Birding

Gain a Duck, Lose a Crow: the 2020 Updates to North American Bird Names
July 13, 2020 — The Mexican Duck is now its own species, and the Northwestern Crow officially gets lumped with American Crow.
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Meet the Harvard Ornithology Professor Biking Across the Country
June 26, 2020 — With school out due to COVID-19, Scott Edwards decided to make a lifelong dream a reality. Now his ride has taken on even more meaning.
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Hiking Trails and Maps Often Exclude People With Disabilities. This Group Is Changing That.
June 19, 2020 — Started by Syren Nagakyrie, Disabled Hikers aims to make the outdoors more accessible for a diversity of people and marginalized communities.
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It's Time to Build a Truly Inclusive Outdoors
June 16, 2020 — As the nation continues to confront racism, the birding community must embrace difficult conversations.
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Black Birders Week: An Ode to Our Allies
June 05, 2020 — #BlackBirdersWeek, which began on May 31, has been a week-long event aimed to amplify Black people in every field and their experiences while outdoors.
‘Black Women Who Bird’ Take the Spotlight to Make Their Presence Known
June 05, 2020 — As part of Black Birders Week, women are sharing their love of the outdoors and the challenges they face in them.
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‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors
June 01, 2020 — Sparked by a racist incident last week in Central Park, the new initiative aims to boost recognition and representation of Black people enjoying and studying the natural world.
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In Quarantine, I Finally Understood the Magic of Birds
May 14, 2020 — It took a pandemic for me to see what my mother had been trying to show me my whole life.
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Why Birding From Home Is Not An Equal Opportunity Activity
April 30, 2020 — Poorer neighborhoods often harbor less quality green space and a lower diversity of birds—an inequity that the pandemic makes hard to ignore.
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It’s Me, Your Birder Friend—Help Me Help You Identify That Species
April 24, 2020 — Saw a bird but you're not sure how to describe it? Here are the details to include in that text to your bird-nerd buddy.
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