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How Many Birders Are There, Really?

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Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Fish & Wildlife Service released “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.” But that estimate is admittedly more art than science, depending, as it does, on one’s estimate of what fraction of birders would engage in these countable activities.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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Birders care about bird science and conservation, but also about access to birding sites and facilities as those locations, etc. Avian science and conservation are well covered by large and well-financed national non-profits. Secondly, the ABA should increase and formalize its advocacy for birders. It would not be a Herculean task.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

2, 2009 The writer is dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University. James Siegel Portland, Me., Regardless of what we choose to eat, doing so will reduce our dietary carbon footprint by half because “about half of the food produced in the United States is thrown away.” Toney Union, N.J.,

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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a fish farm. a fish farm. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. a fish farm. 145 Jetport Blvd, Portland US-ME (43.6493,-70.3159). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Ujarrás–Lago Cachi overlook. 17 Feb 2017. Gray-headed Kite – Leptodon cayanensis. road to Playa Azul.

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