Dunn, co-author of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, “will be a benchmark that every scientist and resource manager working in the region is going to want to keep within arm’s reach.” July book club He profiles Tom and Joanne Heindel, a pair of retired teachers who started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus coming later this year.
Send an email to the meantime, here’s a California birding story to savor, this one from Times writer Louis Sahag ú n. The six-episode season is available for streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.īook clubbers, please share your favorite places to enjoy birds in SoCal and we’ll feature your comments in an upcoming newsletter. The show debuted in June after a year of production in locations including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alabama. Cooper also connects with the Audubon Society to visit the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, where more than 400 different species have been recorded, including tens of thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes. He explores the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs, a former golf course being restored as a haven for bluebirds, flycatchers, egrets, and other species. Cooper’s new TV series, “Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper,” showcases SoCal’s wild spaces.
