LEADER 02289nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910815104903321 005 20230721021747.0 010 $a979-88-908846-3-3 010 $a0-8078-8878-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764493 035 $a(EBL)454844 035 $a(OCoLC)405107341 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000105589 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11116772 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105589 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10101225 035 $a(PQKB)11745251 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454844 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10310781 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929698 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454844 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764493 100 $a20080721d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe armchair birder$b[electronic resource] $ediscovering the secret lives of familiar birds /$fby John Yow 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-7229-6 311 $a0-8078-3279-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction; A Note on the Sources; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter; Afterword; Sources; Index 330 $aBird 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 ring 606 $aBirds 606 $aBird watching 615 0$aBirds. 615 0$aBird watching. 676 $a598.0973 700 $aYow$b John$01650401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815104903321 996 $aThe armchair birder$93999762 997 $aUNINA