HUNTING THROUGH BINOCULARS

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: January 6, 2008| Author: Reviewed by Justin Askins | Copyright information

If anyone is worth reading on the subject of birds, it is Scott Weidensaul. In this, his fifth volume, Weidensaul takes us through the major transitions and debates involving the history of American birding.

The observation of birds began, of course, with the American Indians, but the first European explorers, led by artist John White, quickly began recording the rich diversity of American birdlife. Occasional books appeared that mentioned avian life, such as John Lawson's 1709 "A New...

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