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Suburban Roadrunners of Southern Missouri

10,000 Birds

There’s no species of bird more associated with the North American desert than Greater Roadrunner. Just mention the bizarre giant ground cuckoo and you are instantly transported to a land of bare dirt, rocky outcroppings, and giant saguaro cacti with great arms reaching towards the intense and unabating sun.

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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

They would care about land-use decisions involving urban sprawl, agriculture, transportation, waste disposal, pollution, deforestation, desertification, invasive species, climate change, and even population control. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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