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Rough and Ruddy

10,000 Birds

Not long ago I was down on the southern coast of North Carolina, staked out with a group of birders seawatching on a long concrete pier on Wrightsville Beach. The birders scattered and went on to other things, including my group which had Harlequin Ducks and Black-chinned Hummingbirds on the agenda.

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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners.

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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

” His classes attracted diverse groups of students, often with little scientific background: “Students have to first pass biology, but most come in knowing next to nothing about birds except that they can fly, that they have feathers, and that they lay eggs.”. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.”

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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

10,000 Birds

The goals of these national right wing groups seek the handover of federal land to private ownership. Ken Ivory is not the only politician trying to advance this agenda. This concern of losing our public lands is actually something birders and hunters have in common.

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The Six Secrets to Superior Sales Kickoffs

Sales and Marketing Management

It’s easy and tempting to simply repeat the general format and agenda of past meetings. Then, determine the core working group, who will make day-in and day-out planning decisions, and other company leaders who should be brought in periodically to review important details. Secret 3: Set the agenda early.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

10,000 Birds

I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. What has changed in the meantime?

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The Pacific Wren of the San Francisco Botanical Garden

10,000 Birds

The place was full of parents with toddlers, kindergarten school groups, and walkers like us. Nest-building must have been on their agenda, for they hopped this way and that with delicate moss bits hanging from their tiny beaks. Still, a lifebird was on the way.