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Stuck in the middle (of the AOU/COS meeting)

10,000 Birds

Handing out T-shirts at the registration desk with a summer intern from the Field Museum (one of the conference’s sponsoring groups) gave me a good feel for who was around and what ornithologists are like. Like most conferences, this one had an exhibit hall and poster session, too. Oh, if I didn’t have a day job!).

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

10,000 Birds

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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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

10,000 Birds

Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who enjoys combining his passion for birds with computer science background. Self-drive tour planning. How he prepared for his tour of Serbia? Belgrade – weekend birding break. Top-20 birds. Where to find the 20 most wanted birds in Belgrade? Pygmy Cormorants in winter.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. There is so much here!

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

Hannah is also a proud woman birder who advocates for others through her own podcast ( Women Birders (Happy Hour) ) and participation in activities, such as the Champions of the Flyway and the International Conference for Women Birders. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds!

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On Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems

Animal Person

Next year's Mind and Life Conference is called "Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems: A Dialogue Between Economics, Neuroscience and Contemplative Sciences." What have the sciences to contribute - if anything at all?"

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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"

Critter News

The panel is now known as the Food and Agriculture Committee, and the new chairman is Dean Florez, Steinberg revealed at a news conference Jan. Several environmental groups were represented at the news conference, during which Steinberg said the changes would usher in a new era in California agriculture policy. “My

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