As we start the year 2010, we enter a new election cycle. This November all 435 members of the House of Representatives are up for reelection as is one third of the U.S. Senate. Primary elections for these positions begin as early as February.
Although 10 months can be an eternity in politics, recent polls suggest that it will be a difficult year for Democrats. Thus it becomes extremely important for birders to organize to defend members of Congress who have been highly supportive of initiatives to preserve wetlands, forests, and other bird habitats and to strengthen protection of birds under the Endangered Species Act and other federal legislation.
Over the course of the next several months, Birders United will identify legislators in close election races who deserve the support of the birding community. Also we will target other legislators and public officials whose voting record has done harm to the nation’s birds.
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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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