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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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I was just curious what the US birders dream about, so I posted a question in the ABA’s FB group: a) what are the most popular foreign destinations and b) where would you go with unlimited funds? The post Where America dreams of/goes birding? Or the lack of some expected answers. 8%: Brazil, Panama. 10%: Australia, Papua New Guinea.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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The short answer is that wilderness areas are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System and they are protected by the Wilderness Act of 1964. Simply put, wilderness areas are the most protected public lands in America. But what is “wilderness” and how does it differ from any other federal land?

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Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide

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It has also been published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing under the title Wildfowl of Europe, Asian, and North America , which explains why the English translation has British spelling conventions. This is the first bird guide I’ve reviewed that has utilized and credited a Flickr group, the Bird Hybirds Flickr Forum.

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. Even if you have read about these research projects, Weidensaul’s accounts offer fresh angles and updated information. is through the personal and the specific.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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I am sure that they have a great future in Nanhui as Chinese President Xi Jinping has just stated that “humankind should protect nature and preserve the environment like protecting our eyes in a bid to push for a new pattern of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.” ” ( source ). ” How unfair.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests: A Field Guide Review

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The authors’ goals are (1) to provide information that will help readers identify a bird nest; (2) to explore the broader ecology of bird nests of North America, “an ecological study of how hundreds of species have adapted nests and nesting behavior to environs that range from tropical deciduous forest to Arctic tundra” (p.

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