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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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Finding waterfowl isn’t just about locating bodies of water; it’s about different types of ducks, birds most likely to be found in marshes and birds most likely to be found on the ocean, the definition of the term “raft”, and what other birds to look for in these places. There is a wide lens applied here.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America: A Book Review

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The map template shows the political boundaries of each country, and are color and shape coded to show permanent residents, nonbreeding visitors, breeding visitors, transients, vagrants, breeding colonies, local wintering sites, locally resident year-round sites, and suspected sites.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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This is the sort of issue that the ABA should have a template for comments that could be adapted for a specific site. The ABA has sporadically commented on proposed regulations, but it should develop a more formal process to comment on issues such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , the Endangered Species Act , the Duck Stamp , and others.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

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You can interpret this major change as Sibley creating his own design template, utilizing placement to create connections and putting more trust in users’ basic knowledge. The general location of the section on Ducks, Geese, and Swans can be found in the front, in the Contents listing.