Each March, teams from around the world assemble in the Negev Desert of Israel for one of the world’s greatest birding competitions: a big day to see as many species of possible in 24 hours within the confines of Southern Israel. This epic game– fittingly named Champions of the Flyway– will take the players from [read more…]
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The 2019 issue of Birder’s Guide to Travel is just now beginning to arrive in members’ mailboxes. But you don’t have to wait until then to see what’s inside. And you don’t have to be an ABA member. You can see the entirety of this issue of Birder’s Guide right now. Simply click here. (Birder’s [read more…] 
The 2018 issue of Birder’s Guide to Gear is now being mailed. If you’re an ABA member, you should find it in your mailbox in the next couple weeks. But you don’t have to wait until then to see what’s inside. And neither do non-members. You can see the entirety of this issue of [read more…] The 2018 issue of Birder’s Guide to Conservation & Community has hit mailboxes. One of those mailboxes belongs to Joe Scott of Chatham, New Hampshire. Here’s what Joe has to say about this year’s issue: —— This magazine was a treat to read. I belong to many conservation organizations and believe fully in [read more…] We’re in the homestretch for our 2018 Nesting Season Appeal, with just a few days left to reach our goal of raising $30,000 to support the ABA’s Young Birder programs. We’ve had a very good response thus far and to those of you who have donated already, THANK YOU! Through our Young Birder Camps, [read more…] For the last few years, we at the ABA made the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, known far and wide as the Duck Stamp, available through our own store. We hoped this would give birders an opportunity to vote, as it were, for how they want their voices to be heard as consumers of [read more…] Jeff Manker is a man with a mission. He believes that teaching ornithology to high school students is the best way to bring more birders into the fold and to instill a conservation and naturalist ethic in the next generation. And he has the track record to back that up. In an essay in the [read more…] The ABA-Leica Subadult Wheatears, competing this year’s Champions of the Flyway event in southern Israel, are very very close to their goal and need your help to get them over the top! Every dollar raised goes to help BirdLife International put a stop to illegal bird trapping and hunting around the Mediterranean, one of [read more…] Champions of the Flyway, held annually in southern Israel has quickly become one the world’s premiere bird races, with teams from around the world racing for 24 hours to come up with the biggest list along the migration highway that is the eastern Mediterranean. And more, the event doubles as a fundraiser for Birdlife International’s [read more…] |
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A Dozen Things You Can Do to Celebrate Bill Thompson III
These are my friend Bill Thompson III’s shoes. Actually, this is just the tip of his footwear iceberg—he owned and wore a lot of shoes. I photographed these as they sat by his front door the day after I, along with members of his family, watched him fly free of his cancer-ravaged body. [read more…]