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Falcon Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson

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Looking back, they can seem quite dated – questionable environmental ethics and anthropology and all that – but the sense of adventure that they conveyed, and the sense that I too, if necessary, could someday rise to the occasion and share a bond with nature, were catnip to a middle-grades reader.

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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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Progress has been slower than we would like, but definitely not slower than we anticipated. Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. As with anything new and in contrast to the existing model, it takes time to plant the seeds of change. Here’s What’s New.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. I do wish that the ethics section included guidance on the use of playback and that all the sections included titles or websites for further reading.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# These Blasts From The Past Queens Big Day: An Ethical Quandary and More Birds!

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