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We are Just Money Grubbers

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I dipped it once before and only this autumn found them in Greece. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. They do breed in the Balkans, in Montenegro and Greece where I observed them, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania.

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

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40, 1895) helped me appreciate practices that were essential to the late 19 th century naturalist, though controversial and, in the case of oology, illegal today. Will your list be North American-centric, with entries on the Nuttall Ornithological Club, ABA birding ethics , and a photo of Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon?