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Category: Take Kids Birding

Take Kids Birding! – Section Two

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon February 9, 2010November 21, 2018

In an effort to drastically improve and enhance the Birdfreak Guide to Taking Kids Birding (a handy PDF we created in January 2008) we decided to overhaul it completely. We have been working diligently on crafting what will hopefully become a small book. We have changed the name of this “guide” to Take Kids Birding!

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Take Kids Birding! – Section One

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 27, 2010November 21, 2018

Section 1 — Getting Started Preparation before you venture into the outdoors is important to having a successful and fun time. There is a balance between packing too much and not having the right stuff. Mostly, it is better to pack a bit heavy than to forgo some of the more useful items. Although you

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Birdfreak Guide to Taking Kids Birding: Overhaul

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon August 24, 2009November 2, 2018

The summer has been extremely busy and has sailed by in a fun-filled blur. One of the big projects we are working on is a complete overhaul of the “Birdfreak Guide to Taking Kids Birding”. Some of what we hope to accomplish: One guide split into two age groups, each of which can be printed

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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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