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Birding after Spring Migration

In Missouri, May is a big month for birding as enthusiasts try to see migrants passing through in their spring plumage. But what's a birder to do once May and spring migration are over?

Daniel Boone Regional Library

11 items

  • BirdNote

    Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds From the Popular Public Radio Show

    Filled with one page stories and essays with details about unusual or maybe less known facts about individual birds. Really fun if you want something that you could read for one minute or one hour.
    BookSeattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2018] — 598.1594 BIR
  • Have you found a nest or abandoned eggshell and wondered what kind of bird it might house? This is the book for identifying eggs and nests, and nestlings!
    PaperbackPrinceton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2005. — 598.1564 BAI 2ND ED.
  • The Most Perfect Thing

    Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg

    Birkhead, Tim
    Want to learn more about bird eggs? This is not a field guide, but a narrative style nonfiction book sharing stories and details regarding eggs and nesting. A treasure trove of information for those of us who are nosy and want to more…
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury, 2016. — 598.1468 BIR
  • A guide to identifying those stray feathers you may find on a walk!
    PaperbackMechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2010. — 598.097 SCO
  • Secret Lives of Common Birds

    Enjoying Bird Behavior Through the Seasons

    Read, Marie, 1950-
    A good introduction to a variety of details of bird life. When the frenzy of spring migration has ebbed. This book can help you find the joy in observing the birds we get used to seeing every day.
    PaperbackBoston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005. — 598.15 REA
  • How to Know the Birds

    the Art & Adventure of Birding

    Floyd, Ted, 1968-
    An exciting book with 200 short vignettes, each about a bird, and each focused on making readers better birders. The stories are concise but don't lack depth, in fact they are really crammed full of fascinating details!
    BookWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2019] — 598.0723 FLO
  • Slow Birding

    the Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

    Strassmann, Joan,
    Written by a St. Louis local, many of Strassmann's stories and examples take place somewhere nearby! Let Strassman be your guide to learning to enjoy bird observation, regardless of your experience.
    Book[New York] : A TarcherPerigee Book, [2022] — 598.0723 STR
  • Birdgirl

    Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future

    Craig, Mya-Rose,
    A lovely and unusual book that's hard to describe. Craig's memoir includes bird and birding stories, but also the solace that can be found in birds and birding, and the solace that can't be found. It's about family, environmental justice,…
    BookNew York : Celadon Books, 2023. — 598.0723 CRA
  • On way into enjoying birds is to keep a sketch journal!
    PaperbackPortland, Or. : Timber Press, c2004. — 743.68 BUS 2ND ED.
  • Keeping a Nature Journal

    Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You

    Leslie, Clare Walker
    PaperbackPownal, Vt. : Storey Books, 2000. — 508 LES