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To ask other readers questions about Extreme Birder , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Oct 12, Emily Crow rated it liked it Shelves: So for all you non-birders out there, a "big year" is someone's effort to see as many birds as possible in one calendar year in a given area.

Obviously this involves both a degree of commitment obsession? Personally, I enjoy reading these tales but am never tempted to emulate them. Finances aside, jamming a decade's worth of travel into just one year seems a bit exhausting. Otherwise, like many first-person birding accounts, the writing was rather dry, but So for all you non-birders out there, a "big year" is someone's effort to see as many birds as possible in one calendar year in a given area.


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Otherwise, like many first-person birding accounts, the writing was rather dry, but the photos were quite nice. I enjoyed reading another woman's birding adventures, as most who share my hobby--at least the more obsessive ones--are male. Mostly, I would recommend this to other birders, though.

I'm not sure that anyone else would really "get" it. Bravo to Lynn Barber for her year list, though -- species is a hella big number of birds! Dec 18, Madelle rated it it was amazing.

Extreme Birder One Woman's Big Year

Lynn Barber set out to become the first woman to do a Big Year which is seeing the greatest number of birds in North America. The record is about by a man.

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While I appreciated her attention to detail, it was too much detail for me. She is impressive in that she finished her Big Year and took almost all of the beautiful photographs of birds in the book. Her husband was most supportive as he mortaged their house and she was gone for most of the year. Feb 27, Jennifer Brum rated it it was amazing. I just loved this book. What fun it world be to do a big year!

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Jan 21, Dennis rated it really liked it. While some of the birding stories I read are meant for a wider public, this one is pretty bird geeky, and will be of limited interest to someone who isn't interested in the length and depth of birds she looked for. Personally, I thought it was great. Apr 05, Gretchen rated it really liked it Shelves: A woman's Big Year indeed.

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As an avid birder myself, I couldn't put this book down even though I knew the ending. THe amount of effort and time it took to reach over species is staggering, and the amount of driving to catch those rare birds! But it sounded like Lynn enjoyed the whole experience and shared many great moments with birding friends and guides. Jan 13, Venessa rated it liked it. If you enjoy birds and birding, you'll enjoy this book chronicling Lynn Barber's Big Year, in which she became the record holding woman big year birder, 3rd in line overall. Cindy Ramos rated it liked it Aug 03, Ellen rated it really liked it Mar 22, Sarah Hibbitts rated it it was amazing Jan 10, Laurel Bariska rated it it was amazing Apr 20, Jferris33 rated it liked it May 07, Tammy Krueger rated it really liked it Mar 04, Contributing to the blog-like feel in a good way of Extreme Birder are the many extra touches that the author includes, such as photographs, a few paintings, and even poems — all by Barber.

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The photos depict some of the locations and birds the author saw during the year. Many of these pictures are nice, but not art-book worthy. Others are out of focus, partially obscured, or excessively grainy. The paintings are great; I only wish there were more of them! The main reason is that there is very little in the way of context.

Anyone planning, or even especially? Barber provides many tips and resources, in addition to what can be gleaned from the narrative, that should prove extremely helpful in planning a big year. But if you tend to find birding travelogues to be insufferable, this one will likely prove no different. The item reviewed here was a complementary review copy provided by the publisher. But the opinion expressed here is my own, it has not been influenced in any way. Email will not be published required.

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