There are more pictures from Louisiana in John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America” series than anywhere else. Those of us ...

Novelist Amy Tan’s journey, catalogued in her delightful new nonfiction book “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” began with a sketchbook and a pencil. At the age of 64, she enrolled in a drawing ...

Kracht said “A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever,” which he packed with facts, will amuse and inform casual birdwatchers. Bird experts, willing to identify a little of themselves or ...

THE stream of books about birds continues unabated. They are written from many different points of view and for different kinds of readers, and they are of varying merit. We have systematic works ...

Advocate columnist Danny Heitman will present a talk titled "Great Bird Books" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the EBR Main Library, 7711 Goodood Blvd. The program, hosted by the Baton Rouge Audubon ...

When some good folks from the local Audubon Society asked me to dream up a list of great bird books, I had fun exploring the possibilities. The titles should resonate with birders across Louisiana ...