
Find More Birds
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?Packed with excellent photos and tips, deeply relatable anecdotes, and a palpable sense of joy, this gem of a book will make you a better birder.??Rosemary Mosco, author of A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching
A gorgeously photographed trove of 111 ingenious tips for seeing more birds wherever you are?from crowd favorites (hummingbirds, owls, eagles) to species you've never spotted before
Seeing more birds than you ever imagined and witnessing exciting avian drama is possible?whether you're on the go or in your own neighborhood, local park, or backyard. As Heather Wolf explains, it all comes down to how you tune in to the show happening around you, the one in which birds?highly skilled at staying under the radar?are the stars. In Find More Birds, Heather shares her very best tactics?and the jaw-dropping photographs they helped her capture.
- Look for birds at their favorite ?restaurants?? from leaf litter to berry bushes, and ball fields to small patches of mud.
- Watch for ?tree bark? that moves . . . you may find it has feathers.
- Try simply sitting on the ground for a revealing new perspective.
Plus, special tips point the way to crowd favorites such as hummingbirds, owls, and eagles?and can't-miss bird behaviors. As your senses sharpen and ?noticing? becomes second nature, Find More Birds will turn your daily routines into bird-finding adventures, too. Whether you're strolling down the block or parking your car, you never know what will surprise you next!
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HEATHER WOLF is the author of Find More Birds and Birding at the Bridge. A Brooklyn-based birder, photographer, and educator, she works with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as a web developer, teaches birding classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and gives walks and talks for various organizations in New York City and beyond.
Content
Chapter 2: Finding birds through tech support (Twitter, Instagram, eBird, apps)
Chapter 3: Finding birds by the clues they leave (eggs, feathers, tracks, drill holes, tree cavities, depressions in sand/dirt, poop)
Chapter 4: Finding birds while doing something else (shopping, driving, visiting friends, traveling)
Chapter 5: Finding birds acting crazy (courtship, mating, defense, raising young)
Chapter 6: Finding the birds you've always wanted to see (hummingbirds, owls, peregrine falcons, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, baby birds, etc.)
Chapter 7: Finding some awesome birds you might not have heard of (warblers, vireos, flycatchers, storks, spoonbills)
Chapter 8: Finding birds at their favorite "restaurants" (habitats such as dumps, landfills, playgrounds, airports)
Chapter 9: Finding birds through the community
Chapter 10: More ways to find birds
Chapter 11: Advanced bird-finding
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