Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. Some birdwatchers will hop the red-eye to Costa Rica if a rare species is reported to be in residence, but she makes the argument for sticking close to home.

She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.

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192 Pages
Published by Sasquatch Books on Jun 15, 2004
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Review by sunbreak
Likeless so far. Lead the way
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