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

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The “Literature Cited” section lists the traditional print articles, books, and maps, but doesn’t include items like data sets or rare bird alerts. For a history of the Bronx County Bird Club, I highly recommend this article from the 1991 issue of American Birds , a publication of Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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This is also where Johnson starts talking about the cost of the theft to the Museum and to science. He says he is motivated by what he has learned from the curators about the skins importance to science, but he is also clearly irritated by the fact that Rist has gotten off so lightly. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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There is an interesting study covered in an article titled “Willie Wagtails: The Werewolves of the Bird World” which at first glance might also seem to be catering to some superstition but which really analyzes potential reasons for males of this species sometimes singing at night.

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The Eurasian Woodcock

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This article is about birds. Another paper featuring Eurasian Woodcocks was published in the rather pompously titled “Science of The Total Environment” (you can sort of imagine a fanatic leader asking an audience of scientists whether they want the “total environment”). Where do woodcocks feed?

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