"An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellenc…"

"If you enjoy watching birds, you stand in good company. There are, in the estimate of the National Survey on Recreati…"

"Birds become more and more fascinating, not less, the more you watch them."

"It is a fun exercise among s to try to pinpoint a childhood moment when they deviated from the path of “ordinary” peo…"

"But since it was birders he was dealing with, there wasn’t any harm just letting us in on the honor system. There was…"

"Anyone who is interested in birds eventually reaches the point when he or she joins the , or loses enthusiasm. The Tr…"

"We ardent birders share not only a skill and craft but also a state of mind—more, a state of heart, one akin to love.…"

"... Remember, if you happen to find a during the , leave the nest as undisturbed as possible. Back away, and do not t…"

"s have been a constant presence in my life, from to field guides via fiction and non-fiction with one thing in common…"

"Birding and ornithology; sport and science; amateur and professional. The gulf seems pretty wide today, but in fact i…"