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Ornithology

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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
by Mark Obmascik
Staff Pick
Who knew that bird watching could be so astonishingly competitive? Obmascik's The Big Year follows three birding fanatics, giving us a highly amusing look at the race to hold the record of spotting the most bird species within North America in one year... (read more)

List Price $25.00
Your price: $7.50
Used - Hardcover

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John James Audubon: The Making of an American
by Richard Rhodes
Staff Pick
Illuminating and engaging, this intimate sketch of a prodigious talent sheds light on Audubon's character as well as his devotion to his art.... (read more)

List Price $30.00
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Used - Hardcover

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The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
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Staff Pick
The Life of the Skies is at once a history of bird-watching in America, a meditation on changes in our views about killing animals, and a deeply personal book about the transforming qualities of a life spent observing the natural world. It is a book to... (read more)

List Price $24.00
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Used - Hardcover

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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western Region
by Donald Stokes
Staff Pick
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds is by far the best bird guide on the market. It is straightforwardly organized by plumage color with color tab indexes for quickly finding the bird at your feeder. The large-full color photographs of the male and female... (read more)

List Price $10.00
Your price: $3.50
Used - Trade Paper

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