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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

They do share important features: authorship by local birders with unique, specific expertise; publication or sponsorship by nonprofit birding organizations; love of local habitats and concern for their conservation; education of new and experienced birders. American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Maine.

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. We arose each morning at 4:30am to find out that we were late to the game. That is not the case on a birding cruise.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

10,000 Birds

Then I started volunteering at The Raptor Center to give educational programs with live birds of prey and my trainer was a master falconer. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return. Many get their birds from breeders. Not always.

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