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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Cuban Black Hawk, split in 2007 from Common Black Hawk! In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Cuba is on my mind. It’s probably on your mind too, especially if you live in the United States. 26 endemics!

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. Greeley has a historian’s instincts, perhaps stemming from his training as an archivist (though he ended up, he says vaguely, in business and market research).