fur has a kind of odd texture. Soft, but like a cheap stuffed animal. She hisses at Sophie, but it is often preceded by a pig-like grunt. Normally, she's very quiet, but her regular voice sounds like a Tribble.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Qzee-qBLQhnFs4fUPVhf9LmLEM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Qzee-qBLQhnFs4fUPVhf9LmLEM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Qzee-qBLQhnFs4fUPVhf9LmLEM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Qzee-qBLQhnFs4fUPVhf9LmLEM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=6JHoPPIyi24:lOwO5joXyb8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=6JHoPPIyi24:lOwO5joXyb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=6JHoPPIyi24:lOwO5joXyb8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/6JHoPPIyi24" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/03/things-weve-discovered-about-juniper.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-61575490 2009-03-06T07:04:00-05:00 2009-03-06T07:04:00-05:00 Julie <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4LQET5-MVJfapFk0qH32ghAdeM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4LQET5-MVJfapFk0qH32ghAdeM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4LQET5-MVJfapFk0qH32ghAdeM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4LQET5-MVJfapFk0qH32ghAdeM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=-cxUGRy-icE:difZhz_mv3o:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?a=-cxUGRy-icE:difZhz_mv3o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BootstrapAnalysis?i=-cxUGRy-icE:difZhz_mv3o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BootstrapAnalysis/~4/-cxUGRy-icE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2009/03/juniper-raspberry.html