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Living Bird Autumn 2019—Table of Contents

October 8, 2019

American Bittern feather by Simon Wheeler, with support from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. — American Bittern feather by Simon Wheeler, with support from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.

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Vanishing: More Than 1 in 4 Birds Has Disappeared in the Last 50 Years
By Gustave Axelson
How to Fix the Bird Declines: A To-Do List for Government, Business, and Individuals
By Gustave Axelson
A Grassroots Banding Project Reveals How Amazing Northern Saw-whet Owls Are
Story By Scott Weidensaul; Photography By Chris Linder
Northern Saw-whet Owl taken out of a net. Photo by Chris Linder.
Coffee Made in the Shade Can Be More Profitable, Thanks to Birds
Story by Gustave Axelson; Photography by Jeffrey Arguedas
Rufous-capped Warbler. Photo by Nigel Voaden/Macaulay Library.
Learn How to ID These 5 Confusing Streaked Sparrows
By Marc Devokaitis
Who's this bathing beauty? Check your answer. Photo by Nick Saunders/Macaulay Library.
2019 Annual Report

Columns & Departments

View from Sapsucker Woods: Birding’s “Choir” Must Become a Force for Change
By John Fitzpatrick
In Colombia, A Sunday Bird Walk Turns Up a Species Thought Extinct
By Marc Devokaitis and Winny Sun
GPS Tracking of Endangered Black-capped Petrels Could Reveal New Nesting Sites
By Elizabeth Serrano
Seeing More Hawks in Your Yard? It’s Not Your Imagination
By Marc Devokaitis
Vital Shorebird Habitat on China’s Yellow Sea Gains World Heritage Site Status
By Elizabeth Serrano
Gallery: Birds at Thumbnail Scale
Art by Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama; Text by Marc Devokaitis

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American Kestrel by Blair Dudeck / Macaulay Library