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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

10,000 Birds

The emails from birders with access challenges sharing how something we did or a resource we created for them to use, and how that has made a positive impact on their birding (and so, their lives) are the ones that really get me in my loveheart. I want to be more welcoming and inclusive, but I didn’t know how. Thank you for showing me.”

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

Animal Person

Earlier in the year Chiquita Brands International Inc. broke the news that Chiquita was represented by a powerful Washington law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and its consultant, McLarty Associates (2). And that the US and its new president were not standing up for democracy. 1) DemocracyNow! 3) George W.

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