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Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America and of Northeastern North America: A Review of Two Field Guides

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Moth plates from Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (left plate) and Southeastern North America (two right plates). The guides are organized taxonomically and laid out in the traditional Peterson manner—illustrations on the right, text of the left. Moths are more than bird food. Let that sink in.

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CBCer for Hire

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When I was a young birder in Missouri, my home-town CBC saw me return again and again – with my dad and a core group of other local birders – to the same part of the count circle. My schedule – as a young semi-professional with a family – is hardly set in stone. Flash forward to today.

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Birds on Posts or Birding North Dakota

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The Little Missouri National Grassland in western North Dakota covers over 1 million acres and is the largest grassland in the United States. We need to create bridges (and a very happy experience with a local ranching family led us to believe that this is possible). back to the birds.

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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Russell National Wildlife Refuge , more than a million acres of prairie, badlands, coulees, and the massive Fort Peck Reservoir on the Missouri River. Here I would explore a mighty ecosystem nearly destroyed, and witness the efforts of a few dedicated scientists to put things right.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is designated as an Important Birding Area for Missouri.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

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The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates. Species accounts are sequential, one running right after the other. Within families, species are organized by genus.