a family of some 230 species of brightly colored
Birding on Borrowed Time is the memoir of a truly extraordinary woman
Accounts of all 22 species
from birdwatchers to biologists
with in-depth discussion of variations as well as coverage of habitat
Audubon to Xantus: The Lives of Those Commemorated in North American Bird Names California a family of some 230Very Good used paperback. Tight binding. Page corners and front cover curling. Following the style and format of Biographies for Birdwatchers, this new volume is dedicated to over 130 birds of America, north of Mexico. Ninety eight biographies are presented including Steller (jay, eider, eagle), Audubon (shearwater, oriole), Baird (sandpiper, sparrow), Swainson (hawk, thrush, warbler) and Wilson (six species!). Each biography includes delightful