Reviews

British birders are very serious about birding and their birds. This is a very good thing; it means they publish…

In writing, humor is perhaps the area where it’s hardest to disputandum the gustibus. One person’s cheeky irreverence is another…

At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast opens with the unexpected appearance of a Laysan Albatross. Do I…

Long ago, before I became the bird-name rancoteur I am today, I had an idle question. Why, I asked myself,…

As a birder, this 72 minute documentary film about the Duck Stamp Contest didn’t accomplish what I was hoping it…

Years ago, when I reviewed Brian Kimberling’s Snapper, I reflected a bit on the pros and cons of writing in…

I’m not always a Big Year groupie, and it took me a while to start following Neil Hayward’s Accidental Big…

When it comes to binoculars, I’ve long been devoted to my trusty Nikon Monarch 8x42s. They feel great, they function…

If you take only one thing away from this review, let it be this: Do not be intimidated by this…

I purchased my first Sibley—The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America—in 2003. It was my second field…