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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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©2012 Donna L. Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is a book about bird deaths, science, simple and complex solutions, and how one man’s passion and persistence really can make a change.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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The diverse range of vagrancy factors dips into related sciences–earth science and magnetic fields, geography and climate, dispersion and evolution–that may not be familiar to readers with little science background. It’s not always easy reading.

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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A few of the less viewed videos that I highly recommend: The Development of Deming’s Management System excerpt from Mike Tveite’s presentation at our 2012 annual conference. Inquiring Minds: Improving Elementary Science – Linda Lippe’s presentation at our 2015 Deming in Education Conference. How Did We Do on the Test?

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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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There is a fantastic paper just out in Science : “Sustained miniaturization and anatomoical innovation in the dinosaurian anceestors of birds” by Michael Lee, Andrea Cau, Darren Naishe and Gareth Dyke. The paper that just came out in science has the following spectacular conclusion. Science , 345 (6196 ), 562–566. 1204026109).

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Frankenweenie Featurette!

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After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. Here is something to help tide you over until the movie opens on October 5, 2012! “Frankenweenie” is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog.

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year. Chapter One is all about Marybeth’s 2012 Big Year, an adventure she shares with Lynn, a fishing enthusiast who is probably the most supportive big year/300 year birding partner in the history of listing. ” I wondered.

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. This was the case in the 23,958 acre Reading Fire that burned in Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2012 where I photographed this Black-backed Woodpecker.

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