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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

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The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! From Science Daily : Crows have the brain power to solve higher-order, relational-matching tasks, and they can do so spontaneously, according to new research.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2013)

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To all you hardy naturalists who have already logged Christmas Bird Count hours in service to citizen science, I salute you! Winter has come early and often to Western NY. In the face of endless snow, all I want to do is seek shelter, warmth, and booze.

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The most important book about European birds in this century

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Still, to be more realistic, there were 120,000 volunteer fieldworkers from all countries in Europe to collect data on 596 breeding bird species from across 48 countries and 11 million square kilometres in a systematic and standardised manner – one of the biggest citizen science projects on biodiversity ever.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of February 2013)

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This, the weekend of the Great Backyard Bird Count , is one of those times: tell us how you contributed to citizen science. But, every so often, the call is sounded, and the sharpest eyes and ears on the planet are pressed into service.

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Are You Doing The Great Backyard Bird Count This Weekend?

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You really should participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count this coming weekend, 15-18 February 2013. What better way to enjoy birds than to do it while participating in a worldwide citizen science event? What are you waiting for? Head over to The Great Backyard Bird Count site to get started!

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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Deming 101 – Theory of Knowledge/PDSA (This video has excerpts from Ian Bradbury’s presentation at our annual conference in 2013): 1,400 views (3 years – 4,900). Inquiring Minds: Improving Elementary Science – Linda Lippe’s presentation at our 2015 Deming in Education Conference. How Did We Do on the Test?

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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There were similar FWS studies using similar methodologies with similar findings in 2003 , 2007 , and 2013. Note : This is based on an earlier post that assessed the 2013 version of the FWS survey. That’s a lot of birding. The post How Many Birders Are There, Really? Updated) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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