The Armchair Birder
Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
Format: Book
Description: xii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
While birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging and sometimes irreverent vignettes, Yow reveals the fascinating lives of the birds we see nearly every day. Following the seasons, he covers forty-two species, discussing the improbable, unusual, and comical aspects of his subjects' lives. Yow offers his own observations, anecdotes, and stories as well as those of America's classic bird writers, such as John James Audubon, Arthur Bent, and Edward Forbush. This unique addition to bird literature combines the fascination of bird life with the pleasure of good reading.
Contents:
SPRING: Carolina Wren -- Eastern Phoebe -- Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- Eastern Bluebird -- Belted Kingfisher -- Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager -- Brown-headed cowbird -- Red-bellied Woodpecker -- Red-headed Woodpecker -- Mourning Dove -- SUMMER: Cedar Waxwing -- American Goldfinch -- Wood Thrush -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- Chimney Swift -- Northern Mockingbird -- Whip-Poor-Will -- Chuck-Will's-Widow -- Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- Northern Cardinal -- AUTUMN: Wild Turkey -- Canada Goose -- American Crow -- Great Blue Heron -- Turkey Vulture -- White-breasted Nuthatch -- Bald Eagle -- Great Horned Owl -- Barred Owl -- "Confusing Fall Warblers" -- WINTER: Sandhill Crane -- Blue Jay -- Bobwhite -- Pileated Woodpecker -- American Robin -- Carolina Chickadee -- Tufted Titmouse -- Osprey -- Red-tailed Hawk -- Cooper's Hawk.
ISBN:
9780807832790 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bird Watching Yow | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
ANIMALS Bird Watching Yow | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-241) and index.