For any birders who were disappointed by their Christmas/Hannukah/holiday gifts, the Manitoba Naturalists Society has just released "The Birds of Manitoba." It looks to be a wonderful discussion of the status and distribution (not identification) of the birds of this neighboring province. Its 500 pp. are filled, for the most part, with species accounts that are interesting reading in their own right. Also included is a brief description of birding locations, the history of ornithology in the province, breeding bird atlas summaries and CBC results. A separate cataloging of all rare bird records by species shows where and when they have been reported. Manitoba does not accept single observer records of new species unless accompanied by a specimen or photograph. The book has a list of "hypothetical" species that fall into this category.
For more information, check their website: http://www.manitobanature.ca/birder/birdsomb.html Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, Minnesota [email protected]
