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December 2009, Vol. 37, No. 6 Birding by Bicycle on the Nashua River Rail Trail David Deifik Hey, Captain, the Birds are over There Frederick Wasti The Political Landscape: Dark City Jennifer Ryan and Christina McDermott Not Just another Birding Contest - This is the Superbowl! David Larson Field Notes Two Observations of Walking or Running by Northern Flickers, Colaptes auratus Jim Berry Notes on Nestling Coloration and Feeding Frequency in the Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens Jim Berry Update on Lesser Black-backed Gull Julie Ellis Specimen of a Eurasian Tree Sparrow Found Dead in a Shipping Container from China Tom French A Comparison of the Avian Communities in Winter in a Forest and Adjacent suburb William E. Davis, Jr. About Books: Hot on the Trail of a Cold Duck Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: July/August 2009 About the Cover: Downy Woodpecker William E. Davis, Jr. About the Cover Artist: Julie Zickefoose At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top