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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. Today’s vagrant could be tomorrow’s resident, a change that is visibly happening with, for example, the Clay-colored Thrush in southern Texas.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works). The story of Duncraft is a good example.

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Potential Efficiency Improvements

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Nestled between the Huangpu River and the East China Sea, Shanghai offers a captivating blend of urban charm and natural wonders, making it a must-visit destination for birders seeking a unique and diverse avian experience. The clash of nature and urban progress creates a bizarre and sometimes frustrating experience for birdwatchers.

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eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds?

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How much do birders value a birding experience? For example, binoculars and field guides have a cost that can be measured in dollars. But there are few transactions that can be analyzed to determine how much value birding experiences, themselves, provide to a birder. This includes bird-watching experiences.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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Larks, for example. Cocker presents Eurasian Larks as a prime example of one of the recurring themes of the book, our culture’s tendency to cherish a bird in poetry and myth and to simultaneously exploit, even ravish, the actual bird. And, that just isn’t documented in scientific papers.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal.

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