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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Ackerman understands how to set a scene, fill it with charismatic real-life characters, and top it off with magic–the hoot of a distant Great Gray Owl, a Burrowing Owl evading capture, an old barn sheltering young Barn Owls, a tree full of Long-eared Owls in the middle of a small town in northern Serbia. They are also hunted.

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Reminders and Perils of Fall Migration in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Where will those birds go when they come back looking for food and shelter? Speaking of pineapples, they come with a double dose of destruction that includes application of massive amounts of chemicals, poisons that not only keep insects and fungi at bay but also kill birds. It can and does work !