中国鸟类观察总61期.pdf

A B C h t t p : / / m y . d o n e w s . c o m / chinabirdwatch birdwatcher2001@ 100026 20-4-616 Darwin Initiative Hong Kong Bird Watching Society Xu Weishu, one of China’s most recognized and respected ornithologists and the vice- chairman of the executive council of the Chinese Society Ornithology, passed away at age of 78 on May 20, 2008, following a brief illness. He had played an important role in popularizing birding among the civil in China and had given China Bird Watch much help. Wild Birds Salvation Handbook edited by Shanghai Wild Bird Society was published. It helps us to do the wild sal- vage right. Water Birds in Shanghai introduces the wetland and the water birds resources which inhabit in the wetland in Shanghai. The related biological characteristics are also described in detail, including the field identification skills to water birds. Sparrows and Crows are so common birds to be seen during winter in Beijing. However, by carefully detecting the amount of their groups, we can find out the impact made by humans to the environment. A detailed lively record of a couple Barn Swallows’ b