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A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)

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Yes, that’s right – she adds an epilogue. Accidentals is published by the ten-year old Torrey House Press, which has an impressive-looking roster of books, fiction and non-, about the outdoors and the American West, including The Plume Hunter, previously reviewed here. Torrey House Press, 342 pp., Accidentals.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp., And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them. Princeton University Press, 212 pp., By Peter P.

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Wicked, right? Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press !

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World Sparrow Day 2011

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Wicked, right? Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press !

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The latest press release from the USFWS. What this press release doesn’t mention about the amount of money pumped into the economy by the National Wildlife Refuge System, as stated in the Banking on Nature Report, about 72 percent of total expenditures are generated by non-consumptive activities on refuges! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Wicked, right? Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press !

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Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil Giveaway

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Thanks also go to Cornell University Press for providing the giveaway copy. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Wicked, right? And the winner, determined by assigning each entrant a number and using a random number generator to pick one, is Ashli Gorbet

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