In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

In “The Return of the Oystercatcher,” Scott Weidensaul examines bird conservation successes as some populations rebound.

v. 1. Diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas.--v. 2. Owls ...

Author John Miller's new book explores British garden birds through birdsong.