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Plugging Kids Into Birding

10,000 Birds

Over the years, I have found that all kids learn differently but there are a few guidelines that can assist in encouraging kids to participate in our -- often selfish! -- pastime. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially the live raptor display by well-known Master Falconer, Jonathan Wood.

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How to Be a Better Birder: A Review by an Aspiring Birder

10,000 Birds

There is a lot in this chapter about fallouts and tropical storms, but there are also guidelines for analyzing the commonplace, case studies of how shorebirds are grounded by a strong storm system and how increased tailwinds may result in wonderful rarities that have ended up too far north.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

Shelves of feeders to choose from, ranging from inexpensive tubes to porcelain sculptures; bags and barrels of shelled and unshelled seed, including something called variously thistle, nyjer or niger; guidelines on when, how, where to do the actual feeding. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

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Animal Stories Wanted

Animal Person

Essays must be vivid and dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative with a significant element of research or information, and reach for some universal or deeper meaning in personal experiences. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

Critter News

The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S. 2552) place Puerto Rico among the top tier of U.S. states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals.

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When Being Micromanaged Leads to the Best Outcomes

SalesFuel

Other employees in this age group might be coming into your organization with limited work experience. Analysts attribute this need to the prior experiences of Gen Zers. Because your intuition may be biased, based on your experiences with other team members. Many Gen Zers have just graduated from college.

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COVID-19 Has Changed Everything About Selling. Here’s How We’re Handling It

Sales and Marketing Management

While no operator’s manual exists to handle an emergency as unique as this one, I think I’ve come away with at least some rough guidelines that could be helpful to other sales organizations, whether for managing the current crisis or the next one. . The 5 Biggest Lessons I Learned. . Customer relationships will become muddled.

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