Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was among the first 75 species listed...

I’ve been dragging my feet on wine reviews here at Booze and Birds for quite some time. Not that I haven’t been searching: by...

There’s more than one obsession in The Feather Thief, and though the mind boggles at the lengths to which the obsessed go in order...

Every once in a while you stumble on a new natural history book that seems destined to be a classic. Is that a bold...

If you like birds and you also like . . . Oh, wait. I already know that you like birds — that’s why you’re...

Gulls make my head spin. You know why. To borrow from the Patty Duke Show theme song (I’m dating myself, I don’t care): “They...

• Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction (Chris D. Thomas, Public Affairs) • The Aliens Among Us:...

Happy May Day!  Here in New York City, May is a magic time for birders as the migration floodgates open. To celebrate spring migration,...