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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

They would care about land-use decisions involving urban sprawl, agriculture, transportation, waste disposal, pollution, deforestation, desertification, invasive species, climate change, and even population control. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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Suburban Roadrunners of Southern Missouri

10,000 Birds

Just mention the bizarre giant ground cuckoo and you are instantly transported to a land of bare dirt, rocky outcroppings, and giant saguaro cacti with great arms reaching towards the intense and unabating sun. Last year, I finally crossed paths with Cerulean Warbler , but this year, with little birding on the agenda, I needed something easy.

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