by Mark Avery
A look at the Passenger Pigeon and its extinction, and what it means for us today.
Posts Tagged ‘A Message from Martha’
February 9, 2015
A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today
Reviews, Books, Species Monographs
Here are the last of the bird book reviews from 2014. Looking forward to many more in 2015. The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd Edition (second printing) Nature Travel Network When Eagles Roar: The Amazing Journey of an African Wildlife Adventurer Nature Travel Network Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America The Well-read Naturalist American […]
Tons of reviews this month. When I started this site almost eight years ago, having so many bird book reviews published in a month would have been…well, it just didn’t happen. Say what you want about the rest of the Internet (do we really need a quiz to find out what obscure Saturday-morning cartoon character […]
A nice mixture of new and older books were reviewed this past month. Penguins: The Ultimate Guide Greg Laden’s Blog Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide Hipster Birders Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-passerines Woodpeckers of the World (This is the blog of the author of the previous book) […]
On 1 September 1914, between midday and 1 pm, in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio, a pigeon breathed her last, and with her died her species. – Mark Avery, A Message from Martha And thus, the Passenger Pigeon became extinct 100 years ago. You’re probably already aware of this, as much has […]
August 18, 2014
New Book: A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today
News, Book News
A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery From Bloomsbury: September 1st, 2014 sees the centenary of one of the best-documented extinctions in history the demise of the Passenger Pigeon. From being the commonest bird on the planet 50 years earlier, the species became extinct with […]
Here are some more great reviews from around the net. Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide Avian Review Facing Extinction: The World’s Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them The Well-read Naturalist Must-See Birds of the Pacific Northwest The Well-read Naturalist Birdfinding in British Columbia ABA Blog Rare Birds of North America ABA […]
