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Backstraps ease the load |
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Suet attracts woodpeckers |
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Squirrel-resistant feeder |
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Oranges attract Northern Orioles |
| Resources for hiking and birding in the Kansas City area | ||||||
| Hiking trails in the Kansas City area | ||||||
| • Book - Hiking Kansas City, by William B. Eddy & Richard O. Ballentine • Websites identified in individual trail site descriptions for NW, NE, SW, and SE |
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| Benefits of walking | ||||||
| • nbcnews.com - "Why Walking Is the Most Underrated Form of Exercise " | ||||||
| • niddk.nih.gov - "Adults need ... 2.5 hours per week of ... aerobic activity to stay healthy. " | ||||||
| • heart.org - "... walking is just as good for your health as running. " | ||||||
| • whitehutchinson.com - "natural environment has profound effects on the well-being..." | ||||||
| • aarp.org - "Walking Prescriptions for Health" | ||||||
| Information about walking | ||||||
| • About.com:Walking - info and links on walking/hiking shoes, fitness, nutrition, etc. | ||||||
• thewalkingsite.com - selecting walking shoes and other information about walking |
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| Bird identification and behavior, and information about Cardinalidae | ||||||
• Books by David Allen Sibley: The Sibley Guide to Birds, and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior |
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• Book - Birds of Kansas, by Max C. Thompson, Charles A. Ely, Bob Gress, Chuck Otte, Sebastian T. Patti, David Seibel, and Eugene A. Young |
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| • Cornell Lab of Ornithology - silhouette, field marks, posture, size, flight pattern, habitat | ||||||
| Bird taxonomy | ||||||
• BirdLife International - world taxonomic checklist |
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• American Ornithologists Union - bird taxonomic checklist for North and Middle America |
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• American Birding Association - bird taxonomic checklist for continental USA and Canada |
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• Kansas City area bird list is a compilation of lists of accepted bird sightings for Jackson, Cass, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri from the Missouri Audubon Society and for Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas from the Kansas Ornithological Society |
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| Bird feeders | ||||||
• Audubon - tips for safely attracting and feeding birds |
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| Birding binoculars | ||||||
| • birdwatching.com - binoculars for particular needs and price ranges | ||||||
| Kansas City area birding organizations | ||||||
| • Burroughs Audubon Society - Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Audubon Soc. | ||||||
| • Kansas Ornithological Society - statewide organization devoted specifically to the study, conservation, and enjoyment of birds | ||||||
| Beginning Birding (thanks to Tanner from Compton Community Center) | ||||||
• Introduction to Birdwatching - birdwatching benefits, "how to's", and needs to get started |
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• Tricky IDs - how to distinguish between some "look -a-like" birds |
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• Beginner's Guide to Birdwatching - comprehensive overview on beginning birdwatching |
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