Strange Birding Guide Recommendation
The absolutely most intriguing bird book I have read recently is this one. It is a non birding guide.
Dunne intends for this book to be a companion for your birding guides. The technique he uses is much the same as that used by early colonial explorers, except he does not shoot the birds he watches. He observes in the field, takes notes and then goes back to camp to write about the species’ habits and habitat, about its flight patterns, its calls, its appearance. He does this in such a way that I am nearly transported back into colonial times creating the image of the bird species in my mind. It is a remarkable affect.
In any case, I intend to re-read Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds
Dunne is from the Cape May area in New Jersey, a place I have often gone birding back in the days when I lived in New Jersey. I was just learning about birds then. This man is an expert and has a superb sense of fairness in his writings about other birders and authors. He is a good birder and I hope I can see him to get an autograph the next time I am in NJ.
Since Cape May is right along the migratory path for many birds, it is well worth the trip. I could use the excuse that I am visiting friends from high school or even relatives. Oh and I have some friends in NY and PA who I have not seen in a while. Maybe this is a springtime trip becoming a winter daydream.
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