Photographer Kevin Watson recently got our advance copies of "Hawk Mountain," and we have to say it looks and reads pretty dang good (if you'll excuse the language).

   We can wait for everyone to see this enormous labor of love.  It should be available by early September.

   If you would to see a sample chapter from the publisher's Web site, you can click here.

  In addition to speaking at Hawk Mountain in September and October, we will do a few events locally. First up: The first Fyke meeting of the fall season, on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. at the Wyckoff Library.

    The event is free, and Kevin and I will be available to sign books and talk hawks. More info (but not much) is here. Maybe we should tell them we have a new book out.