Author Archives: Donna

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…

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…