Review Roundup: In Print, June ‘08

Here are some bird book and product reviews from magazines and journals published recently.

– Spring 2008

A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon at Oakley House, by Danny Heitman
“A fine portrait of the artist”
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share The World’s Greatest Destinations, by Chris Santella
“A beautifully produced book” that is worth it for the photographs alone.
Right now this is only $4.99 at Amazon – this book is well worth that!!!
Good Birders Don’t Wear White: 50 Tips From North America’s Top Birders, by Lisa White
“Full of hints that can make you a better birder, with humor, compiled by a list of birding stars.”

– July/August 2008

Finding Birds On The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail: Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast, by Ted Lee, Jr. Eubanks, Robert A. Behrstock, Seth Davidson
A “great companion” for those new to the area, casual visitors, and veterans.
Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, by Wayne Lynch
“A beautiful, comprehensive book that will captivate a wide range of readers.”
Falcon Fever: A Falconer in the Twenty-first Century, by Tim Gallagher
This combination of memoir, historical account and travelogue comes recommended.

– Vol. 30 No. 6, July/August 2008

Birds, Beasts and Bureaucrats, by Herbert, A Raffaele
“Excellent reading and a pleasure to recommend.”
The Life of the Skies, by Jonathan Rosen
This “investigation into not only the history of bird watching but its very underlying spirit” is recommended.
Golden Wings & Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England’s Most Imperiled Wildlife, by Todd McLeish
The reviewer recommends this book, which highlights 14 endangered New England species, including three birds.
Stalking the Ghost Bird: The Elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Louisiana, by Michael K. Steinberg
This “interesting book” focuses on reports of the ivory-billed in Louisiana.

– Vol. 20 No. 3, June 2008
Newsletter of the American Birding Association

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman’s Fight to Save the World’s Most Beautiful Bird, by Bruce Barcott
The saga of a woman’s battle to save the last of the macaws in Belize is “a gripping tale, well told”.
Chasing the Ghost Birds: Saving the Swans and Cranes from Extinction, by David Sakrison
Chronicles the attempts to reintroduce Trumpeter Swans and Whooping Cranes. The material is fascinating, but could have been presented better.
The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean, by Hadoram Shirihai
This second edition looks like a great guide to this region.
Birds of Australia’s Top End, by Denise Goodfellow
An “impressive guide”.

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