Birding For Everyone — Encouraging People of Color to Become Birdwatchers

Bird watching is the favorite hobby of millions, and a perfect activity for families to share, so why don’t more people of color choose to become birdwatchers? Birding for Everyone explores the reasons and offers effective solutions. This book is not about the endangerment of a particular species or habitat, but about the endangerment of conservation itself. It pinpoints outreach programs that invite more people of diverse cultures to enjoy nature through birds. Also, it encourages birders and the birding industry to join forces in supporting efforts to ensure that today’s precious natural resources remain available for generations to come.

John C. Robinson, renowned natural history tour guide and author of five books on birds, nature, and the environment, has been studying birds and birdwatchers since 1979. An African American ornithologist, John is an advocate for minorities in bird watching. For over twenty-five years, John worked as a wildlife biologist and professional ornithologist for the US Departments of Interior and Agriculture. He wrote all the species accounts and the computer code for his comprehensive multimedia program, the North American Bird Reference Book CD-ROM, which has received international recognition and has sold over 100,000 copies.