Your plans were to go out to your favorite hot-spot, but the weather is not cooperating. What to do now? Well, maybe you can’t go birding but there are some great books to read until the weather breaks.
What kind of books are out there on birding?
You do have a lot of choices in what to read on a bad-weather day. Perhaps you want to hear about someone’s adventures (birding narratives), stories related to birding (mysteries and such), or just learn something new about birds themselves. I’ve read quite a few books in my time, and will recommend some here, while I have many others on my want-to-read list. Whether you want to check them out from the library, browse and the bookstore or listen to an audiobook, let me provide some titles for you to investigate.
The Big Year
Birding Without Borders
The(Big) Year That Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery
Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species
Birdsong For The Curious Naturalist: Your Guide to Listening
Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
The Grail Bird: The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Listening to a Continent Sing: Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
Migrations: A Novel
Birding with Benefits: A Novel