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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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To attract new members and retain existing ones, the ABA must have a compelling vision that builds on its strength as the only national organization that represents birders. When I started birding, I viewed the ABA as an organization for bird-identification experts and hard-core listers, not as a place to start.

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Rice Ain’t Necessarily Nice for Wintering Bobolinks

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With this latest research in hand, advocacy organizations can work to reduce rice-related threats to Bobolinks wintering in South America. Rice farmers may use pesticides, or other methods to prevent the birds from eating their crops, further hastening the decline of the species. Bobolink photo courtesy of R.M. Jensen/ The Condor.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

10,000 Birds

The American Birding Association (ABA) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that focuses on promoting birding and bird conservation. Established in 1968, the ABA serves as a membership-based organization that supports and connects birders across North America. According to the U.S.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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” When the plaintiff is an organization, it may assert standing on its own behalf or on behalf of its members. Standing is often an issue in environmental lawsuits and advocacy groups have learned how to meet these requirements, sometimes including named individuals.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while. Today, more than 40 animal advocacy organizations across Canada praised Air Canada for its recent decision to stop shipping non-human primates into the country for use in research laboratories. Excellent news! Thank you Air Canada!

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Ocean Advocacy and Animal Rights

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We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. I was reading Ocean Conservancy's magazine today. For the past couple of issues I've read, it has had a "sustainable seafood recipe."

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared would die, the victim of technology, development, and globalization, but which still shines bright, fewer in number but brilliant in quality, thanks to birders and birding organizations that believe in knowing your patch and your state.