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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

20): Blake Hurst, a former hog farmer and president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, cautions that “we can’t ask the pigs what they think.” How does the health of a farmer’s family and community figure in when they are making the decision to continue industrialized production methods? But we can ask, and they can answer.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 11 Jul 2018.

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