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Bird Books for Children: From Colors & Shapes to Discovering Central Park

10,000 Birds

And, for the hornbills above, an old tree hollow: Mama built a sealed nest. The hornbill paragraph, for example explains how the male seals the female into the cavity nest, using mud and droppings, leaving a small hole through which he feeds her. within an old tree’s hollow. My daddy left a little hole.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp attracts birders of all skills levels every summer and Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island, Machias Seal Island, and Scarborough Marsh are nationally known birding hotspots. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

10,000 Birds

There are owls in New York City. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park’s Ramble.