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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

10,000 Birds

.” There are the classic field marks, size of head and shape of tail, but, we are told, never rely on just one or two features! In addition to differences in tail bands, streaking on juveniles, and flight style, the authors offer behavioral clues which I find fascinating and much easier to remember than width and color of tail bands.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

10,000 Birds

White article on bird feeding stations. He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. Starting in 1956, Harper wrote the text for the articles as well. The Ford Times articles are the core of Birds & Art. I just count the wings.

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The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Small, the guide’s main photographer, has contributed to many birding field guides and articles; he was photo editor of Birding magazine for 15 years and comes from ABA royalty—his father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the organization’s founders. I think beginning birders will find this section very useful; often, diagrams are not enough.