Posts Tagged ‘Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific’

There were many great bird-related books published in 2016, including some, I’m sure, that I didn’t even see. So making a list such as this is tricky at best, perhaps even foolish. In fact, I just read the introduction for Scarlet Experiment: Birds and Humans in America, which has me eager to read more. But […]

How better to celebrate this site’s 10th anniversary than to give away some books? For the first giveaway, we have two fantastic books from Princeton University Press: a new one and one of my favorite books from the past 10 years. Listening to a Continent Sing is one of my favorite books from this year; […]

Looking for something to get for the bird-lover in your life? You can never go wrong with a good bird book. Here are a few suggestions. Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls by Paul Bannick One look inside this book will tell you why anyone would appreciate it – the photos […]

Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific by Donald Kroodsma From Princeton University Press: Join birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicycle journey as he travels with his son from the Atlantic to the Pacific, lingering and listening to our continent sing as no one has […]

One of my favorite things to do is to look ahead at the bird books set to be published soon (I lead such an exciting life!). 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for them. Check out April 12, in particular (in addition to the three highlighted titles, two others – The Genius […]