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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. He died August 2022 , and the book is dedicated to him.

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Vote Now for Awesome Ornithology Projects!

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We’re always interested in what he’s up to and pleased that his research and our collective interest in cool birds can come together in such an opportune manner. Maria and I, first-year graduate students in Zac Cheviron’s lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-. Juncos breed in much of the U.S.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. The refuge is designated as a Globally Important Bird Area (IBA) 4.

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