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The Call of the Osprey (Scientists in the Field series)
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt BFYR
ISBN: 978-0-544-23268-6
Keywords: Contaminants, scientific method, Osprey
In mining areas of Montana, the gigantic nests and close family life of these fish-catching birds help researchers monitor the effects of mercury contaminants on them. Vivid photographs.