Bird Life in Labrador (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Winfrid A. Stearns

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332546950 ISBN 13: 9780332546957

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the birds of Labrador through a naturalist’s eyes and careful notes.

This edition brings together Stearns’s sketches, written from his Labrador travels and first published for American Field. Guided by years of field study, the book blends personal memory with careful observation to reveal a region where birds shape the landscape and seasons test a photographer’s patience.

In these pages you’ll travel from inland hills to misty coastlines, meeting a robin’s early spring welcome and a landscape alive with shorebirds, sandpipers, and curlews. The author writes with praise for the wild, yet clear detail that helps readers understand where and how these birds live, breed, and feed in Labrador.

• Firsthand field notes from multiple Labrador trips spanning 1875–1882
• Plain, readable prose that captures birds’ habits, calls, and seasonal changes
• Observations on distribution, behavior, and habitat across coast and interior
• A lens on how a dedicated naturalist builds knowledge from careful note‑taking

Ideal for readers who enjoy clear nature writing and micro‑histories of North American birds, from the Robin to shorebirds and curlews.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332546950
• ISBN 13: 9780332546957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 119