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Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion

May 22, 2006 by Mike No Comments

The first thing one notices about Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion is its intimidating bulk. This massive tome, larger even than The Sibley...

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Beautiful birdPod

April 21, 2006 by Mike No Comments

Everyone knows that the difference between good birding and truly great birding often depends on one’s ability to identify birdsong. Unfortunately, many bird watchers,...

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Bergin’s Law of Avian Identification #7: Generalists vs. Specialists

March 29, 2006 by Mike 11 Comments

Specialization may be the trend in business, science, and academia, but birds who wish to succeed in tomorrow’s demanding environment should not specialize, but...

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Sentinels or Sitting Ducks?

March 23, 2006 by Mike No Comments

The federal government just announced its strategic, five-point plan to detect the invasion of H5N1 avian influenza on American soil, first and foremost our...

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Bergin’s Law of Avian Identification #6: Feeders vs. Hunters

March 22, 2006 by Mike No Comments

If you’ve made it through winter in the company of a bevy of backyard birds, you’ll appreciate this next observation on avian identification. Seed-eaters...

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Bird-Blogging Against Sexism

March 8, 2006 by Mike No Comments

Last December, I joined a large and diverse collection of bloggers in examining how the concept of race impacts certain areas of our lives...

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Birders Are Known For…

January 18, 2006 by Mike No Comments

Call at The Clog Almanac did a search engine survey of various religious stereotypes based on the Google-powered Prejudice Map. Very interesting! I already...

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