The Bird Study Book
Thomas Gilbert Pearson
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservation efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface to The Bird Study Book, Pearson tells us “This book was written for the consideration of that ever-increasing class of Americans who are interested in acquiring a greater familiarity with the habits and activities of wild birds. Attention is also given to the relation of birds to mankind and the effect of civilisation on the bird-life of the country. ” An avid ornithologist, T. Gilbert Pearson (1873-1943) was a co-founder in 1905 of the National Association of Audubon Societies of which he was first secretary and then president for many years. He was also a pioneer of the conservation movement in the United States, international bird protection and broad nature education for school-aged children. (Audubon Magazine. 42: 370–371. Nov-Dec 1943) (4 hr 1 min)
Chapters
01 - Preface/ First Acquaintance with the Birds | 16:03 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
02 - The Life About the Nest | 19:24 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
03 - Domestic Life of the Birds | 17:25 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
04 - The Migration of Birds | 17:22 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
05 - The Birds in Winter | 27:19 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
06 - The Economic Value of Birds | 16:58 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
07 - Civilization's Effect on the Bird Supply | 15:57 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
08 - The Traffic in Feathers | 25:26 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
09 - Bird Protective Laws and Their Enforcement...How Laws Are Made | 22:28 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
10 - Bird Reservations | 22:29 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
11 - Making Bird Sanctuaries | 21:27 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
12 - Teaching Bird Study | 19:11 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Reviews
Feathered friends!
eric t.
To JM Smallheer, You have love for the subject and the written word in general, as shows in your charming reading of this delightful book.