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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

10,000 Birds

And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get. “Psychological Effects and Mistakes” is an interesting addition, talking about how expectations may color our perceptions and the importance of being aware of the potential for bias and error. This means that loons are no longer first!

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The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Families do not hike up mountains to sit all day on pointy rocks to watch woodpeckers. I’m not going to try to explain why people are fascinated by hawks; human-to-avian psychology is not my specialty. It’s hawks they pant and wait to see. And, a shorebird is not the image leading off the introduction to The Colbert Report.