One of the reasons I enjoy about reviewing books is the opportunity to read titles I wouldn’t ordinarily encounter, not because they aren’t good...

Birding being a visual and an auditory pursuit, it’s not surprising that publishers have taken advantage of the media of its day to produce...

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

Sometimes it takes an unexpected question. When my friend Victoria, who lives in Georgia and who is an avid birder but who is not...

Any doubt I had about the need for a book about rare birds in the United States And Canada were wiped out on a...

Is there a birder in the United States who is not familiar with the art of Charley Harper? Even if you don’t know his...

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

I needed a book showing a Linnet.  There is a Linnet at Kissena Corridor Park in Queens, and though I bird this park regularly,...