<p>Originally published as monthly 800-word newspaper columns for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle beginning in 1999 this book is a selection of those columns each one a chapter on topics including backyard and field trip birdwatching experiences; local regional national bird conservation stories; citizen/community bird survey how-tos; interviews with birdwatchers and bird scientists; profiles of individual bird species primarily from the Cheyenne - High Plains area; and how to be a birdwatcher.</p>