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August 2018, Vol. 46, No. 4 A Guide to Birding the Manchester-Essex Woods, Massachusetts Jim Berry An Overview to Birding New England Islands Keenan Yakola Soaring with Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch Steve Anderson Photo Essay: Raptors in Flight Shawn P. Carey Musings from the Blind Birder: By Any Other Name Martha Steele Field Notes Observations at an Unusual Urban Tree Swallow Nest: an Iron Snag in an Asphalt Meadow Michael C. Allen Pileated Woodpecker Surprise Sandy Selesky A Strange Eastern Phoebe Tale Judy Brown About Books: Cities Go Wild Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: March–April 2018 Neil Hayward and Robert H. Stymeist Bygone Birds Neil Hayward About the Cover: Tricolored Heron William E. Davis, Jr. About the Cover Artist: Ikki Matsumoto At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top