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This Week in Birding is a newsletter that gives you everything you need to know about birding. It’s written by me, Bob Dolgan, writer, filmmaker, Director of “Monty and Rose,” a film about Piping Plovers, Chief Editor of Meadowlark, a journal of Illinois birds and an official Ambassador for the American Bird Conservancy. I received the 2022 Excellence in Environmental Reporting Award from Chicago Audubon Society.
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