Reviews

From the outside looking in, birding and science seem to be two very different pursuits. Even enthusiasts themselves sometimes fail…

The first thing one notices about Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion is its intimidating bulk. This massive tome, larger…

Everyone knows that the difference between good birding and truly great birding often depends on one’s ability to identify birdsong….

While the title of To See Every Bird on Earth by author Dan Koeppel may get fans of birding adventure…

The field guide guiding us on our January 2006 trip to the Bahamas was A Field Guide to the Birds…

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill by Mark Bittner is subtitled A Love Story… With Wings. Verily, there is truth…

Christmas is coming, and so is Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and lots and lots of birthdays. What are you going…

Many birders, present company included, give the impression that only uncommon birds matter to us, the rarer the better. Yet,…

This planet of ours is impossibly vast, as those eager to bird the length and width of it might attest….

Tim Gallagher’s The Grail Bird is the definitive narrative of one of the most exciting ornithological discoveries in recent U.S….