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The Dodo and the Solitaire: A Natural History

December 14, 2012 by Carrie No Comments

It’s depressing to contemplate that two extinct species could be summed up in a single book — but if it must be so, it...

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Laws Guide to Drawing Birds

December 10, 2012 by a Guest 6 Comments

In June 2012, I had the great fortune to visit Trinidad and Tobago in a group that included birder and artist Matthew Dodder. Matthew...

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Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England: A Field Guide Review by an Aspiring Naturalist

December 4, 2012 by Donna 3 Comments

Several years ago I asked one of my birding mentors, a curmudgeon with an enviable life list, if he was a bird watcher, a...

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What do you get a bird-lover who has everything?

November 20, 2012 by David 2 Comments

I looked over at the calendar the other day and literally almost jumped halfway across the room. The end of 2012 – and the...

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The Feathery Tribe: A Book Review

November 6, 2012 by Donna 7 Comments

I spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the usual post-hurricane activities—looking for storm birds, making sure my loved ones were o.k., trying to...

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National Geographic Bird-Watcher’s Bible

October 12, 2012 by Carrie 3 Comments

I’ve been privileged to review some very beautiful coffee-table type books for 10,000 Birds. But when you get a volume from National Geographic, it’s...

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

October 2, 2012 by Donna 5 Comments

If it’s October, then it is time to look up. Look up for migrants, look up for confusing fall warblers, but, most of all,...

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Review: Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper

September 7, 2012 by Carrie 4 Comments

Most readers here will be familiar with the plight of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a critically endangered wader that nests on the Russian tundra and...

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