Bird Watching with Ben

By Ben Gelman

Ben Gelman likes birds. He is a writer and editor, not a scientist, not an or­nithologist. Yet for the past half century he has been doing what ornithologists do--watching birds, studying them, counting them, keeping lists of species, writing about them.

Gelman's approach is personal, conver­sational, not technical--an invitation to go bird watching with a knowledgeable, enthusiastic friend. He shares what he has seen and what can be seen in South­ern Illinois.

Roger Tory Peterson concludes his Foreword to Bird Watching with Ben with this endorsement: "But I must let Ben tell about the birds he has seen in these ornithological hotspots in south­ern Illinois] as well as those which visit him around his home. You will enjoy his observations and insights as I have."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809312220
• ISBN13: 9780809312221
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 8.0"