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hawk watch, 48–49, 53, 96, 98, 105 passenger pigeons, 4–11, 96
extinction of, 7–10
insecticides, 53, 61–62, 68, 91 hunting of, 7–8
integrated pest management (IPM), migration of, 5–6
69 pesticide, 54–55, 59–71, 102
pollution, 9–10, 20–21, 78
Kittatinny Ridge, 50–53 light, 30–31, 45
Klem, Daniel, Jr., 22–27 predator, 25, 30, 39, 45, 65, 69, 75,
77, 78, 103, 105
Lacey Act, 7–8
Lights Out program, 36–37 prey, 30, 38, 43, 54, 56, 77, 78, 81,
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Maciejewski, Stephen, 31–33
Marra, Peter, 38, 41–42, 47, 90 raptors. See birds of prey
Mesure, Michael, 35–36 Russell, Keith, 28, 32–33, 37, 97
migration, 5–6, 14–16, 28–32, shrinking baseline syndrome, 17
34–37, 47, 49–53, 65–68, 79, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
99, 102 (SMBC), 41, 71, 90
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 21 songbirds, 12, 22, 30, 33, 42, 51, 56,
Morrissey, Christy, 58–59, 63–65, 63, 71, 92, 100, 103
68–71, 89, 100
Tallamy, Douglas (Doug), 82–83,
Narango, Desirée, 88–93 85, 87–88, 90–93, 102
National Audubon Society, 16, 21,
28, 31–33, 37, 79, 96, 102–105 US Environmental Protection
neonicotinoids (neonics), 62–68 Agency (EPA), 55, 61–62, 68
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 40,
ornithology, 8, 13, 16–17, 19, 22, 24, 56, 72, 97
37, 53, 59, 66, 96, 104–105
waterfowl, 20–21
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