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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

.” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” ” California Condors are thriving now, mostly, but Osborn’s experiences in the early 2000’s were years of triumph and heartbreak. Osborn is a superlative natural history writer.

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The Last Few Rays Before Extinction

10,000 Birds

She’s contemplated California Condors here before, but Passenger Pigeons seem to resonate most with her. As for me, I didn’t see a passenger pigeon until visiting the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, about three summers ago, a specimen tagged and strangely out of place in a haven for raptors.