TY - BOOK ID - 77876515 TI - The armchair birder PY - 2009 SN - 0807888788 9780807888780 0807832790 9780807832790 9780807832790 9798890884633 PB - Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press DB - UniCat KW - Birds. KW - Bird watching. KW - Birding (Bird watching) KW - Birdwatching KW - Watching birds KW - Wildlife watching KW - Aves KW - Avian fauna KW - Avifauna KW - Wild birds KW - Amniotes KW - Vertebrates KW - Ornithology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77876515 AB - Bird 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 ER -