Author Archives: Donna

I needed a book showing a Linnet.  There is a Linnet at Kissena Corridor Park in Queens, and though I…

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1)…

The cahow is one wild and crazy bird. Born in a burrow, it first sees daylight when it is time…

There are bird feeders and then there are squirrel feeders disguised as bird feeders, a fact known well by those…

In the old days, I watched the Atlantic Ocean to enjoy the view—the wavering line between sky and water, the…

Birders of the 21st century have it good, especially those of us who speak and read English. We can bird…

I love authors who make good on their promises. When I reviewed The Warbler Guide back in June, I noted…

  Imagine a world without warblers. No small songbirds feeding like moving jewels in the canopy. A distinct lack of…

1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond was published this month! This new…

Bubble-gum pink legs. That’s how the limbs of the Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, were first described to me, and that’s what I’m…