This is a welcome addition to birding accounts. Lighter in tone than Trish O’Kane’s Birding to Change the World, Tan still evokes the powerful effects of engaging with nature. Wry observations about birds and about herself, along with delightful sketches taken from her journals, make this a special treat for birders and those who do their birding vicariously via books.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan, (List Price: $35, Knopf, 9780593536131, April 2024)
Reviewed by Jan Blodgett, Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina