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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012). The drawing on the left is from 1714, the one on the right is the result of Birkhead’s own dissection.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

10,000 Birds

Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Funk WPA is about three miles long and is dissected by roads and dikes. Nevertheless, it has 195 reported species and features trails and an observation blind.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the Rainwater Basin

10,000 Birds

Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Funk WPA is about three miles long and is dissected by roads and dikes. Nevertheless, it has 195 reported species and features trails and an observation blind.

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