Partner WFO rare bird analysis

[Larry Modesitt]

Cobirders,

CFO's partner organization, Western Field Ornithologists, has just published a book, The Birds of Gambell and St. Lawrence Island. Searching for one more North American record, many of us from CFO have braved the brutal wind and stumbled across and into Gambell's pea gravel. Knowing what those ball-bearing treks did to my own hip sockets, I fully admire Paul Lehman's annual and sometimes semi-annual treks. Will this book inspire you--or frighten you? Read the book and find out.

Larry Modesitt

Arvada

WFO News

The Birds of Gambell and St. Lawrence Island, by Paul Lehman, is now available as an electronic version (perfect to take along on that next trip):http://www.wfopublications.org/Gambell-order.html

This is the first complete and detailed treatment of our knowledge of the birds of this region, from the early explor­ers through 2018. It is certain to remain the definitive work on the ornithology of this fascinating island for decades to come.  The book is beautifully illustrated with maps and more than 800 color photo­graphs of the island and its habitats, and a majority of the bird species, including many documentary photos of rare occurrences.  You will find detailed accounts of the 290 species that have been documented on the island, which include a remarkable 19 first North Ameri­can records.