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Best Bird of the Year 2014

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2014 has been a good year for us at 10,000 Birds. We’ve traveled to lots of places, seen lots of great birds, and met lots of great birders. So, as we’ve done for the last several years we thought we would share our Best Birds of the Year with you. Below are our Best Birds of the Year. What was yours?

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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

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But whatever birders think about falconry, someone is sure interested in reading about it – they’re lapping the stuff up, from Helen Macdonald’s big prizewinning kahuna of 2014, H is For Hawk, reviewed here , and further discussed here , to Big Brother: A Falconer’s Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife , reviewed just a few weeks ago here.

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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. The idea is to portray one bird for each hour of the day in words and art, presenting the diversity, beauty, and wonder of avian life. Angell’s black-and-white illustrations bring sparks of energy and visual clarity to the fascinating bird behaviors described by Huber.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2014)

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What good, though, is a polar vortex if it doesn’t come attended by polar birds? Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Bald Eagle that he watched (and photographed) hunting and eating a Blue-winged Teal at Viera Wetlands. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don’t Buy the Duck Stamp?

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The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act , which went into effect seventy-nine years ago on July 1, 1934, authorized the annual issuance of what is popularly known as the Duck Stamp. In 1976, Congress changed the official name to the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp , presumably to broaden its appeal to non-hunters.

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Are You Going to the 2015 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival?

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That will be the opening day of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. I had a great time back in 2012 and even more fun in 2014. Who knows what great birds 2015 will bring? Like this past January, I will be leading field trips and spending the rest of my time birding.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I came late to bird feeding, and when I was finally able to put out a “thistle” sock and a seed feeder (or two or six), I was amazed by the learning curve. There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation by Paul J. And conservation.

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