Adventures of a Louisiana Birder by Marybeth Lima PAPERBACK 9780807179550

Adventures of a Louisiana BirderOne Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species\nAuthor(s): Marybeth Lima\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Louisiana State University Press, United States\nImprint: Louisiana State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780807179550, 978-0807179550\nSynopsis\nThis candid and humorous chronicle shows how one woman goes from casual observer to obsessive bird nerd as she traverses Louisiana's avian paradise. In Adventures of a Louisiana Birder, readers follow Marybeth Lima across her adopted state in search of 300 species of birds. Bisected by the Mississippi flyway and home to 400 miles of coast, Louisiana has a variety of habitats, which serve as a beautiful backdrop to this remarkable journey. \n\nIn birding circles, some devotees attempt what is known as a \""big year,\"" a bird-sighting challenge to identify as many bird species as possible in a particular geographical area over the course of one year. Lima's initial effort amounted to 11,626 miles in sixty-one road tri.