"BirdNote Journal contain[s] tips and strategies for better birding … Ideal for a beginner or casual birder" —Seattle Audubon
This birding journal is perfect field companion and gift for birdwatchers of all ages. Including beautiful illustrations of birds, this well-organized field diary is a delightful place to keep track of the birds you see and to compile your own life list.
Also included are essays from the naturalist experts at the popular public radio show BirdNote full of information and tips to enjoy birdwatching, including:
* Planning a Birding Trip * Feed the Birds—Bring Them Up Close * Gardening with Birds in Mind * Unlikely Places to Go Birding * Getting to Know Bird Songs and Calls * Gathering Clues from a Bird's Behavior * and more!
BirdNote, the public radio feature that tells fascinating stories about the lives of birds, is syndicated on more than 200 stations across North America and reaches 2.1 million listeners per day. This beautiful BirdNote journal is the perfect companion for the book, BirdNote, and for notes from the beloved radio show.
"BirdNote Journal contain[s] tips and strategies for better birding. It also contains elegant illustrations by Emily Poole, who illustrated the companion BirdNote book and notecards. Ideal for a beginner or casual birder who...likes a pretty package." —Seattle Audubon
Emily Poole is a freelance illustrator, born and raised in the mountain town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration and is currently located in Eugene, Oregon. She has created work for the Teton Raptor Center, World Wildlife Fund Guyana, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
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In many parts of the country, the most common backyard birds tend to look the same to the untrained eye. They might be sparrows, wrens, juncos, finches ... or something altogether different. Learning to tell these unidentified flying objects apart can be really frustrating. Long ago, birdwatchers came up with whimsical terms to describe them: LBBs, little brown birds, or LBJs, little brown jobs. These small nondescript birds are camouflaged to blend in with dried grass, leaves, and dark underbrush-it's one means of their survival. But it can be maddening to sort out the "subtle streaking," the "slightly grayer forehead," or the "upright stance" -phrases that bird books use to distinguish the birds. One solution? Ask a seasoned birder for help. Purchase a basic field guide of your local birds. Ask the birder to put markers on the ten to twelve pages of the birds you are most likely to see in your yard. Then when you spot an LBB, you can flip to the most likely pages and compare the bird on the page to the bird in the yard. You'll soon begin to recognize them. And the next time you're out for a walk and an unidentified flying object crosses your path, you might surprise yourself by knowing its name.
"BirdNote Journal contain[s] tips and strategies for better birding … Ideal for a beginner or casual birder" —Seattle Audubon
This birding journal is perfect field companion and gift for birdwatchers of all ages. Including beautiful illustrations of birds, this well-organized field diary is a delightful place to keep track of the birds you see and to compile your own life list.
Also included are essays from the naturalist experts at the popular public radio show BirdNote full of information and tips to enjoy birdwatching, including:
* Planning a Birding Trip * Feed the Birds—Bring Them Up Close * Gardening with Birds in Mind * Unlikely Places to Go Birding * Getting to Know Bird Songs and Calls * Gathering Clues from a Bird's Behavior * and more!
BirdNote, the public radio feature that tells fascinating stories about the lives of birds, is syndicated on more than 200 stations across North America and reaches 2.1 million listeners per day. This beautiful BirdNote journal is the perfect companion for the book, BirdNote, and for notes from the beloved radio show.
Praise
"BirdNote Journal contain[s] tips and strategies for better birding. It also contains elegant illustrations by Emily Poole, who illustrated the companion BirdNote book and notecards. Ideal for a beginner or casual birder who...likes a pretty package." —Seattle Audubon
Emily Poole is a freelance illustrator, born and raised in the mountain town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration and is currently located in Eugene, Oregon. She has created work for the Teton Raptor Center, World Wildlife Fund Guyana, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
View titles by Emily Poole
Excerpt
In many parts of the country, the most common backyard birds tend to look the same to the untrained eye. They might be sparrows, wrens, juncos, finches ... or something altogether different. Learning to tell these unidentified flying objects apart can be really frustrating. Long ago, birdwatchers came up with whimsical terms to describe them: LBBs, little brown birds, or LBJs, little brown jobs. These small nondescript birds are camouflaged to blend in with dried grass, leaves, and dark underbrush-it's one means of their survival. But it can be maddening to sort out the "subtle streaking," the "slightly grayer forehead," or the "upright stance" -phrases that bird books use to distinguish the birds. One solution? Ask a seasoned birder for help. Purchase a basic field guide of your local birds. Ask the birder to put markers on the ten to twelve pages of the birds you are most likely to see in your yard. Then when you spot an LBB, you can flip to the most likely pages and compare the bird on the page to the bird in the yard. You'll soon begin to recognize them. And the next time you're out for a walk and an unidentified flying object crosses your path, you might surprise yourself by knowing its name.
