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  1. The BirdChat debate has returned to that intractable question: How many birders are there? Here's Jerry Blinn's take: http://tiny.cc/90VGU.
  2. There's been another Pacific Wren in Colorado, again in Boulder County. (And this time, it's personal.) Details: http://tiny.cc/pssFZ.
  3. Whew! The BirdChat debate on the ABA logo change is heating up. Robert Kyse says why he's suspicious of a logo change: http://tiny.cc/43sVy.
  4. Laura Erickson's comments on the ABA logo change are insightful. Check out her BirdChat posting on the matter: http://tiny.cc/raGaW.
  5. The ABA logo change is being debated on BirdChat. Jump into the fray: http://tiny.cc/CACgV. If you have opinions about it, don't be bashful!
  6. If you think the Birding magazine photo quiz is too easy (ha!), try our online quiz: http://tiny.cc/uMC6U. Get it right and win a prize!
  7. In Colorado: new Red-breasted Merganser max. for Weld Co. and new Eurasian Collared-Dove max. for Boulder Co. Details: http://tiny.cc/fpBsO.
  8. What are the ducks on the cover of the Nov. 2009 Birding? The answers are revealed by bird ID expert Peter Pyle: http://aba.org/quiz.pdf.
  9. Ever wonder how the Himalayan Snowcock got to America? Check out this exclusive, 25-minute film on the ABA website: http://tiny.cc/IbYJU.
  10. "Lilian's" Meadowlark... Coming soon to a checklist near you? Find out in "News and Notes" in the Nov. 2009 Birding: http://tiny.cc/uNLT5.
  11. "Sightings" is the only place to get a continental summary of recently sighted rare birds. Here's the latest edition: http://tiny.cc/Jkj8R.
  12. Learn all about Bill Pranty, chairman of the ABA's Checklist Committee. He's interviewed in the Nov. 2009 Birding: http://tiny.cc/tpeS5.
  13. Sunday afternoon, a record high count of "ice swallows" (a.k.a. Bonaparte's Gulls) for Colorado! Read about it here: http://tiny.cc/OOgrq.
  14. The song of the Pacific Wren is lame compared to the Winter Wren's. It's all relative... Listen to the differences: http://tiny.cc/VNsIt
  15. Cherry Creek Reservoir was stormy and birdy yesterday, with loons, Bonaparte's Gulls, and lots of Cackling Geese: http://tiny.cc/IUaza.
  16. And what, pray tell, is a Pacific Wren? Find out--and listen to the distinctive call note--at Nathan Pieplow's blog: http://tiny.cc/7Z2vl
  17. Yesterday's bird walk produced two Surf Scoters, a Swamp Sparrow, and a Pacific Wren. Yes, a Pacific Wren. Details: http://tiny.cc/YcHTg.
  18. Birding photo quiz answers by Saraiya Ruano and Paul Hess: http://tiny.cc/UxmNr. We welcome your feedback on this new approach for quizzes.
  19. Please consider submitting 150-word mini-articles to the "People and Places" column in Birding. Here are some samples: http://tiny.cc/HdbNc
  20. Four species added to the ABA Checklist! (And one removed.) Read the free article in the November 2009 Birding: http://tiny.cc/EsmBj.