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    From our own backyards to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the challenges of the winter season. This is their remarkable story, told by award-winning birder and acclaimed writer Pete Dunne, accompanied by illustrations from renowned artist and birder David Sibley.

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    From our own backyards to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the challenges of the winter season. This is their remarkable story, told by award-winning birder and acclaimed writer Pete Dunne, accompanied by illustrations from renowned artist and birder David Sibley.

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    From our own backyards to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the challenges of the winter season. This is their remarkable story, told by award-winning birder and acclaimed writer Pete Dunne, accompanied by illustrations from renowned artist and birder David Sibley.

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    Contents

    Preface xiii

    Introduction 1
    Birds in Winter 3
    Winter Wings 3
    “Migrate or Tough It Out?”That Is the Question 10
    A Tale of Two Falcons 11
    Built for the Cold 13
    Feathers:The Evolutionary Edge 15
    Other Cold-Defeating Mechanisms 17
    Camouflage: Becoming One with Winter 18
    But Why of All Places the Arctic? 19
    Migration:The Better Part of Valor 20
    Migration: How Far Is Far Enough? 23
    The Terrible Winter of 1977 26
    Migratory Irruptions 29
    Snowy Invaders 30
    Where the Food Is 35
    Roost Strategy 39
    Strength in Numbers 42
    The Amazing Survival Strategy of
    the Spectacled Eider 44
    Further Remarkable Strategies 45
    The Miracle That Is a Seed 48
    The Great Blizzard of 1956 53
    Bird Feeding: A National Pastime 54
    Predator Control 60
    The Impact of Agriculture 63
    Special Gifts of the Season: Finding Birds in Winter 64
    Gearing Up for the Cold 67
    Winter Means Waterfowl 69
    Mixed-Species Flocks 73
    Owls and Winter Owling 75
    National Wildlife Refuges: National Treasures 85
    A Changing Winter Climate 87
    Winter-Breeding Birds 88
    Helping Birds in Winter (and Year-Round) 90

    Selected Species Profiles


    of North American Winter Birds 94
    An Imbolc Big Day 135
    Epilogue: Driving a Wedge into Winter 155

    Acknowledgments 159
    Appendix:Where the Birds Are 161
    Bibliography 175

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