Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.

From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds: great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly plumed songbirds. Weidensaul traces American birding to its colorful origins: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between skirmishes with Indians; the society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; and the luminaries with checkered pasts.

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