by Chris Santella
If this book doesn’t make you insane with wanderlust, then just go ahead and throw away your passport.
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January 14, 2008
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die
Reviews, Books, Regional & Travel Guides | Comments (0)January 14, 2008
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die – The List
Reviews, Supplemental | Comments (2)According to the book Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die, here is where you should go:
by Wayne Lynch
This is a well-written introduction to these charming birds. Oh, and it has some great photos too!
Every year I typically get about a week to go off on a solo birding trip. Earlier this year I was contemplating where to go and basically decided on either Colorado or southern Florida in April. I had never birded in either location; so many lifers awaited me in both places. So I asked another birder for his recommendation. He told me there was absolutely no choice – I had to go to Colorado!
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December 16, 2007
Gatherings of Angels: Migrating Birds and Their Ecology
Reviews, Books, Biology & Behavior | Comments (0)
by Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterstrom, Peter J. Grant
An absolutely essential field guide for birding in Europe. North American birders should also have a copy on hand due to its superior treatment of some shared species.
November 10, 2007
Long-Legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands
Reviews, Books, Family Guides | Comments (1)by Lucian Niemeyer and Mark Riegner
A decent introduction to the herons, ibis, cranes, and other “long-legged waders” of North America.
A fantastic publication by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that all birders should check out.
November 2, 2007
Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year
Reviews, Books, Miscellaneous | Comments (0)by Mark T. Adams
The tale of a birder’s big year in Texas. If you enjoy the “big year” sub-genera then you will want to check it out.
October 19, 2007
Flying over the Pyrenees, Standing on the Plains
Reviews, Books, Miscellaneous | Comments (0)by Steve West
An absolutely delightful account of the author’s experiences birding in Spain.
