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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Schulman [not from the book!]. ” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon.

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Packing for a birding trip

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The field guide I always bring as a paper book, and there’s no substitute for snooping through the pages. Again, I prefer paper over e-books. Some birders might consider a voice recorder and a speaker (but I prefer not to use playback). Don’t forget all the cables, chargers, backup batteries and international electrical adapters!

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Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

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Time to give away a wonderful book on 10,000 Birds! Because this field guide is so darn good ( read my review here ) AND signed by two of those responsible for bringing the book to completion, we need to make this giveaway a little more involved than usual. Birders Library Mar 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm Great book.

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Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway

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I for one couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, loved it at first sight, and appreciate it even more after a month’s study. Our dear friends at Princeton University Press , home of so many indispensable and inspired birding books, has graciously offered three copies of the new Crossley ID Guide for 10,000 Birds readers.

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

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The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. The one major drawback to this book is actually an intended feature and not a glitch.

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

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OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! Thanks for visiting! If you didn’t win a free copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , better go buy a copy.

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World Sparrow Day 2011

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OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! Thanks for visiting! If you didn’t win a free copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , better go buy a copy.

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