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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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Chapter Two is a potpourri of stories about nemesis birds, birding by ear, birding for science, under the rubric of birding ‘for the love of it.’ Louisiana is a magical place to bird. ’ What was left to write about? ’ “Is this going to be a collection of essays?” ” I wondered.

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Duck Migration On The Upper Mississippi River

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I know at 10,000 Birds, we’re not only supposed to wow you with blog articles, but we’re also supposed show you some awesome photos. One of them is a waterfowl usage survey over the upper Mississippi conducted by plane…or as I like to call it: Duckmaggedon! Although, technically the above photo would be Cootpacalypse.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. According to the authors of the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyway Council’s joint management plan, there are many problems with the current survey count methods and further studies are needed.

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