Author Event - Doug Chickering

Doug Chickering has for nearly three decades been a frequent and passionate birder and chronicler of the Plum Island area, one of the most famous and historic birding locations in the world. His essays on the New England listserve, Massbird, are extremely popular. He has been invited to publish his essays on birding in Winging It, Bird Observer, and The Quail. He is frequently invited to read his work on Ray Brown’s radio program Talkin’ Birds. Serious New England birders await each new Chickering Internet post with anticipation.

"Reflections on a Golden-winged Warbler" is a collection of Chickering’s best essays, rewritten for this volume. In reading them, you will learn what the real first bird of spring is; the power of yellow on a Yellow-breasted Chat or Prothonotary Warbler to raise our senses to a higher level; three types of close encounters with birds; and why the woodcock didn’t cross the road (it has to do with beach weasels). 

Chickering’s essays bring to life our memories of our best moments in the field, by describing his favorite moments in his characteristic, magical prose.