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Welcome to the DBC Book Club
Welcome to the DBC Club, where birders who are readers can share their thoughts about books that explore birds, birding, and related nature topics. The DBC Book Club is open to all members and will meet several times a year for a social evening during which we can talk about the selected book.
Next Meeting
June 4, 2024
A Season on the Wind
By Ken Kaufman
The DBC Book Club’s next read is Kenn Kaufman’s fascinating account of the science and magic of spring migration and its many perils as it is experienced at one key location familiar to many of us—the shores of Lake Erie in northwestern Ohio at the famed Magee Marsh and environs. This site attracts birders from all over the globe to witness close encounters with a stunning variety of colorful spring migrants. It also has become the site of one of the biggest birding festivals in the world. This is a timely read as spring migration approaches.
The next book club will meet June 4, at 7:00 p.m. All members are welcome! Please contact
Mike Warner at mwarner2543@gmail.com if you’d like details on participating.
Other Books We’ve Read
A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save our Vanishing Birds
By Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal
The book detailed the Gyllenhaals’ year-long road trip to visit bird conservation sites in the U.S. Living out of an Airstream trailer, they drove over 25,000 miles to see for themselves the people who are working feverishly to save endangered bird species. At each stop they chronicled the extraordinary efforts being used to prevent the loss of species such as the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow and the California Spotted Owl. This was a truly inspiring read for participants, who appreciated the great lengths some have gone to protect threatened birds.
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent and Think
By Jenifer Ackerman
This book explores the many strategies birds use to communicate, forage, court, breed, and survive, including fascinating behaviors like manipulation, deception, collaboration, altruism, teaching, and more. It holds a treasure trove of learning that is sure to enhance an appreciation of our avian friends.