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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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This visual marking of who’s in charge (and who’s not) helps reduce aggressive actions within the flock during winter, so the sparrows’ energy can be used more productively for finding food and watching out for predators.

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The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

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An additional aid to finding specific birds is the page design, which places page number and bird group on the upper left and right hand corners of the left and right pages. But, now that I’ve read American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey , I want to applaud the idea and the product. Small (Photographer).