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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

10,000 Birds

Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How much did you draw on your own experiences as a wildlife rehabber to tell Luna’s story? .

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Paddling Piney Z Lake

10,000 Birds

But it wasn’t four months ago, it was mid-June, 2020, mid-COVID-19 pandemic. The week before I had tried to walk this trail with my parents and son in the baby jogger, but the constant need to veer off the pathway to avoid those less observant of CDC guidance made the experience more stressful than enjoyable.

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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Nate Swick, Frank Izaguirre, and I discussed Big Year books on the ABA Podcast in 2020.* There are also surprises.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

10,000 Birds

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Swift Departures 

10,000 Birds

Swifts are long lived birds, not breeding until they are three or four years old ( Photograph by Martin Garwood ) Swifts have undergone a long period of decline in the British Isles, and have been red-listed here since 2021: according to figures from the British Trust for Ornithology, the population suffered a 60% fall between 1995 and 2020.

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How Sales Reps Are Hitting Quotas Without Hitting the Streets

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It provides customers with a better experience, because digital self-serve options handle many simple interactions, while sales representatives working virtually are more responsive to requests for help or expertise. Virtual channels can raise productivity and lower selling costs, due to less time and expense for travel.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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