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

10,000 Birds

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.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today.

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