10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. Hauber and artist Tony Angell fulfills this goal beautifully and was the factor that motivated me to review this book. Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way.

Barn Owls 176

Barn Owls Chicago Penguins New Zealand 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The length of each bird species account varies, depending on whether the bird is native or a “visitor” (the book’s term for migrant) or vagrant, breeding or non breeding. The book is entitled South Georgia, but it also covers nearby areas including the South Sandwich Islands, Shag and Clerke Rocks.)

Georgia 173

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Well, a book was written about him and two other birders who did big years that year, which turned out to be the year when the North American big year record was broken and all three of them saw amazing numbers of birds. In the book, much is made of the financial difficulties that your big year caused. Maybe I am being too optimistic.

New York City 157

New York City New Hampshire New York Research Center 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! Chestnut-fronted Macaws Ara severa.

Peru 254

Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

2011 244

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 244

Critter News

MARCH 7, 2009

I've decided to quit my book club, which I dearly love, because of a member who works in medical research and supports animal experimentation. Then I read more about what's happening at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. I think the time has come for me to leave the book club. She supports this.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Vivisection Primates Louisiana 100