Listening to a Continent Sing : Birdsong by Bicycle from the Atlantic to the Pacific / Donald Kroodsma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kroodsma, Donald, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Join birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicycle journey as he travels with his son from the Atlantic to the Pacific, lingering and listening to our continent sing as no one has before. On remote country roads, over terrain vast and spectacular, from dawn to dusk and sometimes through the night, you will gain a deep appreciation for the natural symphony of birdsong many of us take for granted. Come along and marvel at how expressive these creatures are as Kroodsma leads you west across nearly five thousand miles-at a leisurely pace that enables a deep listen.Listening to a Continent Sing is also a guided tour through the history of a young nation and the geology of an ancient landscape, and an invitation to set aside the bustle of everyday life to follow one's dreams. It is a celebration of flowers and trees, rocks and rivers, mountains and prairies, clouds and sky, headwinds and calm, and of local voices and the people you will meet along the way. It is also the story of a father and son deepening their bond as they travel the slow road together from coast to coast.Beautifully illustrated throughout with drawings of birds and scenes and featuring QR codes that link to audio birdsong, this poignant and insightful book takes you on a travel adventure unlike any other-accompanied on every leg of your journey by birdsong.

Contents:

Frontmatter

How to Listen Using the QR Codes

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

1. Beginnings

2. Peace, and War

3. Lemonade

4. Blue Ridge Dawn

5. A Virginia High

6. Appalachia

7. Boone Country

8. A Ride in Heaven

9. Laid Up

10. On the Road Again

11. Dawn Sweeps the Shawnee

12. The Ozarks

13. A Prairie Gem

14. Kansas Oceans

15. Shortgrass Prairie

16. Western Birds

17. Riding the Rockies

18. Sage and Song

19. Hello, Wyoming

20. The Oregon Trail

21. Grand Tetons

22. Into the Fire

23. Caterpillars Marching

24. Chief Joseph Pass

25. Lewis and Clark

26. Pacific Islands Incoming

27. Ascending into Oregon

28. Geological Chaos

29. Over the Cascades

30. A Homecoming

31. Land's End

Epilogue- Where Are They Now?

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes QR codes for recordings of birdsongs available on companion website.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400880324

1400880327

OCLC:

944247629