Adventures in Birding: Confessions of a Lister

Adventures in Birding: Confessions of a Lister by Jean Piatt. Published by Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1973. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine in Torn DJ. ISBN 0394484428. LCCN 72-11048. A passionate bird watcher's odyssey in quest of the magic number - 600 North American species seen and identified. Full of suspense, effort, frustration, and triumph, on foot and horseback, by car, boat, and plane - from Alaska to Hudson Bay, the Florida Keys, and the Mexican border, two devotees of the widespread ''sport'' of birding, the author and his wife who have listed 671 birds tell their exacting adventures in this book, as birdy a book as the most devoted fan could wish. 265 Pgs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 11133.