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A review by Sanford Sorkin North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring, by Bruce M. Beehler Smithsonian Books, 2018 264 pages, hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14864 Many books tell interesting stories; very few inspire us. Bruce Beehler’s North on the Wing corrects any simplistic notions we may have [read more…] A review by Sandra Paci The Wall of Birds: One Planet / 243 Families / 375 Million Years by Jane Kim with Thayer Walker Harper Design 2018 224 pages, hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14911 This profusely illustrated book tells the fascinating story behind the artist and scientific illustrator Jane Kim’s creation of a [read more…] A review by Caitlin Kight Woodpecker, by Gerard Gorman Reaktion Books, 2018 180 pages, softcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14922 Gerard Gorman’s Woodpecker is the latest volume in Reaktion Books’ Animal Series, a handsome collection of lavishly illustrated books that explore the natural and cultural history of a range of iconic animals. By examining [read more…] 
The 2019 issue of Birder’s Guide to Travel is just now beginning to arrive in members’ mailboxes. But you don’t have to wait until then to see what’s inside. And you don’t have to be an ABA member. You can see the entirety of this issue of Birder’s Guide right now. Simply click here. (Birder’s [read more…] 
The 2018 issue of Birder’s Guide to Listing & Taxonomy is currently being mailed. American Birding Association members should be finding it in their mailboxes–within the pages of the December Birding–any day now. But you don’t have to wait until then to see what’s inside. You can see the entirety of this issue [read more…] “BVD,” we birders like to say, when confronted with views such as these. No, we’re not talking about the brand of men’s underwear. “BVD,” to the birder, stands for “better view desired.” Is that an aesthetic judgment? We’d rather see a bird’s face than butt? Let’s not go there. Or is it a pragmatic assessment?—an [read more…] 
The 2018 issue of Birder’s Guide to Gear is now being mailed. If you’re an ABA member, you should find it in your mailbox in the next couple weeks. But you don’t have to wait until then to see what’s inside. And neither do non-members. You can see the entirety of this issue of [read more…] In March of this year, I was blessed to have the opportunity to travel to and write about the birding in Beaumont, Texas, a magnificent meeting point of avifauna from the north, south, east, and west of the ABA Area. Within moments of arriving in one of Beaumont’s premier birding hotspots, Cattail Marsh, I had [read more…] Wait. What? The August Photo Quiz? But haven’t we already done October? Correct, we’ve already done October. Long story short: We simply forgot to post the August Photo Quiz. Sorry about that! And without further ado . . . This bird is rather obviously an adult male Northern Harrier. That white rump, a field mark [read more…] The 2018 issue of Birder’s Guide to Conservation & Community has hit mailboxes. One of those mailboxes belongs to Joe Scott of Chatham, New Hampshire. Here’s what Joe has to say about this year’s issue: —— This magazine was a treat to read. I belong to many conservation organizations and believe fully in [read more…] |
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