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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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Finding owls is the occasion to discuss the ethics of playback. Birding during the spring is the educational moment for explaining migration and fallout. Fall birding is the place to talk about the wonderfulness of hawk watches.

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

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It should cover all of the obvious topics, such as selecting binoculars, how to look at a bird, how to use a field guide, where to go birding, birding ethics, birding terminology, birding books, eBird, etc. This is the sort of issue that the ABA should have a template for comments that could be adapted for a specific site.

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

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I think each represents a template of a specific way of approaching this subject. 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. © 2019 Jennifer Ward, © 2019 Alexander Vidal.