10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

Chris Cooper was (and still is) a well-known, valued member of the New York City birding community, a member of the board of directors of NYC Audubon and at the time one of the few black faces seen with binoculars in the Ramble. I have one complaint about Better Living Through Birding : I wish there were photos.

Emotional 230

Emotional Birds Nepal Minneapolis 230

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Currently the Advocacy and Outreach Manager at Maine Audubon, he grew up in Maine and has a work history in conservation and public policy including seven years at the National Parks Conservation Association and volunteer work in communications for the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia.

Los Angeles 233

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

His goal, he says in the Preface, is to fulfill a childhood desire to learn more about a stern figure in a family photograph, a mysterious man with impressive but largely undocumented achievements. A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. But this is not a hagiography.

Connecticut 147

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