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What’s in a Name?

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written by Bo Beolens and Michael Watkins, published by Christopher Helm in 2003. Collecting birds was clearly a dangerous pastime. Collecting birds was clearly a dangerous pastime. It’s full of fascinating facts. Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds.

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The return of the Old Man

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In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. Intriguingly, there are far more Bald Ibises in captivity than there are in the wild, for this is a bird that breeds readily in confinement. It is run by Zoobotánico Jerez in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Environment.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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There were similar FWS studies using similar methodologies with similar findings in 2003 , 2007 , and 2013. Individually, all the indirect measures that follow are imperfect, but collectively they provide some insight. That’s a lot of birding. Organizations : There is a group dedicated to birding, the American Birding Association.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really?

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There were similar FWS studies using similar methodologies with similar findings in 2007 and 2003. Individually, all of the indirect measures that follow are imperfect, but collectively they provide some insight. Note that the FWS birding report is an addendum to a larger survey not directed to birding.

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Forgotten Prairies

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Nevertheless, the one question will remain as to why we toss this habitat aside as if we all collectively made a decision to pick one habitat and dismiss it. This was back in 2003 so it is hard to say where those numbers fall now. I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals.

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

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Third, Hawks in Flight was primarily illustrated by David Sibley’s excellent black-and-white drawings, supplemented with a collection of black-and-white photographs in the back of the book. Identification became more subtle, focused on subjective or transitory clues, and an element of uncertainty became acceptable.”