We first heard about the new buzz word “flip-thinking” from an article by Daniel H. Pink, “Think Tank: Flip-thinking – the new buzz word sweeping the US“. Me flipping my cowboy hat In essence, flip-thinking is taking a traditional, usual way of doing things and flipping it up to make it more worthwhile. Three examples
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Saving the environment is difficult, time consuming and expensive! But sometimes, there are little steps we can take to make this effort a bit easier. Golden-winged Warbler Signing a Petition The Lake Erie shoreline in Northwest Ohio is a vital stopover habitat for migratory songbirds. There is a possible threat to these birds now with
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We need your help. Wind turbines are popping up in the Lake Erie Marsh Region (northwest Ohio) threatening critical migratory stopover habitat. Northern Parula – taken in the Lake Erie Marsh Region I’ve only visited this area once and immediately fell in love with it. A major portion of the Birdfreak Team (Jennie and Dakota)
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This past election provided a unique opportunity for local residents of our northern Illinois county, Winnebago. For the first time, residents were asked to vote for 7 candidates out of 35 running to serve terms for the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners. It was a great way to choose some amazing people
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The Illinois half of the Birdfreak Team participated in the Big Sit! 2010 at Deer Run Forest Preserve in Winnebago County in northern Illinois. This was the first year we did the Big Sit! at Deer Run. All the past years have been in Rock Cut State Park (also in Winnebago County) with last year’s
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The Big Sit! is a nationwide birding event held every year. It is brought to us by Bird Watcher’s Digest and sponsored by our favorite optics company, Swarovski Optik. The Big Sit! is a simple event in which birders stay in one spot (a pre-determined 17-foot diameter circle) and observe all the bird species they
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Of late there has been a lot of discussion about the future of the American Birding Association (ABA). Without knowing too much of the inside tribulations, we hope to provide some thoughts on what the ABA can do to once again become an essential resource for birders and encourage new members to the “club”. The
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website is one frequented by The Birdfreak Team. There is a wealth of information on birds, birding, and conservation. Plus, the Lab “gets it” in terms of making a user-friendly, visually appealing, functional website. Here is an overview of this newly updated site. The Lab’s website has always been a
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