Birds of a Feather

Bird City Wisconsin, a pillar program of the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, is a statewide initiative that recognizes and supports communities committed to bird conservation and environmental stewardship. Through local action to protect habitat, reduce threats to birds, engage residents, and support environmental sustainability, the program helps communities become healthier, more resilient places for both birds and people.

Updated March 13, 2026
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A world on the wing : the global odyssey of migratory birds
Weidensaul, Scott
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller 'A vaulting triumph of a book' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'A master storyteller' - The Observer An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration....

568.1568 Weidensaul 2021

The serviceberry : an economy of gifts and abundance
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....

581.63 Kimmerer 2024

What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why
Sibley, David
Paper Book
The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing-and why- "Can birds smell?"; "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?"; "Do robins 'hear' worms?"

598 Sibley 2020

Birdgirl : discovering the power of the natural world
Craig, Mya-Rose
Paper Book
Discover Mya-Rose Craig's moving and life-affirming memoir about family, searching for rare birds, and the power of our natural world. 'Lyrical, poignant and insightful' MARGARET ATWOOD (on Twitter) 'Filled with hope and energy' Guardian In...

598.0723 Craig Craig 2023

The bird way : a new look at how birds talk, work, play, parent, and think
Ackerman, Jennifer
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think. "There is the...

598.15 Ackerman 2020

What an owl knows : the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds
Ackerman, Jennifer
Paper Book
From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Genius of Birdsand The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination. For centuries,...

598.97 Ackerman 2023

The wise hours : a journey into the wild and secret world of owls
Darlington, Miriam
Paper Book
A People Pick of the Week "Unfailingly precise and lovingly poetic. . . . Nature writing of the first order." ―The Wall Street Journal "A beautiful book; wise and sharp-eared as its subject." ―Robert Macfarlane One minute I was...

598.97 Darlington 2023

What the chicken knows : a new appreciation of the world's most familiar bird
Montgomery, Sy
Paper Book
A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, "one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world" (The New York Times). For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery--whose The Soul of an...

636.5 Montgomery 2024

Making bird-friendly birdhouses : instructions and plans for 15 birds, including bluebirds, wrens, robins & owls
Toellner, Melvin
Paper Book
As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird's preferences and needs. Until now! Lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15 projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to...

690.89 Toellner 2024

Getting closer : rediscovering nature through bird photography
Sorrell, Paul
Paper Book
Getting Closer is a beautifully illustrated discussion of photography as a way of achieving greater intimacy with the natural world. With a focus on birds, the book is directed primarily at photographers (of all levels of skill and experience), but also at birders, people interested in...

778.932 Sorrell 2025


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