The big year: a tale of man, nature and fowl obsession.
New York: Free Press, 2004. Octavo, paperback, WAS $25. Ever since Roger Tory Peterson recorded seeing and hearing a total of 572 bird species in North America in 1953, fanatical bird watchers have pursued the "big year," hoping for a record number of observations. In 1998, Sandy Komito, Al Levantin..... More