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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. They engage in advocacy efforts, raise awareness about conservation issues, and collaborate with other organizations and initiatives to preserve and restore bird populations and their environments.

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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. I can’t end this review without talking about how impressed I am by Johnson’s research and documentation. And, well researched.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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He has done an enormous amount of research, carefully documented the text, and produced a bibliography 13 pages long. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was not only a bipartisan legislative triumph, it was a model for legislative advocacy, how nonprofits can successfully work with legislators and politicians.