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10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2021
And now we have the third iteration in Audubon’s guide book history: National Audubon Society Birds of North America. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2019
That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. For example, the legendary ornithologist Alexander Wilson happened upon in his broad travels a warbler previously undescribed by science. Well, no more! Or, at least, pointing out some names that suck.)
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2022
All right, I’ll admit it. I’m feeling pretty good about myself right now. And I found this one because he was singing his heart out quite persistently, which certainly suggests a bird that wants to settle down and raise a family. So yes, I am feeling pretty good right now. But they kind of are, down here.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2021
The Trogon family (and order, since the order only includes one family) is quite widespread, being found in all the tropical (and some subtropical) regions of the world. It is also fascinating to see how similar Old World trogons look to their New World relatives, right down to the same flamboyant color patterns.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2019
John Porter McCown, who shot the first recorded specimen of this species known to Euro-American science, was a Confederate general, a high-ranking officer in the insurrection led by the southern plantocracy to preserve and expand Slavery and the mode of white supremacy which it supported. McCown is an extraordinary case. Well, no more!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2023
I knew he was also a former Marvel comic book writer and editor, but did not know that he also, unsurprisingly, had a history of involvement in LGBTQ and Black rights advocacy. I’d like to see photos of Chris birding, his Central Park compadres, his travels, and of his family, about whom he writes with such affection and intensity.
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2020
This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right.
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