On March 26, 2025, I attended a presentation by Steve Burrows at Deer Park Library, Toronto. Burrows is a renowned birder and an author of the Birder Mystery Series.
As indicated in the program description, Steve Burrows presents a light-hearted look at his path from birder and environmental journalist to author of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery series.
The author traces connections between the worlds of birding and mystery fiction. He recounts some of his adventures on research trips, looks at the critical reception the series has received from the birding and non-birding communities, and explores some of the surprising opportunities that have come his way as a consequence of writing the series.
Personal Commentary: This was a fascinating presentation. The author took the audience to a world that can be unfamiliar to most people and yet informative in ways that highlight the lives of many species of birds within the environment.