Ethics, Organization and Resources

Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. Comments from more experienced readers are welcome.).

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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

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared would die, the victim of technology, development, and globalization, but which still shines bright, fewer in number but brilliant in quality, thanks to birders and birding organizations that believe in knowing your patch and your state.

Los Angeles

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

They were different from previous guides, notably Peterson’s, utilizing photographs instead of artwork, and organizing the photographs by habitat, bird shape, and bird color rather than taxonomy. Species Accounts are organized taxonomically. It’s excess information that I think will only confuse beginning birders.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

I wish there was more discussion of research techniques and resources. It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design. As most birders know, playback is controversial in the birding world.

North America

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. The hornbills of Sukau are featured in a separate post – they are one of the main attractions of this location though.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

However, both his perceptions and misconceptions are based on: 1) observing the work of PeTA and HSUS; and 2) the assumption that those two organizations are in the same category--"animal rights." It has absolutely nothing to do with any genuine environmentalist ethic. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is.

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Finding owls is the occasion to discuss the ethics of playback. This makes for an attractive looking book, but I do think that the page space could have been put to better use, maybe for a listing of the resources (organizations, field guides, citizen science websites) recommended throughout the book.

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Resources lists are recommendations on where to find most of the materials discussed in the text, which I appreciate. They are good basic lists, though I think selected web sites could also have been included. And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders who embark on a big year often dedicate a significant amount of time, effort, and resources to travel to different habitats, explore various locations, and encounter a wide range of bird species. Additionally, many birding apps and online resources also provide valuable information and digital field guides for bird identification.

United States

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On "Animal Activism"

Animal Person

MAY 23, 2009

With more than 2 million members across the globe, PETA is the largest animal advocacy group and comparable in size to the human rights organization, Amnesty International. And I don't see how they further our goal of getting humans to realize that nonhumans are not resources for them to exploit.

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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Here are the basic contents for each state guide: a flexibound cover, the ABA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics (I like that this is the first thing you see when you start perusing the books), Foreward by Jeffrey A. Both Introductions offer a section on Resources for further learning and keeping up-to-date.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

Response is what our humane law enforcement officers do; the prevention aspect is then taken care of by the other resources of the A.S.P.C.A., We constantly stretch our limited resources to save lives as a nonprofit organization. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty.

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

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

To attract new members and retain existing ones, the ABA must have a compelling vision that builds on its strength as the only national organization that represents birders. When I started birding, I viewed the ABA as an organization for bird-identification experts and hard-core listers, not as a place to start.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. This precept is variably stated as follows: Avoid killing or harming any living being.

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A Stick! A Bird! A Tree!–Books on Nature for Parents & Kids

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics. There are, of course, 52 activities, each with its own chapter, organized by season of the year. How many birds do you see?

Los Angeles

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We are Just Money Grubbers

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The species is also susceptible to the effects of commercial exploitation of marine benthic organisms and shellfish, and is threatened by drowning in fishing nets. But, must we as a society always hungry for resources develop in such a destructive direction? We are just money grubbers.”. And they are fighting to save many more.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The result is a really good read, a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like a novel yet also probes real-life questions focused on the purpose of natural history museum collections and the ethics of closely gated “hobbyist” communities. And, well researched. Excellent, thorough Index.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

More important, it might be a much more efficient means of changing practice to stage protests at meat-packing companies, put pressure on congressmen, and work through existing humane organizations. That these organizations have not gone far enough and that wide areas of animal cruelty still exist does not show that their methods are wrong.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Our experience on the ground confirms your reporting that this trade is increasingly tied to organized crime. To the Editor: Your reporting on the illegal ivory trade (“ Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits ,” “The Price of Ivory” series, front page, Sept. ELIZABETH L.

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