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For about the last two years, basically since I graduated college and started to have more free time, I’ve been into reading non-fiction animal and nature related books. While looking through the library at work, I came across Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder by Kenn Kaufman. It has been on my to-read list for a while, so I figured now is as good a time as ever to read it. I enjoy bird watching and started my own Life List a few years ago, so I found this book quite interesting. Although it says it in the title, you don’t have to be an extreme birder to enjoy this book. Ever since Kaufmann was a boy, birds were his passion. So much so that at the age of 16 he dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of birding. In 1973, at the age of 19 Kaufmann embarked on his Big Year with the hope of seeing 600+ bird species in North America during the span of one calendar year. What makes Kaufmann’s Big Year journey unique is that he spotted all of his birds by hitch hiking across the country multiple times, spending only $1,000 for the whole year by eating dried cat food to save money, and camping wherever he could find a place to roll out his sleeping bag. Throughout Kingbird Highway, you’ll hear about the many people Kaufmann met, the experiences he had, and the bigger meaning to his Big Year. If you’re looking for a fun read and to maybe learn a thing or two along the way, find a copy of Kingbird Highway, a comfy chair, and start reading! Make sure your binoculars and field guide are nearby, because by the end of the book you’ll be wanting to start your very own bird list! I gave Kingbird Highway 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads, rating it as "Really liked it." Click here for more information about the book.
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