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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. I think it could be done but not using the normal process. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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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

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Some birds are put next to each other to aid in the identification process, for example, falcons follow hawks. The hotspot chapters close with “How To Get There” by car, public transportation, and bicycle, and “Amenities/Fees”–hours, bathrooms, picnic tables, required passes, fees.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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What started as me posting a link on my private Facebook page about how much I hate the Transportation Security Administration, quickly turned into a very revealing conversation about race and could be a very large and underlying issue of why we don’t see more people of color in birding or enjoying nature in general.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. Falconers want to be part of the process, they want to get as close as they can to the exciting hunting potential of a bird of prey. It was eventually read and turns out the bird was a released falconry bird.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Following is a telepathic conversation I experienced while transporting dogs to a rescue. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. They will have the opportunity find a forever home, experience unconditional love or transition to the Other Side.

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Journeys With Emperors: Tracking the World’s Most Extreme Penguin–A Book Review

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They are excellent science writers, patiently explaining the physiological processes involved in deep diving in penguins, seals, and human. It’s part memoir, part travelogue, part scientific narrative, part prologue to making an argument for Antarctic conservation.

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A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper

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Over two years (2011 and 2012), scientists captured 50 birds and successfully transported them from Niho to Laysan. This paper, which was cited in the paper we just discussed, conducted the relevant experiments: Addison, Jason A., The “results” section summarizes the outcomes. and Antony W. ” The Auk 128.2 2011): 265-272.