| The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Dunne
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 884732
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.1 x 1
ISBN: 0395927900
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.0723473
UPC: 046442927901
EAN: 9780395927908
ASIN: 0395927900
Publication Date: April 2, 1999
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| Customer Reviews:
The World of Birding October 23, 2003
This is a supurb overview of birding in North America.Pete and his wife Linda spent a year on the road and came up with this excellent book that covers every aspect of birding and does it with a passion that he makes you feel you are right there beside him.Birding means something different to each person who engages in this pursuit;but Pete makes a pretty good observation when he states "the coin of tribute in birding's realm is not skill,it is shared intrest.With it an individual buys passage into the ranks of North American birders.Skill is just something birders acquire over time.But the intrest, and the pleasure people derive from watching birds,ah,those things are constants;those things are a priority.Those are the qualities that distinguish birders from society,s rank and file."
I ran across and recognized Pete one day in Portal, Arizona and struck up a conversation with him.I felt he had as much intrest in me as I had in meeting him.He hit the nail on the head;generally it's the interest one shows,not the knowledge onehas that counts.
I am sure that anyone with any interest in birding will find this book by one of the top,in every way,birders in North America an excellent book;that I guarantee ! ! !
Dunne's Awesome Year August 2, 2003
A great read for the crazy birder crowd. Take it with you when you hit the important birding places, read it to learn more about the high-end of the birding subculture, and read it when you need a laugh. The short stories on Attu and the World Series of Birding are worth the price alone.
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