<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>1723549</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[1570614199]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9781570614194]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">1723549</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">2</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">1720946</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2001</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:23|5:10|4:11|3:2|2:0|1:0|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">23</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">100</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">55</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">5</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.35]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[20]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[3]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>16810</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Lyanda Lynn Haupt]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248017975p5/16810.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248017975p2/16810.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16810.Lyanda_Lynn_Haupt]]></link>
    <average_rating>4.01</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>94</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>33</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="55">
      <review>
  <id>43609395</id>
    <user>
    <id>1248018</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Maré]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1248018-mar-odomo]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235343586p3/1248018.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235343586p2/1248018.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.30</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="actual-book" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 13:33:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 17:45:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I used this book as a weapon against my usual late night distractions (facebook, comic scans, and web-based tower defense games). For the past few nights, I have consistently read about half a chapter, only to wake up in the morning with my lamp still on and the book laying next to me on my bed and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43609395">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43609395]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43609395]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>20944828</id>
    <user>
    <id>901578</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Kathy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/901578-kathy]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256541120p3/901578.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256541120p2/901578.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1410758</id>
  <isbn>1570613028</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570613029</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: Notes from a Northwest Year]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183390355m/1410758.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183390355s/1410758.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1410758.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds_Notes_from_a_Northwest_Year</link>
  <average_rating>4.67</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[This captivating book pays homage to the powerful sense of connection that we earthbound creatures have for those that soar. Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithological researcher and birding teacher, beautifully describes the wide-eyed wonder found observing birds. She muses on the much-tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up behavior of male woodpeckers that drives homeowners crazy, and the population explosion of crows in Northwest urban neighborhoods. This notable debut by a talented writer reveals a deft touch, sly humor, and an engaging ability to share her bountiful knowledge of things ornithological.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="memoir" />
        <shelf name="natural-world" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 24 21:54:28 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 20 10:02:55 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[How did I end up reading a book about birds when I have spent very little of my life noticing or thinking about birds?  I can hardly identify one kind of bird from another, other than obvious distinctions like penguin and owl.  Sure, sometimes I'll hear a pretty bird song or notice an unusually colo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20944828">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20944828]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20944828]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>23812324</id>
    <user>
    <id>796425</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jeanette]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mukilteo, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/796425-jeanette]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241815150p3/796425.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241815150p2/796425.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1410758</id>
  <isbn>1570613028</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570613029</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: Notes from a Northwest Year]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183390355m/1410758.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183390355s/1410758.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1410758.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds_Notes_from_a_Northwest_Year</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[This captivating book pays homage to the powerful sense of connection that we earthbound creatures have for those that soar. Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithological researcher and birding teacher, beautifully describes the wide-eyed wonder found observing birds. She muses on the much-tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up behavior of male woodpeckers that drives homeowners crazy, and the population explosion of crows in Northwest urban neighborhoods. This notable debut by a talented writer reveals a deft touch, sly humor, and an engaging ability to share her bountiful knowledge of things ornithological.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="five-star-nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="nature-outdoors" />
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="pnw-nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="to-be-read-again" />
        <shelf name="wildlife-and-birds" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Book Lust by Nancy Pearl]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 05 17:31:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 25 14:48:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Man, I loved this book! I will be buying my own copy.<br/>I'm going to have to start a &quot;6 stars&quot; shelf for books like this.<br/><br/>One of the best things about this book for me is that it covers more common birds I see on a regular basis and consider my &quot;friends.&quot;  Beautiful...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23812324">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23812324]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23812324]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>60481512</id>
    <user>
    <id>548844</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Carol]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Gig Harbor, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/548844-carol]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1192581020p3/548844.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1192581020p2/548844.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 20 22:11:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 25 08:44:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in June after having gone to the author's lecture at the Key Center Library. She is young, smart &amp; articulate. Her charming stories (each chapter about a different bird) were captivating. A true bird lover and expert, Lyanda affirmed for me why I love birds so much! An easy, interes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60481512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60481512]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60481512]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>16428285</id>
    <user>
    <id>667779</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Cathy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/667779-cathy]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199321718p3/667779.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199321718p2/667779.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Nature Lovers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Evie]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 26 11:40:55 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 26 11:42:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book, but then I am a birder.  This was the second time I read it.]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16428285]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16428285]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>81647084</id>
    <user>
    <id>1940308</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Erin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cary, NC]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1940308-erin]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 21 07:30:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 21 07:30:38 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81647084]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81647084]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>80056615</id>
    <user>
