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Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

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But one of the most important aspects of these advances in new-age birding is the fact that they have grown hand-in-hand with the almost exponential growth in citizen science. Citizen science is a term used for the systematic collection and analysis of data and the dissemination of such data by researchers on a primarily voluntary basis.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide–A Book Review

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Still, I have been stuck trying to identify a dragonfly I photographed in 2010. The Introduction also offers diagrams and photographs showing odonate morphology (parts of the body and wings), including close-ups of abdomen tips; this is essential information to know for photography and identification. BACK OF BOOK MATERIAL.

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Peterson Guide to Bird Identification—In 12 Steps: A Book Review

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However, articulated in a short introductory chapter, they shortchange the ornithological community and science in general. Sullivan is no slouch when it comes to writing; he has co-authored The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors with Richard Crossley and Jerry Liguori (2013); Better Birding: Tips, Tools, and Concepts for the Field with George L.

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Reason #17411 Not to Own Wild Birds

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These Blasts From The Past Audubon Rebrand Don’t Be a Slob Birder First I and the Bird of 2010 is Coming… Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline “Science Versus Snake Oil&# About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Hat-tip to Stella.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Gulls in Larnaca, taken 22/02/2010 by ©Stavros Christodoulides Recognizing that gull identification is confusing doesn’t help your average birdwatcher however. It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

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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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Wing pattern is best field mark at all ages; note white secondaries and uniform translucent primaries with narrow, dark tips. All plumages show pale gray and white primaries with small dark tips. side of the border one time in 2010. In breeding plumage note long tail, all-red bill. I wish we had the equivalent for color.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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One important reason is the wide discrepancy in mid-winter count survey numbers—in Tennessee those figures were 44,000 counted in 2010 versus only 12,000 counted in 2011. Ohio has tracked two families of their state-endangered breeding sandhill cranes and found them to have wintered over in Tennessee in 2010. Hat-tip to Stella.

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