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Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

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But one of the most important aspects of these advances in new-age birding is the fact that they have grown hand-in-hand with the almost exponential growth in citizen science. Citizen science is a term used for the systematic collection and analysis of data and the dissemination of such data by researchers on a primarily voluntary basis.

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Evidence of earlier humans in Madagascar is unconvincing but interesting

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There is a virtual flock of new and interesting bird science news all of the sudden, including the rediscovery of an extinct Bahama Nuthatch. Science did not let us solidify that claim. Actual cut marks made by actual stone tools are in fact never unequivocal. Here’s a summary in Science.

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Peterson Guide to Bird Identification—In 12 Steps: A Book Review

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However, articulated in a short introductory chapter, they shortchange the ornithological community and science in general. Sullivan is no slouch when it comes to writing; he has co-authored The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors with Richard Crossley and Jerry Liguori (2013); Better Birding: Tips, Tools, and Concepts for the Field with George L.

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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

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And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. and is currently events coordinator for the American Birding Association and a research associate in the Ornithology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Armistead and Brian L. Le Conte’s Sparrow!”

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

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Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman.

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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The birding process is stripped to the essentials without losing the significance of important, sometimes complex ideas—migration, habitat, research, documentation, community. The focus is on learning by doing, with 12 Activity sections integrated within the eleven (ten plus a “bonus”) chapters.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

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Think about it–how do you document the behavior of birds that spend years flying (or swimming) and feeding and, apparently, sleeping above or within the deep sea? Naturalists who love science and want a quick way of reading all the seabird articles in Condor , Marine Biology, and Seabird Conference proceedings. Who is it for?

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