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The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico

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And, ominously, there have only been three records on eBird of Black-bellied Plovers , once a regular visitor to Cuitzeo, for the entire central Mexican highlands since 2017. Mexico need much more citizen science, and there are far too few people doing it here. Willets and Marbled Godwits , while rare, can turn up in any winter month.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of December 2017)

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With only a few weeks left before we turn the page on 2017, birders around the world have been burning their proverbial candles at both ends to observe as many birds as possible. I have to admit that I abstained from the CBC this year, prizing personal comfort over citizen science. Sign me up for a Memorial Day Bird Count any year!

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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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Playing with the Pros

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In 2017, I saw the results of one of DUMAC’s surveys. And even when I did try, my counts came up significantly lower than the science people’s count. Frankly, if someone is interested in keeping Lake Cuitzeo (and other critical Latin American wetlands) intact, they are my friends.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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The diverse range of vagrancy factors dips into related sciences–earth science and magnetic fields, geography and climate, dispersion and evolution–that may not be familiar to readers with little science background. It’s not always easy reading.

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The Science of Motivation

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Brewing your coffee at home, which was the norm in 1971, costs (in 2017 dollars) about $0.08/cup2 You can register for a free webinar by Tim in which he will expand on the science of workplace motivation. Harvard Business Review, August 3, 2017. Affective Forecasting,” Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol.

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Guide to the Birds of Honduras Translation Project

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He has recorded over 20 new bird records for Honduras, dozens of new butterflies, new orchid records and even new species for science. They hope to have a working draft completed by the end of 2017. Robert arrived in Honduras with Peace Corps in 1993 and has been a resident ever since. Once finished they can go to print.

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