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Title: A must read for birdwatchers
Review: An extensive description of bird migration in the Americas, or more precisely about birds that migrate. The three sections Southbound, Hiatus (winter habitats) and Northbound, are organized by geography and include lists of birds that use particular migratory strategies, wintering grounds, or flyways. Especially in the early part the story moves along somewhat ploddingly by describing his experiences studying the birds in Alaska, the Argentine Pampas, the mountains of Jamaica, etc. Sometimes the lurid descriptions of habitat destruction overwhelm the migration story, but there are many interesting insights and questions posed about the needs and habits of migratory birds -- for instance, birds that are territorial in the north but gregarious in the south, or birds with specific habitats in the north, but generalists in the south or visa versa. Altogether fascinating, but sometimes hard work to read. Highly recommended for the bird lover.
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