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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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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. Many get their birds from breeders. When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. Not all the time.

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