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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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It is early April as I write this, and migration is beginning to trickle through to New York City. Research has also shown that migrant birds have smaller brains than resident birds but grow more neurons, which deal with spatial information, before they migrate. Pause again to think about having this superpower.).

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). I think birders will enjoy reading this political history of the MBTA.