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2009 Birder of the Year: Dianne Patterson
A hummingbird aficionado wins the most votes and earns a trip to Costa Rica.  
Birder of the Year: Costa Rica
Connie Kogler of Loveland, Colo., describes her first visit to the tropics.  
Farther North
Citizen science reveals bird populations' movements north in winter.  
Fundraiser Focuses on Land Purchase
Bird and other wildlife habitats throughout the country disappear.  
Speedy Songbirds
Various songbird species throughout the world attract birders.  
2008 Birder of the Year
A generous birder opens her home to strangers and earns a trip to Costa Rica.  
Costa Rica Adventure
The 2007 Birder of the Year shares details of the prize trip in July 2008.  
Coast Guardsman rescues Osprey
Birders who go on pelagic trips might see U.S. Coast Guard ships ...  
An Excitement to Share
A young birder benefits from a gathering of like-minded peers.  
Bad Weeds from Seed Feeders
Recent studies at Oregon State University found that birdseed ...  
Updates from Arkansas, part 2: Summertime, and the searchin’s...
In November, the official search season will resume with veteran searchers and fresh volunteers.  
Relief Efforts Under Way to Aid Animal Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Animal welfare organizations, veterinarians and others in the pet industry are pitching in to aid animal victims of Hurricane Katrina, which battered the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday.  
Researchers Find the Avian Elvis
There have been multiple sightings of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker.  
Raptor Rehabilitation Project Seeks Sponsors
Adopt a Raptor program aids rehabilitated birds in Missouri.  
Refuge Volunteer Programs to Receive Continued Funding
President Bush signed the National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004 into law.  
Virginia Opens Last Stage in State's Birding and Wildlife Trail
The Piedmont Trail completes the three-part project.  
"Feathered Dinosaurs" in San Diego until Jan. 2
Visitors to the San Diego Natural History Museum can see fossils from China.  
Ten States Receive Funds for Coastal Wetlands Conservation Work
Interior secretary announces coastal wetland grants to protect wildlife and habitat.  
Prepare for the 105th Annual Christmas Bird Count
The National Audubon Society calls upon volunteers throughout the Americas to participate in Audubon's longest-running winter-time tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count.   
Dec. 1 Deadline for WildBird's 2004 Birder of the Year Contest
WildBird readers have two more weeks to vote for one of 12 birders to receive Bushnell optics and a trip to south Texas.  
Free Guide about Jersey Pine Barrens Available
Pinelands Preservation Alliance announces a free teachers' guide for "The Pine Barrens: Up Close And Natural" film.   
Federal Duck Stamp Winners
Mark Anderson of Sioux Falls, S.D., recently won the 2004 art competition for the 2005-2006 Federal Duck Stamp.  
Sierra Club to Honor Antarctica Activist
The Sierra Club will present its highest international honor, the EarthCare Award, to longtime Antarctica activist James Barnes at noon Pacific time on Nov. 15, 2004.  
I'll Take Who She's Having
Some female birds select their mates by copying choices of other females rather than using their own judgment.  
Mentally Strong Migrants
Migrating songbirds have chronic sleep deprivation because they fly most of the night and feed all day to rebuild energy reserves, new data shows.  
Portland's Oregon Zoo Condor Program Grows
The Oregon Zoo Foundation secured a $300,000 challenge grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, while the first condor chick hatched in Oregon in a century continues to thrive.  
Stamps Unlimited
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Ducks Unlimited will manage how Federal Duck Stamp images are licensed to manufacturers who place the images on a wide variety of consumer products.  

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