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It was remarkable that the same species of bird was able to thrive in two places so far apart, and so completely different. If they can do it, Roy thought, maybe I can, too.
p. 93.4 *

species = a similar group of animals or plants so similar they can reproduce together

editor's notes: This is in reference to Roy's surprise that the osprey species he liked in Montana, also lives in Florida. The discovery made Roy think that perhaps he can be happy in Florida too.
In Florida the birds were strictly protected as a Species of Special Concern, so their presence on the Mother Paula's site would have created serious legal problems—and a public-relations disaster—if it had become widely known.
p. 282.4

species = a similar group of animals or plants

Definitions:

(1) (species)
a group of animals or plants that are similar -- typically identified as belonging to the same group when they are of a kind that can reproduce new members of the group together
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)