[Ads-l] Believe the bird.

[Pete Morris]

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/09/bird-book/#more-453938

The earliest match found by QI appeared in the 1987 book “Listening to
Nature: How to Deepen Your Awareness of Nature” by Joseph Cornell.


Try this.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22When+the+book+differs+from+the+bird+%2C+believe+the+bird+%22&sca_esv=982a7a7eeeed2b1f&udm=36&biw=1051&bih=500&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3AJan+1_2+1950%2Ccd_max%3ADec+31_2+1985&sxsrf=APpeQnvpREJMWqghPfsPMbMy904gPuqDSg%3A1786739324733&ei=fHp_as-zLK-vhbIP-KK--Aw&ved=0ahUKEwjP4YbW-qCWAxWvV0EAHXiRD88Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=%22When+the+book+differs+from+the+bird+%2C+believe+the+bird+%22&gs_lp=EhBnd3Mtd2l6LW1vZGVsZXNzIjkiV2hlbiB0aGUgYm9vayBkaWZmZXJzIGZyb20gdGhlIGJpcmQgLCBiZWxpZXZlIHRoZSBiaXJkICIyBRAhGJ8FSMQhUJMXWJMXcAJ4AJABAJgB3QGgAd0BqgEDMi0xuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIDoAL8AcICCRAAGAgYHhiwA8ICDhAAGIAEGIoFGIYDGLADwgIIEAAY7wUYsAOYAwCIBgGQBgmSBwUyLjAuMaAH5AGyBwMyLTG4B-oBwgcFMi0yLjHIBxOACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-modeless&sei=H3t_aojFC_WbhbIP2MOQoQM


Newsletter - Issues 44-86 - Page 7
Point Reyes Bird Observatory 1978

....When the book differs from the bird , believe the bird . " Thanks to
Joseph Morlan , Laurence C. Binford , and Benjamin D. Parmeter for their
knowledgeable input

Searching the linked volume indicates the 1978 date is accurate.
Shame the text doesn't show on snippet view. Don't you just hate that?



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