Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full of essays and illustrations about her ...

I took up drawing so that I could study, learn and record the new birds that I encounter. Sarah Joannides, 59, Mosier, Ore. Joanna Poethig ...

She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book ...

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing. By Margaret Roach To them, she isn’t a best ...

I didn’t aim to be definitive. This isn’t a list of the best bird books of all time; it’s simply a survey of some books I’ve found useful as a Louisiana bird enthusiast.