Paradise not yet lost : the tanagers and warblers of Gamboa, Panama -- Canaries in the mine : songbirds and our ecosystem -- The breeding bird survey : taking a census of migrating birds -- Birds in the rainforest : the effects of deforestation and fragmentation -- Coffee with a conscience : preserving bird habitats, one cup of coffee at a time -- Falling from the sky : the ongoing scourge of pesticides -- Bright lights, big danger : small-town and big-city hazards to migrating songbirds -- Stalking the songbirds : cowbirds, cats, and other predators -- Living on the edge : birds need not just homes but neighbourhoods -- Epilogue : answering the cry of the songbirds -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- Index.
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