10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It’s the subject of the eleventh essay in this collection, almost smack in the middle of the 22 pieces that comprise the book. The essay, less than 11 pages long and illustrated with a black-and-white photo of the star of the piece, is a sample of the excellent writing that characterizes Learning the Birds.

Birds 263

Birds Sparrows Connecticut New York 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

’ “Is this going to be a collection of essays?” Marybeth Lima’s ‘real life’ work is academic, she is a professor of biological and agricultural engineering as Louisiana State University with research interests in community-based design and service-learning in engineering. ” I wondered.

Louisiana 264

Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 210

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 210

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. This is where Boase excels. I did often wonder while reading the book whether the result equaled the effort. I was seduced by her customers–their wealth, beauty, scandals, lovers and connections.

Industry 119

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 119

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. It was a gigantic, innovative project that collected and catalogued massive amounts of data about birds, habitat, and ecological change.

Pennsylvania 228

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 228

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Illustrations were created using diverse visual and physical source materials–skin collections from Australian museums and a database of over 300,000 photographs (plus, of course, the artists’ years of field experience). These “vignettes” are sadly limited due to space considerations. And, there are many.

Australia 107

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 107