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What Happened This Winter

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So how did the winter of 2020-2021 shape up down here? Not only did the pandemic eliminate the possibility of traveling to see different biozones, it also temporarily removed the most heavily-trafficked sites from my list of favorites. It was, obviously, a most unusual season.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Lovette (2020). “IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)” Retrieved January 14, 2021; cited in “Hummingbirds,” Wikipedia, retrieved July 4, 2021; Birdlife International “Datazone,” [link] retrieved July 4, 2021; Winkler, D. Billerman, and I.J. Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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Press, 2020, 304p. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American. The bird names have changed some, the essay format has broadened, the authors are more diverse, but the ecstasy in writing about the intersection of human and bird remains intact. Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. Simon & Schuster, February 2020, 336 pages. They live in air-conditioned quarters and cared for in the most modern of avian medical facilities, with its own ophthalmology wing and intensive care unit.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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And, that increased bird tourism and sales of this guide will increase interest in and support of projects aimed at protecting nesting habitat, empowering indigenous communities to work as conservation allies, raise awareness of the dangers of Macaw trafficking, and continuing ornithological research on threatened species.

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