Living Bird Spring 2021—Table of Contents
April 1, 2021
Feature Articles
The “Remarkable and Persistently Stimulating” John Fitzpatrick
By Scott Weidensaul
Is Bird Migration Getting More Dangerous?
By Marc Devokaitis
Violet-green Swallow by Jhoneil Centeno/Macaulay Library; clouds by Kolganova Daria/Shutterstock.Brown-headed Nuthatches Return to Missouri’s Ozark Mountains After 100 Years
By Greg Breining
Brown-headed Nuthatch by Noppadol Paothong/Missouri Department of Conservation.The Race to Save African Vultures
By Scott Weidensaul
Columns & Departments
View from Sapsucker Woods: Why a Cornell Lab?
By John W. Fitzpatrick
It’s Official: Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flickers Have Nearly Identical DNA
By Gustave Axelson
Northern Flicker by Ray Hennessy.New U.S. Administration Brings About-Face on Bird Policy
By Gustave Axelson
Great Egret by Melissa James/Macaulay Library.The Secret to Starling Success: It’s in Their Genes
By Pat Leonard
European Starling in Ohio by Matthew Plante/Macaulay Library.Essay: Are Starlings Really “Invasive Aliens”?
By Natalie Hofmeister
The Tide is Turning for Shorebirds of China’s Yellow Sea
By Wendy Paulson
In Spain, Momentum Builds for Vulture Conservation
By Gustave Axelson
Gallery: A Glittering Trochilidae Treasure
By David Mora Vargas

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