Reviews of books about birds and birdwatching, interviews with authors, and book excerpts.
Two of the most famous comeback stories of endangered birds — those of the Bermuda Petrel and Whooping Crane — are recounted in remarkable detail in these wonderful new biographies. Read More “New books celebrate heroes for Bermuda Petrels, Whooping Cranes”
The guide’s lead illustrator tells us about its 300 new illustrations, new range maps for subspecies, and the process of creating the book Read More “Artist Jonathan Alderfer describes National Geographic’s Field Guide to the Birds of North America”
Kaufman, author of several books and contributor of our regular “ID Tips” column, explains what’s new in the ground-breaking 2011 edition of his field guide Read More “Kenn Kaufman describes his new Field Guide to Advanced Birding”
Crossley describes how to use his eastern bird guide, where the idea for it came from, and why making birding more popular is important Read More “An interview with Richard Crossley, author of the Crossley ID guides”
In a 2001 interview, Contributing Editor David Sibley, author of our column “ID Toolkit,” tells how his field guide came to be and that its success surprised him Read More “Interview with David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds”
