I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as being passionate about birds. And I’m definitely not an ornithor-… ornishol-… you know, one of those bird experts.* I mean, I’ve got a copy of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America on my shelf at home. No, I’ve never read it, but I’ve seen the spine of the book plenty of times while browsing the shelf for a cookbook. *Editor’s note: an ornithologist is a person who studies or is ...