false 5130094 1 <b>A joyful primer on the pleasures of bird-watching merges haiku, notes for identifying species, and exquisite watercolor illustrations.</b><br><br>In spare and graceful words, poet and birder Michael J. Rosen captures<br>the forecasting call of the mysterious cuckoo as well as essential characteristics of more than twenty commonly seen North American birds. This artfully compiled fi eld notebook — enriched by the evocative artwork of watercolorist Stan Fellows — captures the excitement of recognizing a bird, whether a darting kingfi sher, a wandering wild turkey, or a chirpy house sparrow. 5196962 10 3 2009 The Cuckoo's Haiku: and Other Birding Poems total:21|5:1|4:0|3:0|2:1|1:0| 21 84 29 10 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 09:28:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 10:08:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 14:45:52 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 14:52:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:03:21 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:03:21 -0700 2009
the great oak's tresses
beaded with cedar waxwings
wind tossing its head

Back matter offers more information about each bir...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 16:19:15 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:22:15 -0700 2009
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