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

10,000 Birds

It was seeing this incredibly huge bird sitting against the backdrop of the dignified buildings that line Fifth Avenue, and seeing New Yorkers walking their fast New York pace below the hawk, ignoring my pointing finger. Look, a hawk,” I called out to random people. No one looked but me.

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NYT Equine Thought Experiment

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The New York Times presents us, this morning, with "Equine Alternative" regarding the recent discovery that horses decided to allow themselves be domesticated by humans for our mutual benefit, earlier than we had thought (3500 BC, and we preciously thought it was more like 2500 BC). And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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The Joy of Bird Feeding: A Book Review by a Birder who Loves Her Feeder Birds

10,000 Birds

New York City apartments don’t allow feeders to be hung from fire escapes (though I know certain birders that skirt that rule), and it wasn’t until I had already been birding for four-and-a-half years that I obtained a small yard in central New Jersey in which I could place a feeder or two or three. I came late to bird feeding.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I wish there was more discussion of research techniques and resources. Research experiments are described without citing the names of the researchers themselves or any other background information. As most birders know, playback is controversial in the birding world. This is a beautifully designed book.

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

10,000 Birds

In a note at the back of Mama Built a Little Nest , she traces her interest in bird nests back to a hummingbird who built a cup nest on a mobile hanging outside her kitchen window, and offers “resources for further learning and exploration.” 52 Ways to Wonder, Wander, and Explore Birds with Kids (Roost Books).

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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

There are some excellent web guides, like the New York City Audubon “ Birding in NYC” guide , but these are not books. Its purpose, chief editor Mickey Long tells us, “is to provide useful information for birders of all skill and experience levels” (p. The goodies don’t stop with the Appendix.