10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. I hope that Chapter 8, the chapter on the MBTA, can be excerpted and reprinted in one of our birding magazines.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

John Schmitt, who illustrated Raptors of Mexico and Central America amongst many other books and magazine articles. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2011

He goes on to describe how early classifications of the nine-primaried oscines relied on bill shape to determine family boundaries. A new perspective on tanagers Much of the core of the tanager family remains intact. Iconic and amazing Galápagos finches, some of which even learned how to use tools.

2003 218

2003 Sparrows Family South America 218

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters. Each family chapter begins with a brief, bold-printed description of the common traits of the species in the family and an enumeration of the number of species worldwide and the number of species in North America.

North America 186

North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

These photographic field guides are lovely to look at and easy to use, providing a variety of tools for species identification. It covers 63 odonate species: 44 breeding species (19 damselfly, 25 dragonfly), and, in a second part of the Species Accounts, 19 vagrant, potential vagrant and former breeding species (5 damselfly, 14 dragonfly).

Ireland 177

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. A mid-book extension of the introductory section on Aging and Sexing Waterfowl, this is a unique tool that advanced birders will love.

Ducks 122

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 122