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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Two maps of the northwest Bronx and adjacent Yonkers, one from 1891 and one from 2015, pp. The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. “Wait!” ” you’re probably saying.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean: A Book Review by a Lover of Parliaments

10,000 Birds

Each account contains a range map created by Weidensaul, utilizing diverse sources–breeding bird atlases, banding data, research articles. (It Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 13, 2015). —————– Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean. by Scott Weidensaul.