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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

10,000 Birds

But first, not thinking of proper research, I made no difference between questions, nor were the mentioned destinations really visited or only dreamed about. Not surprisingly, ten of these 19 countries are in the Americas, but what does surprise me, there are just 4 in Africa and just 1 in Asia (2 if you count Indonesia).

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What is the Terra Project?

10,000 Birds

Detect radio-tagged birds that fly within several km. Listen for and upload bird sounds to a central database for researchers and conservationists. Stream live audio from curated wild sites around the world. Help identify the birds and animals in your yard with sound detection and analysis. ” Wow, right?

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

10,000 Birds

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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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” ” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” Endangered. Extinction. Conservation.

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Now I'm Really Annoyed

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There was a link from Drovers, America's Beef Business Source. The AALAS Foundation has teamed up with the Whyville Web site to launch the Community Animal Research Environment (CARE), a series of educational games in a virtual laboratory. Talk about an unholy alliance.beef and medical research. Here's how they describe it.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Prized for their feathers, most of the birds that are recovered do not have their tags, the biodata, attached. Rist has de-feathered them as part of a black market enterprise.