num_pages: 192
description: Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt an ornithology teacher and researcher examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. Some birdwatchers will hop the red-eye to Costa Rica if a rare species is reported to be in residence. She makes the argument for sticking close to home. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.
language: English
title: Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
publisher: Sasquatch Books