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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

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.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

10,000 Birds

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. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring. .” Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ.