This week in birds - #633
A roundup of the week's news of birds and the environment : The American Bird Conservancy's Bird of the Week for this week is the Worm-eating Warbler , a bird that breeds throughout much of the eastern United States from southern New England all the way down to eastern Texas. It is a rather plain-looking bird of the forest interior and is not closely related to other warblers. Its name is a misnomer as it doesn't really feast on worms; rather its favorite food is caterpillars which, of course, are sometimes colloquially referred to as worms. *~*~*~* Here is a list of the top five fossil fuel companies that produce harmful emissions. They are mostly the ones you would probably expect. *~*~*~* Who needs to know about how climate change is affecting this country? The current administration in charge thinks the answer is "Nobody." All the scientists working on a report detailing that have been fired . *~*~*~* The current iteration of the Environmental Protection A...