Living Bird Spring 2018—Table Of Contents

Feature Articles

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  The Araripe Manakin, Keeper of the Spring Waters

  Photography by Gerrit Vyn; story by Gustave Axelson

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  Rusty Blackbirds are Rising from Obscurity but Falling in Number

  By David W. Shaw

  Rusty Blackbird by Sparky Stensaas.
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  Old-Growth Is Great, But Here’s Why We Need New-Growth Forests, Too

  By Scott Weidensaul

  Photo by Kelly Triece.
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  Analysis: Reinterpretation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act Runs Counter to Spirit of the Law

  By Lynn Scarlett

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  A Yard Full of Native Plants Is a Yard Full of Well-Fed Birds

  By Kathi Borgmann

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  From Museum Drawers, Scientists Uncover Our Sooty Past

  By Kathi Borgmann

  Sooty air in Joliet, Illinois, 1901; photo from the Library of Congress, LC-D4-5935.
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  Bottlenecks, Refueling Stations, and Fire Escapes: 3 Types of Stopover Sites Migrants Really Need

  Text by Amanda Rodewald and Ken Rosenberg

  Designed by Jillian Ditner, illustration by Bartels Science Illustrator Phillip Krzeminski