Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder (Paperback)

from breic

I think that Strycker's big year bird list book, "Birding Without Borders," is much more interesting for a general reader, since Strycker interleaves vignettes from his trip with information about birds and birding. Kaufman's book is focused on the trip, except for a bit of romance and youthful a...

from flourgirl49

In 1973, Kenn Kaufman's parents allowed him to drop out of high school and pursue his passion for birding. He undertook a Big Year, traveling all over the United States to see as many birds as possible. He hitchhiked everywhere, spent around $1,000 on his expenses for the entire year, and amassed...

from evenlake

I loved this book. I serendipitously got to go birding with Kaufman for a few hours earlier this year, and decided to read his memoir of his Big Year. But it is so much more than that. Towards the end of his year, and of this book, he started to tire of the competitive listing he was doing. He ...

from Sandydog1

A great adventure book covering a birding big year. The twist here is that a young Kaufman does all the traveling with little funding.

from msf59

"But in the early 1970s, we were not birdwatching. We were birding, and that made all the difference. We were out to seek, to discover, to chase, to learn, to find as many different kinds of birds as possible..." Ken Kaufmann dropped out of high school and went on a quest, with a backpack, a pair...