Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. 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 cont.  Read more... Abstract: Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. 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 cont Content: Introduction First Bird An Invasion of Owls The Presence of Birds: A Very New Life List The Thrush and the Faerie Cormorant Problem The Birdwatcher's Book of Secrets When Good Woodpeckers Go Bad The Pacific-slope Flycatcher: A New Species, Sort of The Hidden Blue Grouse The Secret Lives of Vaux's Swift Winter Wren: Thoughts on Voice and Place Sparrows as Mothers One-Eyed Dunlin Young Love: A Back-to-School Story Postcards from the Mayan Ruins Crow Stories Bird Vision Acknowledgments Author Biography.