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

10,000 Birds

Ballantine and Hyman explore how birds communicate and summarize studies on how that communication functions in diverse bird families all over the world. There is discussion of the communication signals birds use in very large groups to locate mates and children, which is something that never occurred to me. There is so much here!

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

He is a current member of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee and an eBird coordinator for North Carolina. For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds.

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The Outer Banks after a Tropical Storm

10,000 Birds

Someone had told me a group of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers called this patch of forest home, and we were determined to find out if he was right. Though we were almost rained out, my graduation Outer Banks trip will remain a highlight of my time in North Carolina. Maritime forest.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

10,000 Birds

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. No rails or gallinules.

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