10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The Pough & Eckelberry guides (add in artist Earl L Poole who did black-and-white drawings for the later titles) were notable for Pough’s discursive text and Eckelberry’s lovely painted portraits, and many older birders have stories about how they were inspired by these books. This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This excellent book describes nests but has few images of them, the color plates are of the nestlings and eggs. The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean).

Eggs 250

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2013

They argue about whether a bird counts, or doesn’t, or whether Hawaii should be part of the ABA, or not. (It The buy books about birds, and watch TV shows narrated by Hollywood stars and British institutions about birds. I’m going through this right now, as I am planning a holiday for my entire family to Borneo.

Birds 172

Birds Research Hawaii Albatross 172