Living Bird Autumn 2020—Table of Contents
September 29, 2020
Feature Articles
Deepwater Horizon: Ten Years After America’s Biggest Oil Spill Disaster
By Scott Weidensaul
Raccoon Island has been restored in the last ten years and pelicans are nesting there again. Photo by Amy Shutt.Analysis: Losing the Law That Saves Migratory Birds
By Scott Weidensaul
Analysis: If Another Deepwater Horizon Happens, New Policy Changes Would Give Polluters a Free Pass
By Amanda Rodewald
Special Section: Recent Environmental Rule Changes and Rollbacks
Text by Anil Oza and Gustave Axelson; artwork by Jillian Ditner
A Bird Agenda for the 117th Congress
Text by Anil Oza and Gustave Axelson; artwork by Jillian Ditner
Could Deer Hunting Improve Habitat for Forest Birds?
By Marc Devokaitis
Columns & Departments
View from Sapsucker Woods: Our Science-Driven Mission to Inform Policy
By John W. Fitzpatrick
The White-throated Sparrow Song That’s Taking Over North America
By Kathi Borgmann and Marc Devokaitis
Bird Profile: White-throated Sparrow
From All About Birds; Illustrations by Jessica French
A Bird’s Beak Is Shaped by More Than What it Eats
By Kathi Borgmann
One Species or Two? A Winner Emerges in the Great Oriole Debate
By Pat Leonard and Marc Devokaitis
Gallery: Violet-green Swallows at Home
By Jen Lobo

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