Birder on Berry LaneThree Acres, Twelve Months, Thousands of BirdsWritten by: Robert Tougias / Illustrated by: Mark SzantyrA month-by-month guide to the birds of a peaceful New England backyard.This typical suburban Connecticut backyard teems with nature's
Written by: Robert Tougias / Illustrated by: Mark Szantyr
This typical suburban Connecticut backyard teems with nature’s mysteries. Intimate and acutely observed in the tradition of Thoreau,Birder on Berry Lane reveals the wonders of migration, the sensitive interaction of birds with their habitat, and the hidden meanings of birdsong. Identifying species by sight, sound, and nesting behavior, Tougias tunes in to the seasonal rhythms of this delicate ecosystem. Readers are also led to consider the dangers posed by climate change and human development.
All species represented can be found east of the Mississippi, making this book a treasure for beginning and experienced birders across the eastern United States. Beautifully illustrated with twenty-five line drawings. Space is included at the back for readers to begin their own backyard birding journal.
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Robert Tougias, author
Robert Tougias is the author of Birding Western Massachusetts and Quest for the Eastern Cougar. His column “Bird’s Eye View” appears regularly in newspapers across the Northeast. He lives in rural Connecticut.
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Mark Szantyr, illustrator
Mark Szantyr has illustrated several birding books and ornithological journals, including covers for the Connecticut Warbler and the Journal of the Connecticut Ornithological Association. He lives in Mansfield, Connecticut.
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Publishers Weekly
Nature writer Tougias (Birding Western Massachusetts) celebrates the avian visitors to his suburban Connecticut backyard in this affecting chronicle. He dispenses scientific information about birds life cycles, habitats sometimes imperiled by development, and identifying features, such as their distinctive callsthe sparrows trills, catbirds meow, and owls hoots. However, for him, birding isnt just a matter of ticking off species one by one but the source of a great feeling of peace, with the appearance of different species marking the passing of the year. He associates January with owls, and the red-shouldered hawk with March, a month he savors for the many signs of migration. April is a waiting game for the turn toward warm weather that will bring songbirds, but May goes quickly, as if, in the single beat of my heart, the entire spring has slipped away, while he observes new hatchlings quickly maturing to be ready to fly south with their parents at summers end. For November, he spotlights turkeys and grosbeaks as heralds of winter, while December allows Tougias to discuss bird survival strategieshuddling, fluffing, shiveringand also human cohabitation, as with the Carolina wren he discovered in his garage. Bird-loving readers will adore Tougiass celebratory account of how wild animals can become an intrinsic part of ones daily life.
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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-541-3
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ISBN: 978-1-63289-228-7
Page count: 224
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