books

The Stokes have published two new regional field guides! And, you know what that means, time to talk seriously about…

The single greatest challenge facing any book of science writing is balance. It is vital to convey the full nuance…

The Nature of the Meadowlands is a celebration of an environmental success story. I think every naturalist in the United…

My spark bird was the Red-tailed Hawk that lives next to Central Park, the one named Pale Male I’ve always…

This is the crazy winter period, the time of Christmas Bird Count scouting, birding, counting and compiling. And then there…

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

I spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the usual post-hurricane activities—looking for storm birds, making sure my loved ones…

If it’s October, then it is time to look up. Look up for migrants, look up for confusing fall warblers,…

Puffins! Do you want to know about them? I mean, really, really know about them? Of course you do. The…

“Peek!” Plunk. “Peek!” Plop. “Peek!” Plip. These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in…