Missoula author Sneed Collard III will talk about his latest book, "Birding for Boomers — And Everyone Else Brave Enough to Embrace the World’s Most Rewarding and Frustrating Activity," at the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society's meeting on Oct. 20.

Educated as a marine biologist, Collard has written more than 100 books for children and adults, including an account of birding with his son, "Warblers and Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding."

His fascination with birds took flight when he began writing "Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests," and he and his 11-year-old son Braden began looking for birds and trying to figure out what they were.

Since becoming involved in birding, Collard has undertaken expeditions across the U.S., to South America, Asia and Eur

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