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		<title>Best Bird Book Of the Year So Far: What The Robin Knows by Jon Young</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was a dead rabbit in the middle of the road today. I suspected such a thing, nearby, just out of sight, and edible, because I noticed some crows taking off whenever a car went by. Then, when I went over, I could see the rabbit that they were feasting on between drive-bys. I had &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Best Bird Book Of the Year So Far: What The Robin Knows by Jon Young</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Birdman of Lauderdale</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/20/the-birdman-of-lauderdale/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Birdman of Lauderdale is a collection of essays by birdman Clay Christensen. Clay writes the popular &#8220;Birdman of Lauderdale&#8221; column for the Saint Paul Park Bugle, and leads birdwatching field trips in the Twin Cities area. This is a collection of updated and edited essays from that publication, most about bird watching, or the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/20/the-birdman-of-lauderdale/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Birdman of Lauderdale</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: Beautiful new book</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are three kinds of books that count as animal (usually bird) guides. 1) A pocket field guide of the critters of a reasonably circumscribed geographical area, like the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America. This is a small book that can fit in a big pocket, and a classic &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/03/18/waterfowl-of-north-america-europe-and-asia-beautiful-new-book/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: Beautiful new book</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Let The (Golden) Eagle Soar</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/20/let-the-golden-eagle-soar/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Golden Eagle I hope I won&#8217;t disappoint you &#8230; this is not about John Ashcroft. It is about golden eagles (actually, maybe its about one golden eagle in particular). A timely repost. The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) has been in decline for a very long time, so you may not know it formerly bred in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/20/let-the-golden-eagle-soar/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Let The (Golden) Eagle Soar</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide to Birding Books</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/11/the-ultimate-holiday-gift-guide-to-birding-books/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a summary of several of the better books I’ve had the opportunity to review here, organized in general categories. This is written from a North American perspective since most of my readers are North American (though many of you live to the west of the “Eastern Region” &#8230; but you probably know that). &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/11/the-ultimate-holiday-gift-guide-to-birding-books/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide to Birding Books</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>National Geo&#039;s Birding Essentials</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/28/national-geos-birding-essentials/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in birding but don&#8217;t really know much about it? Did you just put a feeder outside and noticed that birds are interesting, or did you finally get around to stopping at that wildlife refuge you drive by every week on the way to the casino and realize that walking down to the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/28/national-geos-birding-essentials/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">National Geo&#039;s Birding Essentials</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to be a better birder</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/27/how-to-be-a-better-birder/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are several things you need to do to be a better birder. Some of these things can be handled by just tossing money after the problem. Better binoculars, more books, that sort of thing. If you use those tools well they will improve your abilities as a birder. But the most important thing you &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/27/how-to-be-a-better-birder/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to be a better birder</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spring Break Birding!</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/23/spring-break-birding/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you are a birder and you are going on Spring Break (from the US), don&#8217;t forget that there are birds where you are going. And, probably, there are bird books that cover your destination. One of the really cool things about North American birding is that when you do go down to tye Yucatan, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/23/spring-break-birding/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Spring Break Birding!</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Birding Binoculars</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/12/birding-binoculars-1/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What kind of birding binoculars do you use? How do you chose a good model? Obviously, the best way to pick out a pair of binoculars is to try them out, but in doing so, I strongly urge you to try at least a couple of pairs that are beyond your budget, and work your &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/12/birding-binoculars-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Birding Binoculars</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Bird Book: Birds of North America and Greenland</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/12/new-bird-book-birds-of-north-a/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Face it. Half the time &#8230; most of the time, really &#8230; you use your Peterson (or some other favorite &#8220;field guide&#8221;) as a checklist. You see a bird and you pretty much know in your head what it is, but you need to look it up to see what the three or four similar &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/12/new-bird-book-birds-of-north-a/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">New Bird Book: Birds of North America and Greenland</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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