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. A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Osborn Chelsea Green Publishing, a company committed to “publishing as a tool for social change and ecological stewardship,” has done an excellent job designing and packaging Feather Trails. Endangered. Extinction.

California Condor 186

California Condor Falcons California Birds 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. Light blue boxes give brief facts on breeding age, strategy and lifespan. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference. Armistead and Brian L.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

There are page references to and from the Species Accounts maps, which makes research transparently easy. A second quick finding tool is the Visual Index of Bird Families on the inside front and back covers, presenting the 86 chapters in order with bird images, text, and page numbers.

North America 186

North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

The cover of the book (not of Derek Lovitch) gives you some idea of the tools the better birder needs in the early 21st-century. There are other resources that do this better, he says, and, in fact, spends 10 pages recommending field and advanced bird guides, web sites, magazines, and listservs. And one of those tools is Geography.

New Jersey 242

New Jersey Science United States Birds 242