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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

10,000 Birds

The book offers numerous facts about many species, findings of hundreds of research projects, notes on trends and exceptions from the norm, but little that captures the poetry of winter bird behavior or ignites a passion for change.

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A Merganser Trifecta!

10,000 Birds

It goes without saying that our three breeding species of mergansers in the United States are amongst the most brilliantly colored birds we have. Like most species of waterfowl, these unique divers need open patches of water in the winter to survive. Notice how the shaggy crest of the Red-breasted Merganser is different?

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