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Collective Arts Brewing: All Together IPA

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But I figured I’d atone for my current dereliction by briefly highlighting a new bird-themed beer made by Collective Arts Brewing of Hamilton, Ontario to support the hospitality industry during the worldwide public health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The beer is a New England-style IPA at 6.6%

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Devils Backbone Brewing Company Vienna Lager

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They’ve graced us with appearance on this week’s featured beer, a Vienna lager by the Devils Backbone Brewing Company of Lexington, Virginia – and this style is such a perfect beer for fall it’d be a shame not to see them once more before they disappear for good until next spring. Devils Backbone Brewing Company Vienna Lager.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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The Moustached Kingfisher was known by only three samples– one female “collected” in the 1920’s, the other two females “collected” in the 1950’s, according to an Audubon Magazine article. Their attitude was “the rules don’t apply to me, I’m a researcher.” Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song?

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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After my post about collecting two weeks ago I received a bit of feedback, some positive, some negative, and I’ve been mulling it over with the intention of writing about some of the issues that could be considered the root cause of the disagreement. You see, the bird was collected for scientific study.

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The Pleasures of Collective Nouns and Murder — a Review

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A final thought: whether you think collective nouns are fascinating or idiotic , the more fundamental question is, why do they exist at all or, rather, how did they come to be? In short, the Birder Murders are getting better and better as they come off the presses, with A Shimmer of Hummingbirds the most dazzling of all — so far.

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Bird Guides Produce Online Birding Tutorials

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10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. We used images and videos from our considerable collections, and tried to give interesting and enjoyable talks on our favourite destinations, using our own personal styles.

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What’s Up with the ABA?

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There are countless field guides and other birding books, websites, blogs, tour companies, and podcasts. As I wrote in 2019 , the informational shortages that prompted the creation of the ABA no longer exist. If anything, birders confront too much information rather than not enough.

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