Written from the cutting edge of research into bird migration, A World on the Wing is a landmark work of nature writing.
Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the US. His book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non Fiction. He is a contributing editor to Audubon Magazine, and a columnist for Bird Watcher's Digest. Weidensaul is an active field researcher specializing in bird migration; he is co-director of Project Owlnet and directs Project SNOWstorm. He has been given numerous awards, including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing, and was recently honoured as a prestigious elective member of the American Ornithologists' Union.
A vaulting triumph of a book. Scott Weidensaul unravels the
miracles and mysteries of bird migration like an ace detective.
Compelling and often deeply moving, this is a summons for
international co-operation and global conservation like no
other.
*Isabella Tree, author of Wilding*
As much as the book is upbeat and celebratory, Weidensaul is
fearless in describing the acute challenges that face the birds he
loves . . . a superb globetrotting survey of avian restlessness
that reaches one core conclusion. Migrants may seem like
here-today-gone-tomorrow nomads but they are really inhabitants of
a single place and one living system, on which they and humans
depend equally: the entire Earth.
*Spectator*
A master storyteller who is also profoundly involved in scientific
ornithology . . . Weidensaul communicates so much joy in the sheer
act of witnessing and such exhilaration in the advances of the
science behind what he sees, that we are slow to grasp the extent
of the ecological crisis that he outlines
*Observer*
In vivid prose that conjures up the rich spell of each landscape,
Scott Weidensaul takes us on exhilarating expeditions that
crisscross the globe and travel deep into the heart of nature. For
lifelong experts and backyard birders alike, he’s a superb guide to
the winged marvels that share our planet and our lives.
*Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s Wife*
Weidensaul’s dispatches are fascinating. Chapter by chapter, my jaw
dropped and my eyes widened. The science of bird migration has
reached a golden age, and we’re lucky to have such a graceful
guide. This book is instantly among my all-time favorites, and one
I’ll keep to re-read.
*Noah Strycker, author of Birding Without
Borders*
The miracle of birds meets the miracle of technology in Scott
Weidensaul’s wondrous new book A World on the Wing. While there are
huge gaps in our knowledge of migration, and despair in our race to
save species, advances in technology from microscopic transmitters
to agile drones are changing the equation and making the future
look hopeful. This is a book you won’t want to put down.
*Jane Alexander, actress, writer and wildlife
conservationist*
Scott Weidensaul, one of our finest nature writers, has produced
another instant classic. In A World on the Wing he takes a pair of
highly complex subjects—global patterns of bird migration, and the
research into those patterns—and brings them to life with his own
amazing adventures around the world. Here is proof that a book of
solid science can also be a page-turner. Highly recommended for
anyone curious about the natural world.
*Kenn Kaufman, author of the Kaufman Field
Guides*
A World on the Wing brims with spectacle . . . As the birds flit
through these pages, but with ever less frequency through our
lives, we can only hope that birders and non-birders alike take
inspiration and a call to action from A World on the Wing. This is
the kind of book we’ve been waiting for.
*New York Times*
Mr. Weidensaul takes us to places we’ll likely never go, then
deftly steps back to let us experience the scene. In an era when
travel, for most, has sputtered to a stop, A World on the Wing is a
bracing tonic. The author slips in facts and figures so painlessly,
so richly embedded in emotional context, that you can absorb and
truly appreciate their import
*Wall Street Journal*
Many mysteries of bird life and migration are revealed in this
compelling and illuminating in-the-field narrative complete with
maps and photographs.
*Booklist*
Based on recent scientific research and his own research and bird
observations . . . Each chapter on the different bird species and
migration experiences will vibrantly inform readers about the
habits of migratory birds
*Library Journal*
As in many of his previous books, Weidensaul is a peerless guide,
sharing his intoxicating passion and decadeslong experience with
countless bird species all over the world . . . Another winner from
Weidensaul that belongs in every birder’s library
*Kirkus Reviews*
Remarkable . . . Bird enthusiasts and fans of nature writing
shouldn’t miss this
*Publishers Weekly*
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