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

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.

Birds ... are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper," ... The observation and recording of bird populations over time lead inevitably to environmental awareness and can signal impending changes.

Penguins are an indicator of the health of our watery planet, and if they are unable to survive, we had better take notice or we might find our own survival threatened.

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

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