On 1 September 1914, between midday and 1 pm, in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio, a pigeon breathed her last, and with her died her species. – Mark Avery, A Message from Martha And thus, the Passenger Pigeon became extinct 100 years ago. You’re probably already aware of this, as much has […]
Posts Tagged ‘A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction’
A while back the American Birding Association announced that it would no longer be publishing book reviews in Birding, its flagship magazine, in favor of posting them on its new blog. I wasn’t too sure about that. These were consistently the best reviews around, written by very knowledgeable (dare I say “famous”) birders, and were […]
Here are the bird book reviews from elsewhere last month. But first, here’s a great list of the best bird books of 2013. The Sibley Guide to Birds: Second Edition Nature Travel Network The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland It’s a Bird Thing… About.com Birding / Wild Birds Birds and People 10,000 Birds American […]
Not many reviews last month. But I can’t say anything, I didn’t do much over the holidays either! A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction New Yorker The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors Nature Travel Network Birds’ Nests of the World ABA Blog Birds of British Columbia: A Photographic Journey ABA […]
