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It is the end of 2024 - so time for a bit of a wrap-up! Lyzy Lusterman, owner of Buteo Books, joined me to talk about some favorites, some trends, and books to look forward to in 2025.
Buteo Books is a family-owned and operated business based on the firm belief that independent booksellers are a vital component of our social and cultural landscape. Their brick-and-mortar store is in San Rafael, California but can also be found online (Instagram; TikTok)
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Tessa Boase's Etta Lemon is a gripping narrative exploring two formidable heroines and their rival, overlapping campaigns. Moving from the feather workersâ slums to high society, from the first female political rally to the rise of the eco-feminist, it restores Etta Lemon to her rightful place in history â the extraordinary woman who saved the birds.
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Most birders keep lists of the species birds they have seen, but do any keep a list of pub birds, that is birds on pub signs and in pub names? John Lawton's Inn Search of Birds is about these pub birds, their natural histories, folk-histories and those of the pubs that bear their names, some of the people involved in the story, and the memories that pub birds have evoked over a birding lifetime. This may appear to be a niche aspect of birding but before the advent of modern technology, pubs in âgood birding spots' were often the best place to find out from other birders âWhat's about?â, preferably over a pint.
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Lillian Stokes and Matt Young's The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada has everything you could possibly want to know about the finches of North America (including Hawaii!) and Canada. Learn all you need to know about identifying and attracting finches with this comprehensive, gloriously colorful field guide from Americaâs foremost authorities on birds and nature.
Following the extraordinary finch superflight of 2020-2021, birders across the country became obsessed with finches. With The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada, you can gain expert knowledge on these beautiful birds and bring them into your own yard. This fully illustrated guide tells you all you need to know about attracting, observing, and protecting finches.
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Randi Minetor's The Complete Language of Birds dives into an unusual dimension of historical and arcane knowledge with the study of birds. A collection of fun and interesting facts about birds gathered from science and culture, the stunning illustrations and lively descriptions make this an engaging guide youâll return to again and again.
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Sophie Osborn's Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds is the story of one womanâs remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird speciesâand her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them.
A wildlife biologist and birder, Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices weâve madeâincluding pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destructionâhave decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors.
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Geoff Wisner's A Year of Birds is a work of art as well as a work of literature. With 150 watercolors and field sketches by renowned bird artist Barry Van Dusen and a foreword by celebrated naturalist Peter Alden, the author of numerous Audubon Field Guides, Henry David Thoreau's writings on birds are showcased in a way never seen before. Unlike previous collections, the observations in A YEAR OF BIRDS are arranged by the day of the year, emphasizing the relationship of birds with their environment and the spiritual significance of the seasons. On any given day, curious readers might step into their yards and compare the birds they observe with those that Thoreau saw and heard.
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Sarah T. Dubb's, Birding with Benefits, published by Gallery Books is a romance novel about a divorcĂ©e who embarks on her âyear of yesâ and crosses paths with a shy and sensitive birdwatcher who changes her life.
Newly divorced, almost-empty-nester Celeste is finally seeking adventure and putting herself first, clichĂ©s be damned. So when a friend asks her to âpartnerâ with his buddy John for an event, Celeste throws herself into the role of his temporary girlfriend. But quiet cinnamon roll John isnât looking for love, just birdsâhe needs a partner for Tucsonâs biggest bird-watching contest if heâs ever going to launch his own guiding business. By the time they untangle their crossed signals, theyâve become teammatesâŠand thanks to his meddling friends, a fake couple.
Celeste canât tell a sparrow from a swallow, but John is a great teacher, and the hours they spend hiking in the Arizona wilderness feed Celesteâs hunger for new adventures while giving John a chance to practice his dream job. As the two spend more time together, they end up watching more than just the birds, and their chemistry becomes undeniable.
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Jeff Ollerton's Birds and Flowers explores the relationships between plants and birds which first emerged at least 50 million years ago and over time have influenced the evolution of both groups.
This groundbreaking book is the first to deal with pollinating birds in all their diversity, involving almost 1,390 avian species interacting with tens of thousands of different plants. It rescues them from being novelties of natural history and explores these interactions in all their evolutionary and ecological significance. Pollinating birds have intricate lives that are often highly dependent on flowers, and the plants themselves are at the whim of birds for their reproduction. This makes them important players within many ecosystems, including tropical rainforests, dry grasslands, temperate woodlands, coastal mangroves and oceanic islands.
