30 Birds

19/ Marathon


nighthawk

The high-pitched whine of the drill cutting into my molar made it difficult to hear.

      Dr Canterbury had my full attention, however, as he leaned over me, pressing with the drill. "Go to the [zzzzzzzzZZZZ] in summer, and you'll see the Antillean [zzZZZZZzzzz]." Although I hadn't heard them, I knew what the missing words were: "Marathon Airport" and "Nighthawk." "Ugh-A," I said, as best I could with a mouth full of cotton.

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Table of Contents

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Front matter Preface 1 / Irresistible Lemmon 2 / Above and Above 3 / Masked Sibilicide 4 / On the Border 5 / Visiting Nobility 6 / Walking on Water 7 / Contented Hog 8 / Restricted Diet 9 / Marineland 10 / Carderock 11 / Valhalla 12 / Hammering 13 / Penelope 14 / Bahamas Bird 15 / Burrow Bird 16 / Percy Bysshe 17 / Pawnee 18 / On the Rocks 19 / Marathon 20 / Well Loved 21 / Alas, Lost Cousin 22 / Bombay Hook 23 / Back Bay 24 / Unexpected Popup 25 / Presidio 26 / Little Creek 27 / Tiger Creek 28 / Taxonomic Birding 29 / Deceiving Appearance 30 / Florida Canyon Addendum Additional postings/Notifications Bonus Afterword Photo Credits           Random Footnotes Home page ->

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Birds treated, but not featured (see Photo Credits):