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Twitching Solitaire En Masse

10,000 Birds

The species has been on my personal radar for North Carolina for years. In short, it’s exactly the sort of place that a family would visit even if there weren’t a state first record at the top of the mountain. I’ve taken them on twitches before , but it’s always been a dicey proposition.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. 26, 2011 To the Editor: Seamus McGraw mounts all the standard defenses: I am feeding my family; there are too many deer; I kill as mercifully as possible. Who wiped out the wolves and mountain lions?

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A Stick! A Bird! A Tree!–Books on Nature for Parents & Kids

10,000 Birds

Each activity builds on these basics–observation, documentation and action–introducing concepts like migration, nesting, and conservation, and also teaching specific ways bird behavior may be different for different species. It’s an excellent resource for family and child-learning adventures.