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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

10,000 Birds

Almost as soon as you leave the nest, you have the strong urge to migrate to a place called “Venezuela” Can you imagine how many potential choices and decisions are involved in flying from Alaska to the Atlantic Seaboard, flying down the eastern U.S., Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

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