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Lost Among the Birds: A Review of a Big Year Book

10,000 Birds

The chapter titles, one for each year, thankfully change from downers like “The Bluebirds of Unhappiness” to the knowingly corny (“Winning the Booby Prize” wins the prize). By the end of February, Hayward has seen 294 birds in five states and two provinces. On April 25, with 492 birds on his year list, he finally commits to doing a Big Year!

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