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"Bird!" is an existential exploration of nature through the guise of hawkwatching. And yes, hawkwatching is a thing! It is a citizen science activity that differs from typical birdwatching. Here, hawkwatchers, a mostly volunteer group, brave the elements in service of generating a physical count of migrating raptors (eagles, hawks, vultures, falcons, etc.) . In his first book about this esoteric subject, Brian M. Wargo, a physical and social science educator, taps into the universality of Homo sapiens' longing to connect to the biotic world. His book, which is really a series of 22 standalone essays, captures the spirit of hawkwatching, taps into the mind of the hawkwatchers who do it, and provides a contemplative assessment for why they do it.



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Brian M. Wargo

Brian M. Wargo has a Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a master's degree in Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He primarily teaches scientific practice to both graduate students and high school students. When not teaching, he counts hawks at Allegheny Front Hawk Watch and Cumberland Gap Hawk Watch. Wargo is also the editor for the Eastern Flyway for Hawk Migration Studies and Chairs both the Education and Conservation Committee and the Data Committee for the Hawk Migration Association of North America.



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