New Year Desolations -- Trash Birds -- The Bluebirds of Unhappiness -- When Hummingbirds Stop Humminh -- Birding on the Edge -- Ticked Offin the Bog -- Three Men in a Boat -- Winning the Booby Prize -- Losing My Berings -- The Bird That Lives on Top of the World -- A Wild Goose Chase -- Swan Song.
Summary
Author becomes a bird watcher, and sets record for number of birds counted.