10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. This is the birding adventure book supreme. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say. And sun bears. And mosquitos. And leeches.

Hunters 198

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 198

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

1879-1886 edition illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, for whom the medal awarded annually for “most distinguished American picture book for children” is named. The Redbreast brand has its origins in W & A Gilbey, a wine importer and distiller founded in London in 1857, which had expanded operations to Dublin by 1861.

Ireland 165

Ireland Branding Spain Compassion 165