JoeGBirder
Photography and birding enjoyer
Here's a list of novels about birding that I've read, and what they're about. The price will vary by seller, so I have not listed them. Just know, none of them were too expensive. I've provided links to places you can buy them.
- Red-Tails in Love by Marie Winn (View on Amazon)
"The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come."
- The Pleasures of Watching Birds by Lola Oberman (View on Amazon)
"[Lola Oberman] shares her observations on various species of birds, answers questions about bird pests, and discusses bird counts and the care of injured birds."
- Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman (View on Amazon)
"At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. Maybe not all that unusual a thing to do in the seventies, but what Kenn was searching for was a little different: not sex, drugs, God, or even self, but birds. A report of a rare bird would send him hitching nonstop from Pacific to Atlantic and back again. When he was broke he would pick fruit or do odd jobs to earn the fifty dollars or so that would last him for weeks. His goal was to set a record - most North American species seen in a year - but along the way he began to realize that at this breakneck pace he was only looking, not seeing. What had been a game became a quest for a deeper understanding of the natural world. Kingbird Highway is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild, and sometimes dangerous, adventures, starring a colorful cast of characters."
- "Dial B for Birder!" : The Private Files of a Real-Life Bird Detective by Lola Oberman (View on Amazon)
"Warm, funny and informative, Lola Oberman's book recounts her adventures as an on-call "bird identifier" for the Audubon Naturalist Society. She considers the baffling case of serial wood duck murders, identifies a mysterious bird that interrupts a presidential address at the White House, and ponders the peculiarity of a hawk that enjoys feasting on strudel."
If there are any books about birding you enjoyed, please feel free to mention them in the replies, or if you have any questions about these books. Thanks for reading!
- Red-Tails in Love by Marie Winn (View on Amazon)
"The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come."
- The Pleasures of Watching Birds by Lola Oberman (View on Amazon)
"[Lola Oberman] shares her observations on various species of birds, answers questions about bird pests, and discusses bird counts and the care of injured birds."
- Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman (View on Amazon)
"At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. Maybe not all that unusual a thing to do in the seventies, but what Kenn was searching for was a little different: not sex, drugs, God, or even self, but birds. A report of a rare bird would send him hitching nonstop from Pacific to Atlantic and back again. When he was broke he would pick fruit or do odd jobs to earn the fifty dollars or so that would last him for weeks. His goal was to set a record - most North American species seen in a year - but along the way he began to realize that at this breakneck pace he was only looking, not seeing. What had been a game became a quest for a deeper understanding of the natural world. Kingbird Highway is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild, and sometimes dangerous, adventures, starring a colorful cast of characters."
- "Dial B for Birder!" : The Private Files of a Real-Life Bird Detective by Lola Oberman (View on Amazon)
"Warm, funny and informative, Lola Oberman's book recounts her adventures as an on-call "bird identifier" for the Audubon Naturalist Society. She considers the baffling case of serial wood duck murders, identifies a mysterious bird that interrupts a presidential address at the White House, and ponders the peculiarity of a hawk that enjoys feasting on strudel."
If there are any books about birding you enjoyed, please feel free to mention them in the replies, or if you have any questions about these books. Thanks for reading!
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