- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (Jan 15 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300116918
- ISBN-13: 978-0300116915
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.5 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #814,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"There is so much ready information here for traveling birders they can not be without it."-Noble Proctor, co-author of A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife (Noble Proctor )
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This is the first birder’s guide to sixty cities of the world. Designed and written for the bird enthusiast who is traveling for reasons other than birding—on business, with family, for academic conferences—the book offers assistance in locating birds, identifying local bird residents, and using public transportation. Where to Watch Birds in World Cities deserves a permanent place in the suitcase or briefcase of anyone who would like to make the most of limited time in an unfamiliar city by learning about the local birds.
Entries for each of the sixty cities provide an introduction to the city and detailed information on major bird-watching sites, including lists of typical summer and winter bird residents and migrants and directions for getting to the sites using public transportation. The book is illustrated throughout with maps and attractive line drawings. In no way a replacement for detailed guides to specific cities or regions, this book instead fills an important gap for travelers whose birding, though done on short notice, can nevertheless prove delightful.
Entries for each of the sixty cities provide an introduction to the city and detailed information on major bird-watching sites, including lists of typical summer and winter bird residents and migrants and directions for getting to the sites using public transportation. The book is illustrated throughout with maps and attractive line drawings. In no way a replacement for detailed guides to specific cities or regions, this book instead fills an important gap for travelers whose birding, though done on short notice, can nevertheless prove delightful.
Some cities included in this guide: Milan Toronto Mexico City Tokyo Los Angeles Taipei Lima Singapore Kampala Shanghai Hong Kong Dublin Copenhagen Seattle Chicago San Francisco Caracas Rome Cape Town Rio Buenos Aires Paris Boston New York Berlin New Delhi Zurich Amsterdam Nairobi Warsaw
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Commendable Attempt for a difficult process, May 25 2012
By Brian Allen "neotropical birding" - Published on Amazon.com
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This is a book for birders only. Looking for different species of birds in the worlds cities is probably often more difficult than birding the Amazon or the Andes and of course much less rewarding. If you travel you often find yourself in a large city for some hours or a day and would like to capitalize on finding something unique to that local.For example recently on a trip to Italy we had a five hour layover in Brussels, Belgium, a country I had never visited with potentially birds that I had never seen.
There is a several page account for sites to visit from Brussels and I had hoped to visit a wetland near the airport. My problem was that the directions in the book seemed fine prior to arrival in Brussels but when there made no sense and were too difficult to follow. I ended up doing what I usually do, hoping on public transport to the nearest large green space on the map and missed what may have been better sites.
The account for Rome, Italy was not much better and made it seem easy to find a particular Rock Thrush that I found out was a summer season bird rather than a full time resident.
The best aspect of the book was the sufficient coverage of birding sites in many of the worlds most visited cities. There is a lot of detail here on good sites and good birds to be seen the world over.
If this book is ever republished (and it should be) the authors should pay special attention to providing clear directions to sites. With limited time, no experience with the transit of the cities, the locations of train stations, bus stops etc. birding the cities on limited time is extremely difficult. A book like this should be key to making it easier.
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