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Rice Ain’t Necessarily Nice for Wintering Bobolinks

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The research suggests that rice emerges as an important food source late in the winter, just as harvesting time—and northern migration time—are at hand. With this latest research in hand, advocacy organizations can work to reduce rice-related threats to Bobolinks wintering in South America. Bobolink photo courtesy of R.M.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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What are the best field guides for birds in North America? Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. Analysis : Good summary.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. Frustrated with the U.S.