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The Birds of March Madness

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Greetings, 10,000 Birds readers! Birds have already begun making their presence known on the court. The Round of 64 boasts a healthy contingent of teams with bird mascots.* For the record, here are all the bird-related teams who made it to the tournament: Oregon Ducks. Louisville Cardinals. Temple Owls.

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Audubon’s Footsteps

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Clavruel’s book is not a day-by-day recreation of Audubon’s various itineraries, but rather a loose investigation of “regions and birds unknown to me,” he says, prompted by his “desire to meet and sketch people who live each day in contact with nature.” Birds, mammals and other wildlife, humans and landscapes are all rendered magnificently.