Congressman John D. Dingell of Michigan’s 15th District has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1955. Now 83 years old, he has served in the House longer than any other congressman.
Congressman Dingell is a friend to birds. Recently he received a perfect voting record score of 100 from the congressional watchdog group Environment America. Dingell was the author of legislation creating the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, a 5,700-acre tract of land on a 48-mile stretch of shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie. The refuge is an important urban oasis on a major north-south flyway for 300 species of migratory birds.
Recently Congressman Dingell arranged a donation of 242 additional acres to the refuge from the Ford Motor Company.
Dingell was reelected with 71 percent of the vote in 2008. He has announced that he will seek reelection in 2010.
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Theodore Cross, the founder of Birders United and the author of Birds of the Sea, Shore, and Tundra, has authored a new book which is available from W.W. Norton Company. Cross’ photographs include birds from four continents. From the tundra of eastern Siberia to the tropical islands of the South Pacific, Cross has captured elegant and unusual birds—from auklets and egrets to gannets and sanderlings—in peak action, be they courting, landing on a perch, plunge diving, or engaged in aerobatics.
The 179 color photographs in this 344-page book are accompanied by gracefully written field notes and fascinating accounts of the birds’ habits and habitat.
You can obtain more information or order the book by clicking here.
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