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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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But as far as I can tell, nobody advocates for birders, so lands are opened to hunting and fishing , but not birding, photography, and other non-consumptive uses. This is the sort of issue that the ABA should have a template for comments that could be adapted for a specific site. Until now, it has only been open for hunters.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

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You can interpret this major change as Sibley creating his own design template, utilizing placement to create connections and putting more trust in users’ basic knowledge. (National Geographic, the third prominent bird identification guide utilizing drawings uses lines occasionally, but not to the extent of Sibley One.)