HOW TO KNOW THE BIRDS The Art and Adventure of Birding

Sorting through all the new developments in birding for a newcomer takes an engaging, lightly humorous tone, and that's what Graham Winton brings to his narration. Ted Floyd starts with a trip to the park with his son, where their encounter with bush tits involves a smartphone, birding sites, and Facebook posts. Floyd breaks his introduction to birding into 200 small chunks. As each focuses on a specific bird, it also illustrates an aspect of birding, such as the phenomenon of the "Spark Bird," which is the one that begins a birder's fascination. Even as Winton describes how to use the internet on a birding trip, he conveys Floyd's fascination with nature's fliers. Listeners who've been curious after bird sightings will find a range of ways to dig deeper into birding. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2019]