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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Species order follows the AOU Checklist of North American Birds up to the 2015 supplement (so warblers come before sparrows), with a variation– certain subspecies are treated as full species (Eurasian Teal, Western Willet, Audubon’s Warblers, Red Fox Sparrow, and more). . This is a project that clearly spanned decades.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ). But then, maybe not – it seems to be the nature of science that the more you know, the more you want to know.

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