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Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

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Advances in optics, field guides, internet resources and now, apps, mean that there really is no excuse to be a horrible birder. But one of the most important aspects of these advances in new-age birding is the fact that they have grown hand-in-hand with the almost exponential growth in citizen science.

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Citizen Science or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love eBird

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Steve Kelling from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology gave the keynote talk, “The Birder Effect: Birding, Science, and Conservation.” The talk described eBird’s origins in 2002 and traced its history as a project aimed at using “citizen science” to help researchers and conservationists learn more about birds.

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Thank a Republican for Trying to Strip All Protections from Migratory Birds

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From the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Switchboard blog : So, naturally, it is also the perfect time for Congressional Republicans to completely suspend one of the main laws protecting [birds].

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What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest: A KidLit Bird Book Review

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Ignotofsky is best known for her 2016 book Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, of which Scientific American noted “The world needs more books like this.” Questions, scattered throughout the text, move the story forward—and draw attention to the importance of science. And What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest?

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Use it or lose it?

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I’m not a fan of some of the cuts to science, but National came in in 2008. Around the world NGOs and governments are working to ensure that people can extract benefits from natural resources in ways that benefit both. All the resources we consume come from nature. Conservation conservation science hunting logging'

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Review of Your Backyard

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I must say that I never expected us at 10,000 Birds to receive an email asking us if we wanted to review a DVD made from a company dedicated to producing “children’s nature resources (from a Creation perspective).” ” After all, my views on creationism are pretty darn clear.

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LISTEN TO THE BIRDS: A KidLit Bird Book Review

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By Susan Wroble Susan Wroble is a Denver-based children’s author with a focus on science-based stories. Kroodsma provides additional resources, as well as a glossary that covers in more detail such things as innate song, immediate variety of song, and eventual variety. The back matter in this book is especially rich.