Posts Tagged ‘Birdwatcher’

I wish I could attend these two events, but alas, I will be at home, far away from either. But if you’re any closer, check them out! First, Rick Wright announced that there will be a panel discussion on field guides at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 13. Wright will be joined […]

More reviews! And there was much rejoicing. Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson A DC Birding Blog The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State 10,000 Birds Opposable Chums – a documentary on the World Series of Birding Bill of the Birds A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors Birdfreak: The Bird […]

Here are some recent bird and nature book reviews from around the web. Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America Birdfreak.com – The Bird Conservation Blog The LBJ (Literary Bird Journal) 10,000 Birds Birdfreak.com – The Bird Conservation Blog Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson BrdPics Birds: Mini Edition: The Art of […]

Here are a few reviews I’ve stumbled across lately. A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All OnEarth (publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council The Wannabe Birder Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Corvus: A Life with Birds 10,000 Birds Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America The […]

I’ve gotten a little behind on this. Here are some bird book and product reviews from magazines and journals published in July and August, 2008. Bird Watcher’s Digest – Vol. 31 No. 1, Sept/October 2008 Flights Against the Sunset: Stories that Reunited a Mother and Son, by Kenn Kaufman A very positive review,which states that […]

Roger Tory Peterson’s recent birthday did not go unnoticed around the web. Here are links to many recent reviews of books by and about Peterson. I had meant to publish this list this past week while on vacation, but never found the time. It was just as well, as I discovered many more today after […]

Just as I was with blogs, I’m a bit slow on the whole podcast thing. But that has now changed. I’ve just discovered Birdwatch Radio. Well, I use the word “discover” pretty loosely. I had been aware of it for a while due to the host, Steve Moore, posting about it on our state’s listserv. […]

Here is a selection of bird books that will be published shortly. The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) Bill Thompson III April 30, 2008 (Amazon has it in stock now) The early remarks on this are universally enthusiastic. If you know a kid in eastern NA who is, […]