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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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This chapter also covers vagrancy in social migrants, and why vagrancy is common in ‘obligate social navigators’ like geese and cranes, a thought which got me thinking of all the times I’ve searched for one Barnacle Goose amidst hundreds of Canada Geese. Next time, I’ll know why. It’s not always easy reading.

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Playing with the Pros

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This is more than clear from the data they wish to collect, which emphasizes waterfowl over shorebirds, and seems to completely ignore the other birds that occur around bodies of water. (It and Canada, but also in Latin American wintering grounds. (It and Canada, but also in Latin American wintering grounds.

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A Brant With Bling

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I was also notified of a study of Brant behavior that is being done collectively by wildlife agencies from New Jersey, New York, and Canada. When recovered, it can be used to figure out where the goose has been. By reporting the banded goose I gave one more data point to to this scientific effort. Win – win- win!

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The 117th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Has Begun!

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The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 100 years of citizen science involvement. It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the US, Canada and many countries in the Western Hemisphere, go out over a 24 hour period on one calendar day to count birds.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. were funded by hunters and 95.1% funded by the non-hunting public.”

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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. and Canada but they are also a frequent feeder bird during the winter months. Birding juncos manakins ornithology science' Juncos breed in much of the U.S.

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