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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. Some access issues are addressed by federal law.

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Puffin Trip in Maine

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When Daisy started talking about a family trip to Maine for the long Memorial Day Weekend I had one thing on my mind: puffins! They were reintroduced to Eastern Egg Rock starting in 1973 , with over a thousand young transported from Canada over several years. Eastern Egg Rock is a tiny, rocky island well within site of the Maine-land.

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

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Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7