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Why Do I Keep a Neighborhood Bird List?

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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. “Sometimes, birders become lazy observers,” writes John Muir Law for the National Audubon Society (note: I work for Audubon Florida).

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of February 2015?

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What a simple yet profound way to contribute to our collective understanding of bird behavior and distribution. I plan to check out my mother-in-law’s rural feeders, which are far more productive than my suburban ones. Just pay attention to a patch or yard for a few days and log your sightings. Get involved!

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Angry Birds, What’s Black and White and Hungry All Over, and a Little Something for the Ladies: This Week in Bird News

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If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. The smart-looking example in the photo above is by Michael Catanzariti, through Wikimedia Commons.). So crazy it just might work?

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Under the measure, taxpayers will be responsible for payments to property owners for any loss in property value resulting from a change in law or regulation, regardless of whether the property retains a profitable use. Election Results = PASSED with 82.87% voter support. Savannah River. Photo by © Jamie Hargis.

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

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He collected the first data set, invented the experimental equipment, came up with the first conclusions, the theories and findings upon which subsequent studies have been based. “We have the ability to fix it, but we still need the collective will” (p. It’s not a bad idea.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. Change in Law. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. “I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California.

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The Feast of Stephen

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In Wales people who slept in late – and female servants, who probably never slept in late in their lives – used to be beaten with holly branches for luck, although modern assault laws have largely ended the practice. And in Ireland, well… In Ireland they killed Wrens. And tied them to the top of sticks.

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