10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

The checklist of the Louisiana Ornithological Society was at 485 as of August 2020.) Like the best Big Year books, Adventures of a Louisiana Birder has a deeply personal layer to the bird quest, in this case experiences of danger and recovery, frailty and loss, mourning and hope.

Louisiana 264

Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). The guide covers 265 of Maine’s 461 bird species: common nesting species, common migrants, and wintering birds.

Sri Lanka 229

Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Press, 2020, 304p. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American. When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers.

New York City 189

New York City Birds Owls Fox 189