The Bird Study Book


Read by J. M. Smallheer

(4.8 stars; 4 reviews)

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!


(5 stars)

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.