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Why Do I Keep a Neighborhood Bird List?

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Visiting from California, he had visited local gardens and trails with me, spent time by the pool, and took a few mini-canoe trips. “Sometimes, birders become lazy observers,” writes John Muir Law for the National Audubon Society (note: I work for Audubon Florida). “Why do you always keep a list?”

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. Change in Law. That’s easy!”

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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I first encountered Molly Hashimoto’s bird art in California. Habitat is very important to Hashimoto’s art, they are part of her observational and creative experience, and I think it’s this attention to appropriate waters, plants, climate, and time of day that make her bird portraits special. Western Scrub-Jay (pp.

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Laws Guide to Drawing Birds

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He teaches Advanced Birding at the Palo Alto Adult School in California, regularly leads field trips throughout the state, and is a pelagic trip leader out of Monterey Bay and Half Moon Bay. Enter John Muir Laws. “The Laws Guide” doesn’t jump into all this material headlong however.

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I Get Back

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My first experience birding was as a teenager back in the 70s, when birding meant a pair of binoculars, a couple of bird feeders, and a smallish field guide (book). I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore. This Mexican Violetear decided to prove this law: Colorful. … to where I once belonged.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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• Explore These Related Posts The other southern woodpecker Birding the East End of Long Island Another California Bird? But after repeated good experiences with birders as individuals, Mr Jordan has consented to allow the bird to be made public before it leaves. It truly is a beauty, and worth the very long trip.

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

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Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. The answer sometimes result in a post.