10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Each Species Account includes one to three drawings of the bird, a range map, common and scientific names, and a one to three sentence description of the bird, which may or may not include its migratory and breeding habits, feeding behavior, plumage, habitat, and demographic status—whatever helps identify the bird quickly.

North America 166

North America America Sparrows Birds 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I imagine that it’s a product of the authors’ concerns, but I don’t think it contributes to identification skills or knowledge base. The chapters, however, offer very good introductions to each bird group. Conservation is, of course, very important, but the species accounts already indicate this information.

Ireland 142

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 142

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

I knew I would not be seeing the bird in its rosy-breasted breeding plumage, but somehow seeing the bird in all its forms helped crystallize its appearance in my head. or birds that look very different in their breeding and non-breeding plumages (Shorebirds! I studied it. Sadly, I still did not see the bird.

Ireland 171

Ireland 2013 Breeders United Kingdom 171