Full Chase Mode: Big Year of Birding in North America
by John Vanderpoel
From Buteo Books:
John Vanderpoel is a lifelong birder and the creator of the critically acclaimed Advanced Birding Video Series with Jon Dunn. In 2011, John set off to undertake a North American Big Year. His whirlwind adventure took him to the edges of the continent. He sailed the high seas with the Admiral of the Atlantic, the Queen Bee of the Western Sea and a modern-day mystic. He raced ATVs over the stones of St. Lawrence Island with the Czar and up a snow-covered pass on Adak Island in the middle of December with a frontier man. Along the way, he tallied more North American birds in one year than he’d seen in his entire life and met scores of interesting people, including many of the legends of the birding world. He wasn’t searching for the meaning of life – he was too busy living it. For three hundred and sixty-five incredible days.
This is a lively tale and keeps your interest. Those who appreciate big year narratives should enjoy this latest entry in this specialized genera. And anyone contemplating doing a North American big year of their own can learn a great deal from it.
Full Chase Mode: Big Year of Birding in North America
by John Vanderpoel
Paperback; 512 pages
Buteo Books; April, 2021
ISBN: 9780931130205
$24.95
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Posted by Grant McCreary on May 30th, 2021.
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