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Month: December 2016

Long Hops: Making Sense of Bird Migration

Long Hops: Making Sense of Bird Migration

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 12, 2016

The concept of bird migration is far from new to even the most casual backyard birder. Many birds come and go as the seasons change. On the surface, migration, or why birds would bother to migrate, is quite obvious. Food sources change as the time of year changes. The decision to stay put or travel

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10 Years – Our Conservation Promise

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 1, 2016November 25, 2016

Somehow it happened. 10 years ago the Birdfreak Blog started. In those years our lives changed a lot. We grew and our kids grew. But through all the change, we feel we’ve stayed the same. We didn’t always stick to a plan. Our posting schedule was sporadic, the look of the site was spasmadic, and

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Take Kids Birding! has been updated. I’d love your feedback.

Backyard Farming Bird Conservation is a newish concept we are trying to promote.

Bird Friendly Chicago – add your support for birds in the world’s deadliest city for migrating birds.

Birdfreak Natural History Book Club

Birdfreak Natural History Book Club
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Natural History Book discussions, group reads and more!

Books we’ve read

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
Desert Solitaire
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Silent Spring
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America



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