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Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back from Extinction–A Review

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In addition to longtails and rats, Wingate battles developers (of course), a rare Snowy Owl that kills 5% of the cahow population (Wingate shoots the owl, to the dismay of many), and the U.S. These are magical experiences. Beacon Press, 2012. The fate of the Bermuda Petrel, the cahow, is still in question.

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Still the Same Hawk: A Review of a Book about Nature and New York by a Native New Yorker

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I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. Not surprisingly, I found the most compelling essays were those by people who had had similar experiences to mine. Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2012. Just a little.

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