In the field, among the feathered : a history of birders & their guides /
Thomas R. Dunlap.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
- x, 241 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-235) and index.
Shooting birds with opera glasses -- A book for a hobby, 1889-1920 -- Knowledge & skills -- The field guide comes of age -- Birds over America -- Birding in a silent spring -- Environmental birding -- Conclusion : the gyre.
Bird watching--History.--United States Bird watchers--History.--United States Bird watching--History.--United States--Guidebooks Birds--History.--United States--Identification Birds--Conservation--History.--United States