10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. The temptation will be to jump to the Wildlife sections. Nor is it about Georgia, the country in Eurasia. Who can resist penguins and whales?

Georgia 172

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kentucky Dept. to a high of 11%.

2011 239

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 239

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Will anyone ever break Sandy Komito’s record of 745 birds in North America area in one year? But it took me six years to get the last one paid off (maxed out five credit cards–which I would NEVER recommend to anyone!) In 1998, there were only 918 species on the ABA Checklist.

New York City 157

New York City New York New Hampshire Research Center 157