Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.

Birding, after all, is just a game. Going beyond that is what is important.

Butterflies may be better indicators of the health of our environment than birds.

I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. Before I came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them.

We don't have to go to wild places to find wildlife. A surprisingly wide range of species can be found in our sities and towns, from familiar animals like the raccoon to more exotic ones like the mountain lion.

I can recognize the calls of practically every bird in North America. There are some in Africa I don't know, though

Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.