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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Less and Gilroy sort through the exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) factors thought to cause vagrancy and the scientific experiments that have sought to prove their significance with patience and plain language as well as charts and photographs. Next time, I’ll know why. It’s not always easy reading.

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Birding the Battlefields

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Now, he’s sharing some information sure to improve your experience of American historical sites… When I’m not writing about sports teams and bird logos , birding ephemera , or stumbling into first state records , I’m helping protect Civil War-related national parks with the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association in DC.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Nonprofit organizations, science, and the best intentions in the world came to the rescue with a captive breeding program, and we now have over 400 Pink Pigeons living in Mauritius, the nearby island of Ile aux Aigrettes, and the zoos hosting the breeding program, including the Bronx Zoo. Is this the type of avian experience we want?

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). Jarvis et al.

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Rare Birds of North America: A Book Review

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And, as we talked of Long-billed Murrelets and Pink-footed Geese and Nutting’s Flycatchers, questions came up. He has led birding tours for many years and is a research associate at Point Blue Conservation Science. The mystery of their presence makes finding one, chasing one, viewing one a unique experience. by Steve N.

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Bonus Season – Late Winter

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Phenology is a vital science. Cultures that experience it generally put a holiday of some sort at the end to motivate people to even bother living through it. Among other things, it has provided some of the earliest and most compelling evidence for global warming. But good phenology is hard.