Shorebirds

“I’ve loved going to Cape Cod ever since I was a child. Who knows how many hours I’ve spent explor­ing the tide pools or watch­ing the sander­lings feed at West Den­nis Beach? Research­ing this book was the per­fect excuse to return to the Cape, where I observed pip­ing plovers and a vari­ety of sand­pipers. One of my most impor­tant sources for this book was the new­ly pub­lished Sib­ley Guide to Bird Life and Behav­ior. While vis­it­ing Mr. Sibley’s web­site, I learned that he lived near­by‚ and I was able to meet him. The fol­low­ing year, his wife asked me to judge a sci­ence fair at their sons’ school. It was a lot of fun to talk to the stu­dents about their projects.”