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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Adding Puerto Rico and the USVI would largely achieve the goal of bringing all Americans into full membership of the ABA family.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second Weekend of 2011)

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Sure, I’m likely omitting some other far more important factors involving family, friends, and professional success, but the little things mean a lot. Note that I only condone this treatment for the highly localized Atlanta Falcon. Don’t you agree?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of October 2011)

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Mike was in Costa Rica this weekend after what felt like an interminable delay at the airport in Atlanta where he had to change planes. Sparrows have almost completely taken over for wood-warblers and temperatures are finally waning as is only proper. How was your weekend?

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Great Kestrel Count 2011

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Even outside of Atlanta , Peregrine Falcons spend their breeding seasons smiling for the ( web ) camera from atop edifices all across the country. Take your kids, a family member, a neighbor or a friend on a drive, a walk, or a bike ride to look specifically for kestrels for at least an hour during the long weekend.

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Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart

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Together Purina and the Kroger family of stores will donate $150,000 to animal welfare organizations in 2009 and will recognize six exceptional pet lovers’ tales via a national television special this fall. The campaign invites pet lovers to share their favorite pet tales with Purina and Kroger online at www.TalesForThePetLoversHeart.com.

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Workplace Wellness Can Deliver a Healthy ROI

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Author: Paul Nolan The mission of Atlanta-based Hodges-Mace, LLC, is to help its client companies communicate clearly the full details about their employee benefits package so workers can get the most out of them. Often, recipients will share their reward with their family. The linchpin for success.

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Backyard Birdfeeder Bragging Rights, a Great Adventure for a Great Twitch, and More: This Week in Birding News

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This lucky youngster from Massachusetts has almost 300 ticks, but just added his favorite— a Great Gray Owl his supportive family drove hundreds of miles to glimpse. How big was your life list when you were nine years old? Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order.