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Backstraps ease the load |
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Suet attracts woodpeckers |
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Squirrel-resistant feeder |
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 | ||||||
| • About.com:Walking - "Walkers have less incidence of cancer, ... other killer diseases." | ||||||
| • walkinginfo.org - "walking for ... 30 minutes a day, will produce measurable benefits..." | ||||||
| • active.com - "the more people walk each day, the more energetic they feel..." | ||||||
| • whitehutchinson.com - "natural environment has profound effects on the well-being..." | ||||||
| • aarp.org - "Walking requires no prescription, the risk of side effects is very low, and the benefits are numerous." | ||||||
| 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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| • Cornell Lab of Ornithology - silhouette, field marks, posture, size, flight pattern, habitat | ||||||
| Bird taxonomy | ||||||
• BirdLife International - world taxonomic checklist |
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• American Ornithological 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 from Burr Oak Woods, James A. Reed Wildlife Area, Ernie Miller Nature Center, and the Overland Park Arboretum |
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| Bird feeders | ||||||
• Audubon at Home - 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 | ||||||
