Author Archives: Donna

The squawk is unmistakable, a harsh, high-pitched cry with undertones of bass, lasting about 2-seconds, followed by a second, then…

I love reading children’s books, even though my child is well over the age when she asks to have them…

One of the reasons I enjoy about reviewing books is the opportunity to read titles I wouldn’t ordinarily encounter, not…

Birding being a visual and an auditory pursuit, it’s not surprising that publishers have taken advantage of the media of…

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to execute. So, while we are in awe of an identification…

Sometimes it takes an unexpected question. When my friend Victoria, who lives in Georgia and who is an avid birder…

Any doubt I had about the need for a book about rare birds in the United States And Canada were…

Is there a birder in the United States who is not familiar with the art of Charley Harper? Even if…

It took me a while to wrap my mind around the concept of Birds and People, Mark Cocker and David Tipling’s…

438. That was how many bird species I saw in 2013. Not bad, considering I did not leave the United…