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Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

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Which is bad news for someone like me who still struggles with the fact that bats are mammals. But one of the most important aspects of these advances in new-age birding is the fact that they have grown hand-in-hand with the almost exponential growth in citizen science. Clever buggers those real scientists.

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The Why of Ferrets

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Though it was well-known to the Native American populations that shared its space, the black-footed ferret was overlooked by Lewis and Clark and all subsequent Euro-American expeditions, remaining officially unknown to science until John James Audubon, his sons, and the Rev.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

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And, Fuller should know; he has spent his career producing books about extinct birds and mammals, including the recent Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record, from his home in England. This bit of science is a nice final counterpoint to an account that has emphasized art, history, and literature.

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

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Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics. She’s written a series of nature activity books, and I Love Birds!: © 2019 Jennifer Ward, © 2019 Alexander Vidal.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide–A Book Review

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide by Dennis Paulson and William Haber fills a large gap in the field guide coverage of Costa Rica and continues the high level of excellence set by Paulson’s previous guides to dragonflies and damselflies of eastern and western North America.

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Best Bird of the Year for 2015

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Duncan chose a mammal! At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle. I love participating in citizen science! Not to put a depressing note on the end of the year, holiday season, bird of the year post or anything….

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