02286nam 2200577Ia 450 991081510490332120240501043807.0979-88-908846-3-30-8078-8878-8(CKB)1000000000764493(EBL)454844(OCoLC)405107341(SSID)ssj0000105589(PQKBManifestationID)11116772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105589(PQKBWorkID)10101225(PQKB)11745251(Au-PeEL)EBL454844(CaPaEBR)ebr10310781(CaONFJC)MIL929698(MiAaPQ)EBC454844(EXLCZ)99100000000076449320080721d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe armchair birder discovering the secret lives of familiar birds /by John Yow1st ed.Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press20091 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-7229-6 0-8078-3279-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; A Note on the Sources; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter; Afterword; Sources; IndexBird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's The Armchair Birder reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging, humorous, and even irreverent essays, Yow reveals the fascinating lives of birds you probably already recognize and naturally want to know more about--because they're the ones you see nearly every day. Following the seasons of the year, Yow covers forty-two species, from the Carolina wren that ringBirdsBird watchingBirds.Bird watching.598.0973Yow John1650401MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815104903321The armchair birder3999762UNINA