The Reluctant Twitcher

by Pope, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781554884582
• ISBN10: 1554884586
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Dundurn Pr Ltd

Summary

The human side of birding comes to the fore in this serious yet humorous account of birds and birding and the art of chasing rarities. Richard Pope, a lifelong birder, had successfully avoided this latter pursuit for many years but capitulated in 2007 when he embarked on his Big Year

Table of Contents

Illustrations and Photographs	p. 9
Foreword	p. 15
Map 1 Southern Ontario	p. 21
Map 2 Northern Ontario	p. 22
Preface	p. 25
I Am Committed	p. 31
The Pecking Order	p. 35
The Rules	p. 41
Pish and Chips	p. 49
Algonquin Grand Slam	p. 56
To the Barricades	p. 64
Pelee Madness	p. 74
The Numbers Build	p. 86
Rainy River	p. 94
Making It Happen	p. 104
Revelations	p. 114
The Big Sit	p. 121
Closing the Gap	p. 128
Floating Jaegers	p. 136
No Peace for the Wicked	p. 141
So Close, and Yet So Far	p. 150
299 and 300-Sort Of	p. 154
299 and 300-In Sooth	p. 159
Gravy Birds	p. 166
The Big Dipper	p. 173
Go Figure	p. 181
Lists of Birds	p. 185
Acknowledgements	p. 203
Index	p. 209
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