Tag Archives: conservation
Naturally Curious — Book Review
Naturally Curious is a wonderful book given to me last year by my daughter upon the recommendation of the owner of her local birding supply store. I have started reading it again this Fall. It is set up by month so … Continue reading
A Birder’s Band for Vermont?
The onset of waterfowl hunting has spawned a lively discussion on VTBirds about ways for birders to get more credit for supporting conservation efforts. As I blogged last month, we get little respect from our contributions for Federal duck stamps … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, Federal Duck Stamps, hunting
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Introducing the Birds of Paradise
This fall, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Geographic are bringing the Birds-of-Paradise Project to the public with a coffee-table book, a major exhibit at the National Geographic Museum (opening November 1), a documentary on the National Geographic Channel … Continue reading
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Do You Drink Bird-Friendly Coffee? Cornell Offers Guidance
Imagine you walk into the neighborhood coffee house for your morning cup of joe, and on the counter is a tip jar with a sign reading, “$ for wintering warblers” with a photo of a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a tropical … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird Friendly, birding, birdwatching, coffee, conservation, migration, organic, science, shade-grown, songbirds, tropics.
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