Getting Started in Bird Watching

by Gordon Morrison (Illustrator), Edward W. Cronin, Barry Estabrook (Editor)

Explains how to select and use a field guide, offers tips on observing bird behavior, and includes a detailed checklist of northeastern birds

Genres: Nature, Birds, Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 1986

Reviews

[Thomasin Propson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short read ( most of the book's pages are regional lists of birds, not the how-to). What is there for the wannabe birder is to the point and actionable--perfect for me, who is just starting out. Helpful how to!

[Sarah Korpela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short & sweet. I'm glad I came across it early in trying birding as a hobby. It's a great compliment & a much shorter read than Peterson's Birding By Impression. It is essentially advocating the same method but a couple decades before Peterson's BBI came out.