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Fall 2001
Vol. 54:4

A male broad-billed hummingbird hovers before a garden flower in a virtuoso display of strength and delicacy.
Photograph by Dave Welling.

Departments
Life On The Edge
Bird Song and Beyond
Keith K. Howell

Horizons
The Planet Also Rises
Kathleen M. Wong

Habitats
Rockfish to Rig Fish
Stephanie Greenman

Counterpoints in Science
Energy Crises in Heaven and Earth
Jerold M. Lowenstein

Letters to the Editor
Mountain Lake
Bolsa Chica
David Douglas

Here At The Academy
Photographer Dong Lin
Keith K. Howell

Reviews
Terrence Gosliner on the Galapagos Islands
Tom Tucker
on An Underwater Pioneer
Norden H. Cheatham
on Invasive Plants
Editors' Recommendations

Features
Feathered Gems
To defend territories and attract mates, hummingbirds put on spectacular performances of flight and song.
Luis Baptista

Maestro of the Avian Symphony The late ornithologist Luis Baptista was passionate about all the riches life had to offer. Many have been inspired by his encouragement and insight.
Peter Marler

At Home in the
Natural World

Skyguide
Star Showers
Bing F. Quock

Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Fall
Liese Greensfelder

Wild Lives
Xantus' Murrelets Go to Sea
Dave Brian Butvill

Not available online:
Autumn Among the Aspens
An extraordinary breadth of hues ignites the aspen groves of California's eastern Sierra and San Bernardino Mountains.
Anna Davison

Lunch on the Host
Practically all insects have at least one fellow species as a parasite. But while predators kill their victims, parasitoids literally eat them alive.
Andrei Sourakov

Thank Your Lucky Stars for Jupiter
Without our planetary big brother, Earth would have had no oceans, nor remained free of asteroid impacts long enough for humans to evolve.
Jay Withgott

A Closer Look
Returning Tidepools
Roberta Friedman

In Pursuit of Science
River of Words
Lisa Viani