Contributors include: Pamela Eyden, Marc Hequet, Fran Howard, Tom Lerczak, Molly McGuire, Reggie McLeod, Joan Schnabel, Robert Sloan, Sally Sloan, Tom Watson, and photographer Alan Stankevitz Read stories about how green herons make and use fishing lures; the charm of turkey buzzards; the return of bald eagles, peregrines and pelicans; and flocks of blackbirds that stretch for miles. Travel to remote wetlands with citizen scientists and fly with researchers counting thousands of waterfowl. The birds of the Mississippi River and the Driftless Area provide an endless source of fascinating stories. contains the best bird stories from two decades of . Reading these stories is just half the fun, because they'll make you want to get outside and join the action.