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1) Snapper
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nathan Lochmueller studies birds, earning just enough money to live on. He drives a glitter-festooned truck, the Gypsy Moth, and he is in love with Lola, a woman so free-spirited and mysterious she can break a man’s heart with a sigh or a shrug. Around them swirls a remarkable cast of characters: the proprietor of Fast Eddie’s Burgers & Beer, the genius behind “Thong Thursdays”; Uncle Dart, a Texan who brings his swagger to Indiana with profound...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
257 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It was an epiphany: The moment two friends showed Luke Dempsey a small bird flitting around the bushes of his country garden, he fell madly in love. But did he really want to be a birder? Didnt́ that mean hed́ be forced to eat granola? And wear a man-pouch? Before he knew it, though, he was lost to birding mania. Early mornings in Central Park gave way to weekend mornings wandering around Pennsylvania, which morphed into weeklong trips to Texas,...
Author
Publisher
Chapters
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
143 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Long considered creatures of myth and mystery, owls actually are commonplace if one knows how and where to look--often no further than one's own backyard. The Suttons--husband and wife naturalist team--have created a lavish, full-color spotter's guide, with a thorough description of owls, their habitat, range, diet, breeding and nesting habits.
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eli Knapp takes readers from a leaky dugout canoe in Tanzania and the mating grounds of Ecuador's cock-of-the-rock to a juniper titmouse's perch at the Grand Canyon and the migration of hooded mergansers in a New York swamp, exploring life's deepest questions all along the way. In this collection of essays, Knapp intentionally flies away from the flock, reveling in insights gleaned from birds, his students, and the wide-eyed wonder his children's...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Physical Desc
xiii, 268 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record. Bouncing from coast to coast on frenetic pilgrimages for once-in-a-lifetime rarities, they brave broiling deserts, bug-infested swamps, and some...
7) Bird watch
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Count backward from ten as you search for hidden birds (and insects and animals) in this seek-and-find picture book"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
xxv, 598 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The publication of The Sibley Guide to Birds in 2000 quickly established David Allen Sibley as the author and illustrator of the nation’s supreme and most comprehensive guide to birds. Used by millions of birders from novices to the most expert, The Sibley Guide became the standard by which natural history guides are measured. The highly anticipated second edition builds on this foundation of excellence, offering massively expanded and updated information,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
ix, 326 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the world’s 10,000 species of birds in one year.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 227 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Birds -- those "upgiven ghosts" who shape our skies -- and their many styles of flying have inspired us for centuries. Tim Dee became enthralled with birds as a young boy, and their allure has informed how he perceives time as well as how he sees the world and his place in it. Compelling and poetic, A Year on the Wing is a month-by-month account of following these magnificent creatures, on land, at sea, and in the air, over the course of one "dew-dipped...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
169 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Perfect for the anti-aviary (or bird fanatic with a sense of humor), this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and--let's face it--true. Featuring 50 common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous, yet angry, ink...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiv, 400 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn't want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn't want to think about his failed relationship with "the one" or his potential for ruining a new relationship with "the next one." And he almost certainly didn't want to think about turning forty. And so instead he went birding. Birding was a lifelong passion. It was only among the birds...
14) The big year
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three men put their lives and careers on hold in an attempt to set a new record for the number of bird species spotted during a year.
Author
Publisher
Knopf : distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1977
Physical Desc
855 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Virtually every bird found in North America is brought to life in a full-color photograph and with textual information on the bird's voice, nesting habits, habitat, range, and interesting behaviors. Accompanying range maps; overhead flight silhouettes; sections on bird-watching, accidental species, and endangered birds make these the most comprehensive field guides to birds available.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
376 pages : illustrations (black and white), portrait (black and white) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockhart’s stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks out these elusive predators, his quest becomes so much more: an incomparably elegant elegy on the beauty of the British landscape and, through the birds, a journey...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sylvia has been nearly paralyzed with grief and anxiety since the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. She tries to help in the family's greenhouse while caring for her two children, but she prefers not to have to deal with customers. Her mother's own grief causes her to hover over her children and grandchildren. As a diversion, Sylvia takes up birdwatching, and meets an Amish man who teaches her about local birds....
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
471 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable guide from David Sibley that every birder will want to carry into the field. Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 703 bird species plus regional populations found west of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include stunningly accurate illustrations--more...
20) Welcome to subirdia: sharing our neighborhoods with wrens, robins, woodpeckers, and other wildlife
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns, and he provides ten specific...
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