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Flock to Marion

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Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. It seems that this is another species for which the standard phrase of scientists anywhere, “more research needed”, applies. I am only joking! A worrying trend.

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eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds?

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Birders who submit their checklists to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct scientific research on subjects such as migration, changes in range, or assessment of populations. I emailed the authors and asked about their research and their use of eBird data.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. They wrote books and published research. Their sightings were published in Birdlore , the Auk , the Kingbird , and the Linnaean Newsletter.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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The center of attention are the eagle hunters, erect on their horses, hands protected by thick leather gloves holding their hooded eagles, arms propped up by handmade wooden rests attached to the saddle, weathered faces framed by splendid fur-trimmed hats. (If Music by Jeff Peters, title song sung by Sia. 87 minutes.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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But I only rehabbed birds, so I had to do research and call my mammal rehabber friends. Your last post for 10,000 birds was in 2017. How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? . I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump.