10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. It’s a very mixed chapter. Norse was a Wall Street broker; John Kieran was a sports reporter and radio panelist.

New York City 145

New York City New York Birds Breeding 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

And then, we are immersed into the history of falconry–the beauty and wonder of these birds and the “art” of training them and hunting with them traveled from Europe to the Middle East, translating eventually into a new sport–falcon racing. These are interesting, even provocative worlds.

Falcons 198

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

I can’t end this review without talking about how impressed I am by Johnson’s research and documentation. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time. Author Kirk Wallace Johnson does more than simply tell a quixotic heist tale, though. And, well researched.

Collecting 102

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Greeley has a historian’s instincts, perhaps stemming from his training as an archivist (though he ended up, he says vaguely, in business and market research). He has done an enormous amount of research, carefully documented the text, and produced a bibliography 13 pages long.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147