    <id>1415965</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Sujata]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar, India]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1415965-sujata]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257620520p3/1415965.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257620520p2/1415965.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 06 06:01:35 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 06 06:01:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80056615]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80056615]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>78677430</id>
    <user>
    <id>2684683</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Boulder, CO]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2684683-michael]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256086841p3/2684683.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256086841p2/2684683.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 17:12:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 17:12:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78677430]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78677430]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76884019</id>
    <user>
    <id>2432122</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Joseph]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mishawaka, IN]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2432122-joseph]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255715138p3/2432122.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255715138p2/2432122.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="mother-earth" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 21:21:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 21:21:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76884019]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76884019]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76847950</id>
    <user>
    <id>995077</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Dawn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/995077-dawn]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205604092p3/995077.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205604092p2/995077.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 14:54:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 14:54:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76847950]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76847950]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76558339</id>
    <user>
    <id>32372</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jenny]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/32372-jenny]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210307477p3/32372.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1210307477p2/32372.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 02 23:35:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 02 23:35:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76558339]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76558339]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76526164</id>
    <user>
    <id>1238626</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Justwinter]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Roswell, GA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1238626-justwinter]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1213450901p3/1238626.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1213450901p2/1238626.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="animals" />
        <shelf name="essay" />
        <shelf name="nature" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 02 16:45:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 02 16:45:48 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76526164]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76526164]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76437414</id>
    <user>
    <id>735332</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Julie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/735332-julie]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199378921p3/735332.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199378921p2/735332.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="nature-green" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 01 23:14:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 01 23:14:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76437414]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76437414]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76093024</id>
    <user>
    <id>2869645</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Gettysburg, PA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2869645-kate]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256296297p3/2869645.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256296297p2/2869645.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 29 03:41:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 11 23:15:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76093024]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76093024]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>74187500</id>
    <user>
    <id>2829457</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Volcano, HI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2829457-susan]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255292798p3/2829457.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255292798p2/2829457.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="bird-words" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 11 13:56:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 12 19:58:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74187500]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74187500]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>72293125</id>
    <user>
    <id>306376</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/306376-katie]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195879769p3/306376.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195879769p2/306376.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 04 10:26:25 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 23 19:01:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 04 10:26:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72293125]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72293125]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>71247009</id>
    <user>
    <id>330832</id>
    <name><![CDATA[E. Hope]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/330832-e-hope]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188585545p3/330832.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188585545p2/330832.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Sep 21 19:44:47 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 14 20:28:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 21 19:44:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71247009]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71247009]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>70437644</id>
    <user>
    <id>622344</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Shelagh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/622344-shelagh-baird]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195176719p3/622344.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195176719p2/622344.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 22:32:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 22:32:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70437644]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70437644]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>69944700</id>
    <user>
    <id>454236</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Heidi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rochester, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/454236-heidi]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191428187p3/454236.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191428187p2/454236.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 03 12:02:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 03 12:02:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69944700]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69944700]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>69911234</id>
    <user>
    <id>265983</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Liz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Decatur, GA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/265983-liz]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215397763p3/265983.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215397763p2/265983.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1723549</id>
  <isbn>1570614199</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781570614194</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851m/1723549.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187411851s/1723549.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1723549.Rare_Encounters_with_Ordinary_Birds</link>
  <average_rating>4.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>23</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;<em>Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds</em> is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.  This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 03 06:49:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 03 06:49:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69911234]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69911234]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="nature" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="mother-earth" />
          <shelf name="nature-green" />
          <shelf name="essay" />
          <shelf name="animals" />
          <shelf name="bird-words" />
          <shelf name="to-read-nonfiction" />
          <shelf name="book-lust" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1723549</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>