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Mike Connor visited the same park for 40 years. His notebooks are invaluable

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Per ABC News, Mike Connor spent forty years visiting the same park and recording his observations in notebooks. He didn't initially realize it, but his meticulous records have become a valuable chronicle of environmental change — an accidental yet remarkable contribution to citizen science.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/bird-watching-mich...

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