Can you name a famous birder other than John James Audubon? Probably not, considering that these days bird watching falls somewhere between button collecting and denture polishing on the list of America's most popular hobbies. Yet when delving into the history of this pastime, it is discovered that one of the world's most influential birders got her start right here -- in our back yard. Phoebe Snetsinger, a birder who identified more than 8,400 bird species globally by the time she died... More »
