10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2024

In 1983 I co-wrote a book about a one-day, 24-hour competitive birdwatch that I took part in. Though long out of print, it’s not difficult to pick up copies of the book from secondhand book shops for a modest sum. Though I say it myself, it still makes an amusing read. I heard another Cuckoo from the garden).

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Birds Kenya Barn Owls Owls 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Many people are buying or downloading free bird ID apps, consequently narrowing the market niche and increasing the prices of paper books. Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. How about a notebook vs. eBird, Merlin or iNaturalist? Where do you stand in the analogue vs. digital discussion?

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Birds Costa Rica Greece Colombia 144

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

There have been three books written about Pale Male and 2 movies made about him, and saying that he was the bird that sparked my birding obsession makes me feel like I am living out an urban cliché. Not surprisingly, I found the most compelling essays were those by people who had had similar experiences to mine.

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New York New York City 2013 Collecting 111