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Car Birding: A Birder Litmus Test

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This Swainson’s Hawk was photographed above a gas station in Idaho. This is what we have to remember: - Many species are easier to observe at close range from a vehicle than on foot. - I have met several birders who think this way, and their arguments have validity. But hear me birders, for I am The Greatest Ornithologist.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Taking up the pertinent question of how the newest form of recreational aviation technology affects avians is Liz Greene, who hails from the beautiful city of trees, Boise, Idaho. In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant.