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Contents vi List of Abbreviations vii Acknowledgements ix A Note on the Cover xi Beginnings : An Introduction PART ONE 3 Chapter One • Nesting 15 Chapter Two • Naming 31 Ecotone One • Field Marks PART TWO 45 Chapter Three • Homologies 63 Chapter Four • Flight 81 Chapter Five • Gravity 99 Ecotone Two • Field Guides PART THREE 115 Chapter Six • Notes 129 Chapter Seven • Birdsong 147 Chapter Eight • Listening 161 Ecotone Three • Field Notes PART FOUR 177 Chapter Nine • Birder-Poet 195 Chapter Ten • Science 215 Ecotone Four • Field Trips 223 Ending • Ravens 227 Appendix • Bird Concordance 237 Notes 259 Works Cited 277 Index ...

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