Tim Gallagher

Tim Gallagher is an American wildlife photographer, editor, and non-fiction author. Since 1990 he has been editor-in-chief of Living Bird at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology .

On February 27, 2004, he rediscovered the ivory woodpecker in Arkansas, which had already been considered extinct, and which he describes in his book "The Grail Bird". This was preceded by several trips to the areas where the ivory woodpecker had been seen and interviews with people who had observed the bird.

Tim Gallagher is a professional wildlife photographer and completed his training as a journalist with a BA from California State University. At the same university he obtained a master's degree in English.

Publications

• The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker , Boston 2005 ISBN 0-618-45693-7
• Sheila Buff; Tim Gallagher; Kristi Streiffert; Robert M. Brown; National Wildlife Federation (ed.): Where the Birds Are: The 100 Best Birdwatching Spots in North America , New York 2001 ISBN 0-7894-7169-8
• Parts Unknown: A Journalist's Journey in Search of Birds and Wild Places , New York 2001 ISBN 1-58574-275-9
• Wild Bird Photography: A Full-Color Guide , New York 1994 ISBN 1-55821-310-4