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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No, Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. They showed me their wounds!

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I Get Back

10,000 Birds

Four moments (and species) stand out in my own personal birding renaissance: I put an improvised birdbath in my yard to see if I can get the House Sparrows to stop munching on my lettuce plants, and a stunning Black-vented Oriole arrives to bathe. A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind.

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