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

10,000 Birds

For example, Red-bellied Woodpeckers began their colonization “without warning” on western Long Island in mid-May 1961, expanded “the invasion” in spring 1962, and then incurred a “second invasion” in spring 1969 (p. It’s a very mixed chapter. They wrote books and published research.