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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

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She herself is a vegetarian, one of the sort that mourns even roadkill. Atria Books, New York, $20 (U.S.); $27 (Canada), 79 pp., In The Hawk’s Way, Montgomery is very good on the ethical dilemmas inherent in falconry, centered on both the bird and the woman, even if she never resolves any of them definitively. May 3, 2022.

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What is the State Bird of New Jersey?

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American Goldfinches are found in much of the United States all year round, spreading their range to Canada in the summer, and into the southern United States and Mexico in the winter. Unlike many other songbirds, these goldfinches subsist entirely on a vegetarian, seed-based diet.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

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Unlike birds, they do not vocalize; unlike butterflies, they are totally predatory, not a vegetarian amongst them. The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates.