Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding - Hardcover

PRAISE FOR "OF A FEATHER"
 "At once gossipy and scholarly, "Of a Feather" recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too."—"The Washington Post Book World " "Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.""—The Arizona Republic""" 

PRAISE FOR"OF A FEATHER"
"At once gossipy and scholarly, "Of a Feather"recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too."--"The Washington Post Book World" "Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.""--The Arizona Republic"""

PRAISE FOR "OF A FEATHER"
"At once gossipy and scholarly, "Of a Feather" recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too."--"The Washington Post Book World " "Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies.""--The Arizona Republic"""

PRAISE FOR "OF A FEATHER"
"At once gossipy and scholarly, "Of aFeather" recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too." "The Washington Post Book World ""Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies."" The Arizona Republic""""

PRAISE FOR OF A FEATHER
"At once gossipy and scholarly, Of aFeather recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too." The Washington Post Book World "Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies." The Arizona Republic"

PRAISE FOR OF A FEATHER
"At once gossipy and scholarly, Of a Feather recounts rivalries, controversies, bad behavior and other key episodes in the making of modern birding. Lively and illuminating, it has surprises, too."--The Washington Post Book World "Weidensaul is a charming guide . . . You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this look at one of today's fastest-growing (and increasingly competitive) hobbies."--The Arizona Republic

"An entertaining look at what was once considered a rather peculiar hobby." Chicago TribuneScott Weidensaul skillfully traces the colorful history of American birding. Travel withthe frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border skirmishes;meet the society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; discover the luminaries with checkered pasts, such as convicted blackmailer Alexander Wilson and the endlessly self-mythologizing John James Audubon; and watch as an awkward schoolteacher named Roger Tory Peterson createsA Field Guide to the Birds, prompting the explosive growth of modern birding. Spirited and compulsively readable, Of a Feather celebrates the passions and achievements of birders, from the continent's fledgling ornithologists to the millions of Americans who have transformed a once eccentric occupation into one ofour most beloved pursuits. "[An] engrossing book about America s most popular pastime." Audubon Magazine "All these tales are inspiring, and fun to read, whether you're a birder or not."--Weekly Standard"