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2014 Camp Colorado
July 4, 2014: 10:00 am. I’ve just picked up my rental car at the airport in Denver and am driving by Barr Lake State Park. I’ve arrived a few days early to do some pre-camp scouting in preparation for...
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2014 State of the Birds Report
One hundred years after the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, the nation’s top bird scientists from conservation groups and agencies have come together again to publish the fifth State of the Birds...
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2014 Young Birder Gift Guide
A few weeks ago I posed a question to a group of young birders on Facebook. It was pretty straightforward: “What’s on your wish list?” The comment queue was instantly filled with things like plane...
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2015 Young Birders of the Year!
After months of judging the inspiring work of some truly impressive young birders, our judges have made their decisions. The recipients of the 2015 ABA Young Birder of the Year contest have been...
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On your mark, get set…
Go! April 15 isn’t just tax day. It’s also the kick off for the 2016 ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest. Young people between the ages of 10 and 18 are invited to participate in this year’s contest,...
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Highlights from 2015 Camp Colorado: A Photo-Video Essay
I got to spend July 6-12, 2015 in the field in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with twenty-two young birders from across the United States and Canada. My “day job” is as a wildlife biologist with the...
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Announcing the 2016 ABA Young Birders of the Year!
After months of impressive and dedicated work from young people across North America, our esteemed panel of judges have evaluated and tabulated the results of the 2016 ABA Young Birder of the Year...
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Join the Migratory Bird Twitter Chat!
Have you ever participated in a Twitter Chat? It’s a way for people to come together to share experiences and knowledge around a particular topic. I’m excited to be hosting a Migratory Bird Twitter...
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Announcing the 2017 ABA Young Birders of the Year!
After months of dedicated work from young people across North America, our esteemed panel of judges have evaluated and tabulated the results of the 2017 ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest. We are...
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2017 Birders’ Gift Guide
It’s that time of year: the final countdown to the holidays. If you have put off gift buying, don’t worry–there’s still time to find that perfect something for the birder on your list. I’ve put...
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Top Five Reasons To Visit Cuba with the ABA
Cuban Tody (Photo: PE Hart/Flickr Creative Commons) Located a mere ~100 miles from the United States, Cuba is home to 371 species of birds, including a number of endemics found nowhere else on earth....
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Announcing the 2018 ABA Young Birders of the Year!
After months of dedicated work from young people across North America, our esteemed panel of judges has evaluated and tabulated the results of the 2018 ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest. We are very...
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Join us in 2019 for ABA Young Birder Camps!
It feels like summer is just coming to an end, but the ABA staff is already hard at work planning for what comes next! Each year American Birding Association and its partners offer some fantastic...
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Free Thayer Birding Software for Young Birders!
Are you a young birder? Do you know a young birder? Peter Thayer, President of Thayer Birding Software, turned 70 this fall and he is celebrating in a spectacular way: by giving away free copies of his...
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Announcing the 2019 ABA Young Birders of the Year!
After months of dedicated work from young people across North America, our esteemed panel of judges has evaluated and tabulated the results of the 2019 ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest. We are very...
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