The Grail Bird: The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
"The GRAIL BIRD is an enjoyable read …a powerful call for conservation, and an exciting bird adventure" Boston Globe“The GRAIL BIRD is less an ecological study than a portrait of human obsession.” The New York Times"[The GRAIL BIRD is] also, unqualifiedly, a fine book…Gallagher honors the Lord God Bird." Charlotte Observer"A fascinating account…the reader never feels talked down to or left out of the adventure." Orlando Sentinel"Gallagher's text is straight from the swamp: anything but dry." Dallas Morning News"...An edge-of-your-seat ride into the hardwood swamps of the South that drips flavor like syrup on a mess of grits." Cleveland Plain Dealer"Gallagher is not only a careful scientist and researcher, but a thoughtful and sensitive writer who clearly loves his subject." Tampa Tribune"An engaging story and a triumph of conservation, highly recommended for most collections." Library Journal