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

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He then compared those habitats to protected areas, finding that much of the future habitat is currently unprotected. Thus, birds may be moving from protected areas to unprotected areas, creating a conservation mismatch. Expanded protected areas, buffer zones, and connectivity corridors may be needed to avoid local extinctions.

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“Birds of Cyprus” field guide review

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Also, the low weight of this edition allows for an entire 26 pages-long and fairly detailed information on 68 birding hotspots in the introduction chapter and for 11 pages of the Cyprus checklist in the back. Now, let me test the armour of “Birds of Cyprus” (BOC) against the mace of the “Collins Bird Guide” (CBG). Birds of Cyprus”.

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Galveston FeatherFest 2011

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These Blasts From The Past There’s an Ivory Gull in Massachusetts… David Sibley on the Jones Beach Shrike Bicknell’s Thrush I’ve Just Been Informed From Pavement to Gravel 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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I and the Bird #145

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Submissions should reach mike AT 10000birds DOT com or information AT birdingcraft DOT com by March 15. Submit a link and summary to your best recent post about birding or wild birds to me or our next outstanding host, Pat O’Donnell at Costa Rica Living and Birding. …and we really need hosts. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The long-term objectives of the project are varied but include the monitoring and observation of macaw nest sites, developing and testing nest boxes, recording the varied patterns of clay lick use by large macaws and parrots and better understanding the impact of tourism to this world famous clay lick.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

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The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. To that end, the principals have created a terrific site called Conserving the Future: Refuges and the Next Generation to elicit votes and comments.

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