Birds, It Must Be Admitted,

Vultures Are Homely, But They Clean Up All The Garbage And That's Good. And They're Elegant In The Sky.

Birding, After All, Is Just A Game. Going Beyond That Is What Is Important.

The Philosophy That I Have Worked Under Most Of My Life Is That The Serious Study Of Natural History Is An Activity Which Has Far-reaching Effects In Every Aspect Of A Person's Life. It Ultimately Makes People Protective Of The Environment In A Very Committed Way. It Is My Opinion That The Study Of Natural History Should Be The Primary Avenue For Creating Environmentalists.

I Can Recognize The Calls Of Practically Every Bird In North America. There Are Some In Africa I Don't Know, Though

Birds Are An Ecological Litmus Paper.