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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.”

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Rough and Ruddy

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Not long ago I was down on the southern coast of North Carolina, staked out with a group of birders seawatching on a long concrete pier on Wrightsville Beach. The birders scattered and went on to other things, including my group which had Harlequin Ducks and Black-chinned Hummingbirds on the agenda.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

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My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. “I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. What has changed in the meantime?

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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

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The goals of these national right wing groups seek the handover of federal land to private ownership. Ken Ivory is not the only politician trying to advance this agenda. This concern of losing our public lands is actually something birders and hunters have in common.

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