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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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And, Ursula Murray Husted’s “Koan” is a lovely graphic story touched with a wry sense of humor, about a visit to Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin to watch the pelican migration, a simple story that is really not simple because it’s all about flying, disappointment, and surprises.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. history; they killed a young boy just to prove they could commit the perfect crime and were the models for the murderers in Hitchcock’s film Rope.

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