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ArtsCultureLiterature13TuesdayMay282013TheEyeTeamServiceswillbeofferedattheNorthernLightSpecialCareHomeBuildingbeginningJune25.EyeTeamParkingandEntranceareindicatedonthemap.HoursandServicesremainthesame.EyeTeamServicesAreMovingENTRANCEENTRANCEEYETEAMCLIENTPARKINGNEWEYETEAMLOCATIONENTERINGFROMCUMMINGAVE.NORTHERNLIGHTSSPECIALCAREHOME867872-6200ByRENEFRANCOEURWhathappenswhenayoungnocturnalhawkcantreadthestarstohelphimndhiswayduringoneofthelongestmi-grationdistancesofanybirdspeciesinNorthAmericaScientistturnedstorytellerJamieBastedoofYellowknifeinvitesreadersfromagesnineto99tondoutinhisnewestadventurenovelNighthawkThisisverymuchafam-ilybooksaidBastedoanecologistandeducator.Itsalsohisrstbookwrittenfromthepointofviewofanani-malanighthawknamedWisp.Youarethebirdinthisbook.Itwasachallengeandverynewformebecauseitismyfirsttalkinganimalbookhesaid.IaskedtheneighbourhoodkidsinOldTownwhoIteachguitartoifthesebirdsshouldtalkandunanimouslytheysaidyes...OuroldeststoriesinvolveanimalsandinawayIthinkthistouchesanancientchordinthehumanheart...Talkinganimalsisntsoweirdwehavealongingtogetinsidetheirheads.Nighthawkat245pagesfollowsthelongblackwingsofWispwholeaveshisflocktoembarkonafor-biddenmigratoryjourneyalonefromthedepthsoftheAmazontotheArctic.BastedotakesWispoverjaw-droppinglandscapesinclud-ingMexicoslargestvolcanoPopocatpetlandtheSonoranDesertdownintojaggedGrandCanyon-likechasmsandYel-lowstoneNationalPark.ItakemybirdrightoverFortSmithanddowntheSlaveRivertoo.HefliesacrossGreatSlaveLakeandendsup-wellyoullhavetoreadthebooktoseewhereheendsupBastedosaid.AccordingtotheauthorNighthawkisacelebrationoflandscapediversityaswellastheincrediblydangerousprocessofbirdmigration.Theresamysterytomi-grationanditsverymessybusiness...WispgoesthroughCalgaryatnightduringachinookandhastonavigatearoundtheseilluminatedtowersofglass.Towerslikethesecellandradiotowerskillmillionsofbirdshesaid.Oneradiotowertookout20000birdsinthespanofjust48hoursinanortheasternpartoftheUSBastedosaid.Thebirdbiologistandthestoryspinnerinmebothhavetobesatisedsowhenyouputdownthebookthesebirdsneedtobeconveyedinawaythatistruetotheirnaturalhistoryhighlightinghowdangerousmigrationis.ItsanadventurestorybutitsalsoaboutthingsImconcernedabout.Withoutadoubthumanstructuresarethegreatesthazardwhenitcomestocompletingnaturalmigra-tionsBastedosaid.Commonnighthawknum-bershavedwindledinCan-adaby50percentoverthepast40years.DatafromtheCanadianBreedingBirdSurveyindicateasignicantlong-termdeclineof4.2percentperyearinpopula-tionnumbersfrom1968-2005anda6.6percentdeclinefrom1995-2005aloneaccordingtondingsina2007reportbytheCommitteeontheStatusofEn-dangeredWildlifeinCanada.TherewasanotherreasonBastedowantedtowriteaboutthenighthawkitssheermys-teryasafeatheredfriend.Theverynameevokesmys-teryadventureandstory.Itsastrangemisunderstoodbird.IthassomanynamesoneoftheminFrenchtranslatesintoyingtoad.Anotherreferstotheluminousghost-likespon-taneousashesyouseeinwet-landsbogsandspookyplacesatnight.Itsaspookybird.Notmuchisknownaboutthemsci-entically...Theyreamazingyersthatdothissonicboomdivewhendoingtheirmatingdance.Ijustfellinlovewiththemhesaid.AsIwrotethisbookIoftendreamtofying.Thesechar-actersareveryrealanddeartomeandIhopetheybecomesoforthereaderaswell.BastedowasinFortSmithMondaypromotingtherecentreleaseofNighthawkattheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCentre.Healsobemadeahistoricalpresenta-tionTalesfromtheTradingPosttoelementarystudentsonTuesdayatthemuseum.AfterreceivingagrantfromtheCanadaCouncilfortheArtsBastedoisalreadyinthethickofplanninghisnextnovelwhichwilldetailhowoneteenagecyberaddictbeginsanintensiverehabilitationprocessthroughawildernessexcursionintheMackenzieMountains.ForthebirdsJamieBastedolaunchesnewnovelNighthawkrevealstheperilsofwingedmigrationstoallagesJamieBastedoYellowknifeauthorandecologisthasreleasedanewnovelfromabirdspointofview.Nighthawktakesreadersonagrippingmigrationjourney.PhotoscourtesyofJamieBastedo