BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 24, 2025
Some bird books can’t be replaced by an app. Books on how-to and where-to are still valuable. Guidebooks on advanced identification of difficult species can display troublesome birds side-by-side. That makes my books on gull, shorebird and hawk identification still useful, even as the pages slowly yellow with age. Apps have little room for stylish writing. Text is terse and to the point. Over the years, I’ve developed a certain fondness for birding authors who display a flair for writing. Maine Audubon is hosting a ZOOM presentation by Kenn Kaufman on Feb. 10. We’ll learn firsthand about the birds Audubon missed, and the fascinating history behind them. It’s free, but registration is limited. ~ Bob Duchesne