Birdâflower relationships are threatened by disease, habitat destruction and climate change. Some of the birds are already extinct. Yet there are optimistic stories to be told about conservation and restoration projects that reveal the commitment of people to preserving these vital ecological connections. In addition, as a source of cultural inspiration with a history stretching back millennia, pollinating birds and their flowers are part of the ongoing relationship between humanity and the rest of nature.Check out my GoodReads review
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Gretchen Newberry's The Nighthawk Evening focuses on the bird itselfâits complex conservation status and cultural significanceâand the larger, often hidden world of nocturnal animals. Along the way, she gives readers insight into the daily life of a scientist, especially one who works primarily at night. The Nighthawkâs Evening uses one scientist and one species to explore the challenges, disappointments, and successes of scientific research and conservation efforts.
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Jordan Spalding's Black-throated Blue Warbler looks into the life of a female black-throated blue warbler throughout a single breeding season, from migration to migration. It is an exploration of the natural environment and a celebration of the tenacity of life. As well as delving into where the natural sciences meet the natural world and the impact we have on the places we work to protect.
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Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book, is an alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from âaccentorâ to âzeledonia.â A cornucopia of engaging facts and anecdotes, this superbly researched compendium presents a wealth of incisive entries alongside stunning photos by the author and beautiful historic prints and watercolors. Myers provides brief biographies of prominent figures in ornithologyâsuch as John Gould, John Latham, Alfred Newton, and Robert Ridgwayâand goes on to describe the etymological history of every common group bird name found in standardized English. She interweaves the stories behind the names with quotes from publications dating back to the 1400s, illuminating the shared evolution of language and our relationships with birds, and rooting the names in the history of ornithological discovery.
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Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World details the astonishing science of bird life, from migration and parenting to the territorial defense strategies that influenced her own activism. A warm and compelling weave of science and social engagement, this is the story of an improbably band of bird lovers who saved their park. And it is a blueprint for muscular citizenship, powered by joy.
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Cameron Cox's Terns of North America: A Photographic Guide published by Princeton University Press, is the essential identification guide to the terns, noddies, and skimmers of North America. Covering every species and featuring hundreds of high-quality color images, this book is the ideal companion for anyone interested in this charismatic but sometimes challenging group of seabirds.
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Find More Birds by Heather Wolf is a gorgeously photographed trove of 111 ingenious tips for seeing more birds wherever you areâfrom crowd favorites (hummingbirds, owls, eagles) to species youâve never spotted before.
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Yellowstone's Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World's First National Park, edited by Douglas W. Smith, Lauren E. Walker, and Katherine E. Duffy, explores a beloved national treasure: Yellowstone National Park. Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the oldest and arguably the most famous national park in North America, attracting millions of visitors each year. While many come to the park for its recreational activities, the wildlife of Yellowstone is just as alluring. This book brings together more than 30 leading experts to provide the first comprehensive survey of the natural history, science, and conservation of birds in Yellowstone. Covering most bird species breeding within the great park as well as the many migrants that pass through, Yellowstoneâs Birds is a scientific tour de force and an essential resource for visitors to Yellowstone and bird lovers everywhere.
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Finding W. H. Hudson by Conor Mark Jameson came about due to an imposing, life-size oil painting dominates the main meeting room at the RSPBâs base in the heart of England: âthe man above the fireplaceâ â always present, rarely mentioned. Curious about the person in the portrait, the author began a quest to rediscover William Henry Hudson (1841â1922). It became a mission of restoration: stitching back together the faded tapestry of Hudsonâs life, re-colouring it in places and adding new threads from the testaments of his closest friends.
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Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell is the chronicles of her impressive journey, weaving a wonderfully told story of the experiences on her walk, interspersed with the natural history of this most impressive of birds that has fascinated us for millennia. Colwell started walking in the early spring when birds were first arriving on their breeding grounds in the west of Ireland, walking through to Wales when they incubated their eggs. She then travelled through England to coincide with the time when the chicks were hatching. Six weeks after setting out she arrived in East Anglia as the fledglings were beginning to try out their wings. By finishing on the east coast, she marked the place where many curlews would come to spend the winter.
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Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds is a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman â a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds.
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101 Curious Tales of East African Birds offers bite-size stories about fascinating birds featuring cutting-edge research. And is packed with stunning photographs of East African birds, both iconic and little known.
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