10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2011

” But the tanager brand is changing. Odd little grassquits singing from power lines in South America’s great cities. The word “ tanager ” conjures certain images for most of us birder types. Maybe words like “colorful,” “beautiful,” “fruit,” and “tree.”

2003 205

2003 Sparrows Family South America 205

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P. The artwork in my edition of Birds of Northern South America is much more intense in color.

Trinidad 189

Trinidad Birds South America Research 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

Yes, it’s nice to have information on 817 birds, and it’s wonderful to have full descriptions and photographs of birds commonly seen in Central and South America. Hopefully, future editions of the Audubon guide will do the same. But this is not the purpose of a guide about North American birds. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

I did not get to appreciate all that America had to offer for the birder until I returned with my husband, Grant, in 1989. Our first shopping trip when we arrived in Florida was to buy a field guide and that afternoon we thought we had a soft drink can sitting on a fence-you know the brand-no, it’s not that…it’s a cardinal!

South Africa 158

South Africa United States Austin Alligators 158