num_pages: 168
description: In this nature-writing classic, now available for the first time in paperback, National Book Award winner Petter Matthiessen captures the essence of the world's most fascinating group of birds. "The restlessness of shorebirds, their kinship with distance and swift seasons, the wistful signal of their voice down the long coastlines of the world make them, for me, the most affecting of wild creatures," writes Matthiessen. He conveys the biological and behavioral intricacies of shorebirds without dulling their romance and wonder.
language: English
title: The Wind Birds: Shorebirds of North America
titlecomplete: The Wind Birds: Shorebirds of North America
genres: Nature, Science, Birds, Natural History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 65
publisher: Chapters Pub Ltd