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  1. The next phase of my life

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    01.Feb.08, 06:16 EST Blog edited on: 18.Feb.08, 12:59 EST
    Most of my adult life has been spent studying birds and mammals in the field, or teaching in the classroom.  I have studied white-tailed deer along the Columbia River, bobolinks in New York meadows, ground squirrels in Idaho sagebrush, wildlife in Arizona, and birds in tropical forests in Costa Rica.  You do the research, then publish the papers in scientific journals, and maybe 6 people read them.  I have loved all of that, but now I want to turn my attention to trying to make more of a difference in the real world, as opposed to the "ivory tower".  The internet is a fantastic medium to attempt to interact with many more people than the number who can fit into a classroom.

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  1. Tertiary Productions

    13:13 EST, 04.Feb.08
    Interesting ... I'll have to see if I can hear their song somewhere.

  2. DrTom

    16:05 EST, 01.Feb.08

    Bobolinks are birds in the blackbird family.  They nest on the ground in hayfields and meadows in northern U.S. and southern Canada, and spend the winter in the pampas region of Argentina.  They have what I think is the best song of any bird in North America.  Pretty neat bird.  Could talk for hours about this, but you must have a better cure for insomnia.

  3. Natasha

    13:59 EST, 01.Feb.08
    Excuse my ignorance, but what are bobolinks?