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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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In particular, it appears that expenses were increased in response to what turned out to be a one-year revenue spike in 2007. One cause of the post-2007 revenue decline may have been the Great Recession. From 2005-2007, the ABA had a relatively healthy balance sheet, with net assets of approximately $1.0M.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2020)

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Of the three, Eared Grebe is far-and-away the best, as it has been since 2007 since Corey last saw one in Queens. Corey had an excellent weekend’s birding, adding three species to his year list for Queens, Eared Grebe , Tundra Swan , and Red-shouldered Hawk. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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For almost 20 years during which the League for Ornithological Action had been following the Pygmy Cormorant in Belgrade, the maximum number was recorded in the winter of 2007/2008, when the population counted 6,728 individuals.

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Responsible Birding in Colombia with Jaguarundi Travel

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Around the year of 2007, I was working in the field living with various local communities and understanding their needs, while at the same time mass international tourism was starting in Colombia.

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BBC Closes Wildlife Fund, Angers Conservationists

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Since it was launched in 2007 the fund had raised “over £3m for local and international conservation work.&# The BBC has decided to close the BBC Wildlife Fund as a cost-cutting measure.

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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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On July 1st 2007 an egg was laid by a Pied Oystercatcher that was known to be an adult in 2002 and had been banded in nearby Roebuck Bay. They fed well in that area and by 18th September 2007 the young Pied Oystercatcher had learnt to fly. A second egg was laid the following day and the two eggs hatched at the end of the month.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Dyer spent many years working on these illustrations; the Preface notes that he visited Costa Rica and other Central American countries annually between 2007 and 2016. © 2007, 2014 text Richard Garrigues, © 2007, 2014 illustrations Marc Roegiers and John K. Sullivan, 2015), Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: East Coast (with Brian L.