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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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The checklist of the Louisiana Ornithological Society was at 485 as of August 2020.) Marybeth Lima tells her birding and personal stories in straightforward, honest language that never skimps on detail (sometimes a bit too much detail) but never overflows on emotion. by Marybeth Lima. LSU Press, 2019, 272 pp.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). The guide covers 265 of Maine’s 461 bird species: common nesting species, common migrants, and wintering birds.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Press, 2020, 304p. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring. Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. Simon & Schuster, February 2020, 336 pages. Older sources would have referred to MacQueen’s as Houbara, since they were written before the split. The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer.

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Bernd Heinrich’s new book “White Feathers” — a review

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27 / February 18, 2020 / ISBN 978132860441-5 (hardcover) / ISBN 9781328603517 (ebook). What one would give to walk the woods with eyes as acute as his, and curiosity as unceasing! White Feathers: The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows , by Bernd Heinrich / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 232 pp., $27

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