Reviews

Birds know habitat. They don’t read treaties or draw maps or build walls and, as far as we can tell…

Can you remember any birding movie before Schrodinger’s Cat? Probably not. For me, the only “birding” movie that I knew…

I’ll never forget my introduction to the mammals of Kruger National Park, South Africa. We –participants of the ABA South…

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer…

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…