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A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)

10,000 Birds

In Gaines’ first novel Carbon Dreams (2001) the science (there, geology) tended to overwhelm the story, but in Accidentals, she incorporates ornithology and microbiology skillfully into a well-woven whole. Her narrator is Gabriel, 23, raised in Northern California by an American father and a Uruguayan mother.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Big Egg Marsh. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Swainson’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus swainsoni. Parque do Ibirapuera. 14 Mar 2016. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. 24 Apr 2016. Ash-throated Flycatcher – Myiarchus cinerascens. La Paz, Mexico. 23 Apr 2016. 25 Apr 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Big Egg Marsh. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Swainson’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus swainsoni. Parque do Ibirapuera. 14 Mar 2016. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. 24 Apr 2016. Ash-throated Flycatcher – Myiarchus cinerascens. La Paz, Mexico. 23 Apr 2016. 25 Apr 2016.

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