In these highly personal narratives, which originally appeared in "Bird Watchers Digest," Peterson recounts his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature.

"I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called 'Wow' and 'Remember' on each page will elicit 'I never knew that ' from many readers. This is a winner for the new birder from four to one hundred and four."
--Jane Alexander, actress and former board member of the American Birding Association What a new birder needs is a field guide that shows most of the birds he or she is going to see but doesn't overwhelm with rarities unlikely to be seen. This is that book. Covering 300 of the most common birds in the United...