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Hawks At A Distance: A Timely Classic

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My book of choice for this time of year is Jerry Liguori’s Hawks At A Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors, a brilliant tutorial on how to recognize raptors by shape and flight style, distilling years of experience and expertise into 216 pages. Sullivan) of The Crossley ID Guide Raptors (PUP, 2013).

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Eventually everyone made it to their computer, and created the Summer of 2013 Rehabber’s Wish List: Money. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. “Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. Change in Law. That’s easy!”

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