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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. I keep year and life lists on eBird, which helps scientists collect and analyze movement and population trends, but most of my daily lists originate in areas I tread on a weekly or even daily basis.

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Migration and More: A Bird News Update

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Can California Condors be taught to avoid the dangers of power lines ? Don’t put off that birding trip to Ghana on your to-do list—if trends continue, illegal logging may leave you with nothing left to see. Staff from the San Diego Zoo think so.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The Trump Administration interpretation of the MBTA is already the subject of multiple lawsuits, one by non-profit groups such as National Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy , and another by a group of eight states (New York, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Oregon).

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Mendocino Brewing Company: Red Tail Amber Ale

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Articles covering the impending closure have placed some of the blame on industry-wide trends of overzealous expansion and an increasingly fragmented and localized craft beer market crowded with over 6,000 breweries in the United States at last count.

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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

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I have friends who talk nostalgically of birding trips with the Lane’s Guides to Southeast Arizona, or Southern California (there were eight guides in all, some co-written or updated by other birders, notably Henry Holt). In the back were simple bar graphs showing species seasonality.

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Birds In a Changing Climate: A Primer

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I doubt we have to worry about Herring Gulls , Ruby-throated Hummingbirds or California Towhees going extinct, though their abundance and distribution will surely shift in time. Here in California, we have had yet another dry, very warm winter. As deserts expand, birds suited to arid climates may be just fine. It’s that simple.

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The ABA’s 50th Anniversary and Information: From Scarce to Abundant

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My impression is that most young birders are eBirders, a trend that will surely continue due to its convenience, accessibility, and contribution to science. For example, a recent appearance of a Red-flanked Bluetail at UCLA was quickly posted to the California listserv, eBird, and other places.

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