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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. Geological Survey.

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What’s in a Name?

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Call me old fashioned if you like, but I rather like many of these old names, as they put a bit of colour and interest into birding, especially if you bother to investigate who exactly the birds are named after. Eleonora’s Falcons still breed on Sardinia today. However, most of us still call it a Bewick’s.

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Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Kingbirds and Myiarchus: A Field Guide Review

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The Habitat, Distribution, and Seasonal Status section gives essential information on habitat preferences, nest description (for species that breed in North America), breeding range, migration patterns and when migration takes place, tendency for vagrancy and where vagrancy usually occurs.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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Apo near Davao City, PEC is the site of a Philippine Eagle conservation breeding program. A PEC biologist expresses extreme frustration as he investigates a site where a dead eagle has been found. Located in the foothills of Mt. PEF is the center of all Philippine Eagle conservation programs. This film could not be made without them.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. 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. 2019), and now this book.

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