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

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So, when Corey and Mike asked if I wanted to review the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania , I jumped at the chance to write about this unique type of scientific reference book. I was also curious, as a birder of the northeast United States, to see what kind of avian changes have been going on in Pennsylvania.

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Offshore Sea Life: East Coast, Birds of Pennsylvania, & Texas Birds: Three Books, Three Reviews

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All of these titles deal with birding in specific North American geographic areas: The Atlantic coast, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania by George L. Pennsylvania is one of the most heavily birded states in the U.S., It’s time for some short book reviews. by George L.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of February 2021)

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Corey enjoyed a long weekend in Narrowsburg, New York, along the Delaware River at the New York-Pennsylvania border. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Calling All Kids! (And Those Who Bird With Them!)

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To sum up, adults (age 22 or older as of June 30) should write a short essay describing a “memorable birding experience while mentoring one or more young birders.” And essays by young birders (defined as anyone 21 or younger at the contest deadline) should describe a “memorable birding experience with an adult mentor.” Get writing!

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2020)

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Learn to read the signs, and you’ll be able to tell the time of year just by which species cross your path… I had the chance to observe some interesting avian activity along the lakeshore this weekend, but the Eastern Bluebirds down in rural Pennsylvania were most distinctively colorful, which counts for a lot with me.

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Raptor Map Suggests Best Spots to Scan the Skies

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But for the average birder, these soaring raptors may not always be easy to see; lots of patches that are good for seeing other birds feature trees and other impediments to the wide-open skies that are necessary for the best raptor-watching experience. The image above is James Currie’s, from Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania.).

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Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps

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Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps. He is the assistant vice president for research communications in the Office of University Relations. Here's his post about it.