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My eBird 10th Anniversary

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In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. For example, I’ve seen Bald Eagles in 15 states. Moreover, it contributes to science (and economics ) and the price is right. Of course, you can use the data in many ways. and concluded one hour and 26 minutes later, having covered 2.57

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

10,000 Birds

This is where we learn how to differentiate Broad-winged migrating hawks from Red-tails, immature Bald Eagles from immature Golden Eagles, Northern Harriers from “the rest” and, of course, that classic conundrum, how to know a Sharp-shinned Hawk from a Cooper’s Hawk. These are not just drawings of hawks per se.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? .

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Bonus Season – Late Winter

10,000 Birds

Phenology is a vital science. Cultures that experience it generally put a holiday of some sort at the end to motivate people to even bother living through it. A pair of Bald Eagles scopes out the Clark Fork for likely snags. But good phenology is hard.