10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.” Fish and Wildlife Service. The story of Duncraft is a good example.

America 236

America Industry Birds Squirrels 236

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Which, naturally, got me to thinking about the newly erected order Suliformes, a development I mentioned in my December column, 2010′s Top 10 Developments in Bird Taxonomy and Systematics , but which I thought deserved further examination, for it’s one of those stories that defines the era in which we are living and birding.

2011 154

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P. Eckelberry, cofounder of the Asa Wright Nature Center and noted wildlife artist, did portraits of local birds.) Richard ffrench died in 2010 at the age of 80.

Trinidad 201

Trinidad Birds South America Research 201