Reading About Birds
I like birds well enough. I love that they're in the world. But while I don't go far out of my way to see them, I do make a point of reading books about people who do, because of the way that birding is about patience, paying attention, following one's passions—and these are lessons for us all. The first few books on the list are books I love, and others are books that look excellent.
Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder
A Memoir
Birds Art Life
A Siege of Bitterns
A Birder Murder Mystery
Birding with Yeats
A Mother's Memoir
Ruby's Birds
Happiness is a Rare Bird
Living the Birding Life
Pukaskwa
A Naturalist’s Year Surveying Birds in the Lake Superior Wilderness
The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow
Best Places to Bird in the Prairies
Best Places to Bird in British Columbia
Best Places to Bird in Ontario
Bird Brains
The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays
Bird Detective
Investigating The Secret Lives Of Birds
Grass, Sky, Song
Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland Birds