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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. I have worked with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology K-12 Education to do something like that.

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Accessibility Matters

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I do not (yet) have any accessibility issues, and my only experience regarding anything akin to accessibility has been limited to the period when my daughter was in a stroller, which presents only a tiny sliver of the challenges faced by many. The front of this building is the restrooms and the back is a covered education/picnic area.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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They do share important features: authorship by local birders with unique, specific expertise; publication or sponsorship by nonprofit birding organizations; love of local habitats and concern for their conservation; education of new and experienced birders. American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Maine.

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

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Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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Then I started volunteering at The Raptor Center to give educational programs with live birds of prey and my trainer was a master falconer. When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. I learned that I knew nothing of falconry. Not all the time.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. SOPI) is the leading ornithological organization and it performs research, education, and outreach. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area.