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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Yes, the warbler formerly known as Dendroica kirtlandii , now Setophaga kirtlandii , is one of those birds that make birders’ hearts pulse quicker and their legs churn faster. Look what happened when the bird made the first of three appearances at the Biggest Week in American Birding at Magee Marsh!

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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These reports (called “ Banking on Nature “) are relevant to birders because they are among the few comprehensive analyses that relate to the economic impact of birders on national wildlife refuges, which are among the more popular birding locations. A number of these NWRs appear on my list of the Top 25 NWRs for Birding.).

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

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A while back, I wrote several guest posts for 10,000 Birds and Mike and Corey asked if I wanted a regular monthly space. Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Bird researchers are good people!

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

10,000 Birds

A while back, I wrote several guest posts for 10,000 Birds and Mike and Corey asked if I wanted a regular monthly space. Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Bird researchers are good people!