Mike Stark

Birdie Stark

Mike Stark is the author of "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird," which chronicles our love-hate relationship with this pesky introduced bird. He is a former environmental reporter for the Associated Press and newspapers around the West. His previous nonfiction book, "Chasing the Ghost Bear," won the 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, and is the creative director for the Center for Biological Diversity. 

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Awards: 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for previous book ("Chasing the Ghost Bear")

Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

Books:

Starlings

The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird
Nature / Environment
University of Nebraska Press
January 2025
ISBN 9781496242020
248 pages