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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States. of Chicago Press, 2014).

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Western Bluebirds Are Back

10,000 Birds

Musselman of Quincy Illinois is generally credited with originating the bluebird conservation movement that extended beyond local boundaries. Every spring I look forward to monitoring my bluebird trails when I not only get to watch Western Bluebirds develop from eggs to fledglings, but other cavity nesters as well.

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