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Birders are Freeloaders

10,000 Birds

And it is interesting to note that government does very little to subsidize the bird watching experience; state Departments of Natural Resources, for example, maintain plenty of trout fisheries to improve the angling experience, but not a single warbler aviary to add more diversity to spring migration!

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Dr. Smith and my plovers

10,000 Birds

The research, although widely accepted, was greeted with some skepticism early on (Sutton 1966), and eventually followup attempts to replicate his research and experiments near Clyde River Nunavut by Richard Schnell found that the data could not have been have been collected as Smith’s publications had indicated.

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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

10,000 Birds

Apart from helping share this much-needed information, it’s a concrete way they can help, and it can be such an amazing learning experience going through the process of a Birdability Site Review. A lot of non-disabled birders get really excited about the Birdability Map. Just start!

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

10,000 Birds

I am always interested in the stories behind the making of the books I review, so I spent some time reading the newsletter, The PennsylAvian Monitor , published for volunteers during the 5-plus years of the atlas project. And, if you are part of an ongoing atlas project in your state, tell us about your experiences.

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Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White Winners

10,000 Birds

Let’s find out who the lucky winners were… The first way to win a copy of Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White was simply to subscribe to the 10,000 Birds free daily email newsletter, a prize in and of itself! To enhance the experience, I recommend acquiring a bottle or two of Merlot and inviting some non-birding friends over.

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5 Proactive Ways to Increase Sales Online in 2021

Sales and Marketing Management

Next, think about the user experience (UX) of your website. Whether you redesign it yourself (using a quality, user-friendly WordPress theme) or pay a professional to redesign your site for you, make it a priority to have an inviting, easy user experience on all corners of your website. All of the Hustle, None of the Headache.

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How to Adapt to the Well-Educated Modern Buyer

Sales and Marketing Management

When you know what pain points customers experience, you’re in a better position to create a product or service that eliminates them. Create a blog for your website that you can push out through email newsletters and social media. Journey maps should address the buyer path. As a bonus, your search ranking will improve.

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