The Armchair Birderauthor and birding enthusiast John Yow will present his book, The Armchair Birder, a collection of 35 essays that explore the secret lives of familiar birds. Yow offers his own observations alongside those of noted naturalists Arthur Bent and John James Audubon.

"The Armchair Birder will be around for a long time, because it gets to the heart of the matter quickly and stays there. It's clear, concise, funny, and wise--full of information about birds you probably see often but, if you're like me, have never really considered before. Once you start reading, you won't want to stop until you finish because the writing is so fresh and . . . well, good. Yow's method makes you feel you're in the company of a knowledgeable friend, sitting on the front porch, hearing great stories that happen to be filled with fascinating facts. Any book that speaks eloquently about the buzzard is a book for me--and you." --Clyde Edgerton