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Fledgling Yellow Warblers at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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The dog days of July, when birders desperately seek out south-bound shorebirds, odd breeding records, or anything else to keep themselves from losing their minds in a lousy birding time in the northeastern United States, is not my favorite time of year to bird. Either way, life isn’t easy for a young bird.

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The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico

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Birding in Mexico is not like birding in the United States… especially when it comes to interpreting unusual sightings. I have written about this before, and I’ll probably write about it again. But I have also seen them there in October, November, January, and March, when they are supposedly not here.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws.

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Flock to Marion

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Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. Well, cats are just as successful breeders as mice and soon there were thousands of cats that sought out prey bigger than mice and began to wipe out the native seabird population.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. Most importantly, the section ends with a list of questions for future studies and recommendations for wildlife and habitat management. Eaton, and John Kuerzi.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland — A Review of the Book

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The book sparked constructive conversations about what is a field guide and the efficacy of drawings versus photographs in a bird guide and just how far does one tweak a wildlife photograph for publication. Birders loved it or hated it or were just confused. The text (new text, as we will see) is by Dominec Couzens, British birder and author.

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