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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

10,000 Birds

The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. The current administration can now start construction on any of the public lands along the border with no concern for habitats, ecosystems, or wildlife.

Texas 169
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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

10,000 Birds

Not only is Kenn Kaufman a world-class birder and all-around naturalist who makes his living doing what he loves. How blessed can one guy be? Not only has he authored multiple field guides, and prose works, too (such as the classic coming-of-age-as-a-birder story, Kingbird Highway ).

Ohio 201