Ghost Birds nominated for Deep South Book Prize

Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935 - 1941 has been nominated for the Deep South Book Prize presented by the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South at the University of Alabama.

Ghost Birds is available in the gift shop at Ijams Nature Center or online at sites listed on the right.

Two Ghost Birds talks scheduled for next week

I'll be doing two Ghost Birds talks next week about Jim Tanner's search for the ivory-billed woodpecker in the 1930s.

     1) Tuesday, January 10: 7 PM 
          Knoxville Chapter of the Sierra Club

     2) Friday, January 13: 1 PM 
          Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge.

Stop by and say hello.