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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II

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Also on that panel, Dr. Loiselle presented about long-term studies in Ecuador, where there has also been a broad and significant decline in bird populations. Rather, it was seeing a large group of dedicated and passionate professionals proposing and testing theories and generating mountains of data about birds.

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Bird Banding Codes Demystified

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Say Hello to the Recurve-billed Bushbird Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline Birds of the Solstice: December 2008 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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Famous ornithologist Ted Parker crashed into a mountain in Ecuador while surveying birds. I described what I had done, and she happily started ticking every possible test for every possible tropical disease on her little lab sheet – from bubonic plague to yaws. She died in a car accident during a birding trip. And so forth.