The Wind Birds: Shorebirds of North America

About this book

In this nature-writing classic, now available for the first time in paperback, National Book Award winner Petter Matthiessen captures the essence of the world's most fascinating group of birds. "The restlessness of shorebirds, their kinship with distance and swift seasons, the wistful signal of their voice down the long coastlines of the world make them, for me, the most affecting of wild creatures," writes Matthiessen. He conveys the biological and behavioral intricacies of shorebirds without dulling their romance and wonder.