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Article: Saving migratory birds and the boreal forest
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 8, 2003
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JAMIE RAPPAPORT CLARK
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-08-2003
Saving migratory birds and the boreal forest
By JAMIE RAPPAPORT CLARK
Date: 05-08-2003, Thursday
Section: OPINION
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SATURDAY IS International Migratory Bird Day, a time to celebrate one of nature's most compelling spectacles. This spring, 3 billion birds, a third of the continent's population, will pass by on their way to a far-off summer home - Canada's boreal forest. It's a place few Americans know, but one to which we must begin paying attention if we want to continue to protect North America's bird life.
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