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Little Big Year

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Of course, a person who doesn’t drive, ping-pongs between two states, and has finals in April and new classes every September is not ideally situated to do any kind of Big Year at all. Despite my fraught relationship with listing, there’s always been part of me that loves the idea of a Big Year. ( The nerdy part.)

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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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Of course, there was conventional classroom time spent on topics such as mechanics of flight, metabolism, digestion, nest building, egg production, and so forth. And, of course, many colleges and universities have undergraduate and graduate level ornithology courses. But once a week, they were “out the door by 8:05 a.m.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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Of course, as places that are largely “untrammeled by man,” wilderness areas also have birds ( 591 species according to one study ) for birders willing to leave roads and infrastructure behind. And some object to various restrictions, such as those that preclude mountain biking and commercial activities.

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Wagbachniederung in Late Spring

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I’ve been to the Wagbachniederung before (see a previous post ) and it seemed like a good site to visit again, being slightly more easy to reach than the similarly interesting nearby Saalbachniederung when traveling by public transport.

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Chongming Island in winter

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Population density is far lower than in most parts of the city, and public transportation is limited – probably bad news for the people living on the island, but good news for the birds. Of course, winter can be a depressing time even for birds. Personally, I prefer the elegant females. Again, very shy birds.

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Rotterdam

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My award-winning picture of a Feral Pigeon was of course taken in Rotterdam. If you have to rely on public transport there’s quite a few options. Jackdaws and Carrion Crows eat discarded chips throughout the city. Even somewhat exotic birds like Red-crested Pochard are always a possibility.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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We didn’t know what to expect from the train that had at one time been used to transport bananas to the coast and is now used to transport ecotourists to the wildlife refuge. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to! It turned out to be pretty cool.

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