Author Archives: Donna

I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens,…

Birding (and listing) has given a whole new meaning to New Year’s Day. I can’t wait for morning so I can…

In the beginning, birding apps were all about sound—bird songs, bird calls. And it was good and convenient, especially during…

The danger of reviewing a field guide to the birds of an exotic country you’ve never been to is that…

I wanted Penguins. And Sunbirds. And Flamingos and Hornbills and a Secretarybird and birds with names like Hamerkop and Thick-knee and…

The second edition of the National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition has one of the longest book…

It is the 100th Anniversary of the extinction of the species known as the Passenger Pigeon and writers are paying…

[If you are looking for my first-Tuesday-of-the-month book review, it will be in this spot next week. For now, I…

We love our stuff, stuff being the term affectionately given to the objects with which we populate our lives. In…

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