Of All The Various Out-door Recreations I

Birds Are Indicators Of The Environment. If They Are In Trouble, We Know We'll Soon Be In Trouble.

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.

Butterflies May Be Better Indicators Of The Health Of Our Environment Than Birds.

Birds, It Must Be Admitted, Are The Most Exciting And Most Deserving Of The Vertebrates; They Are Perhaps The Best Entre Into The Study Of Natural History, And A Very Good Wedge Into Conservation Awareness.

I Consider Myself To Have Been The Bridge Between The Shotgun And The Binoculars In Bird Watching. Before I Came Along, The Primary Way To Observe Birds Was To Shoot Them And Stuff Them.