Bird Watching with Ben

Ben Gelman likes birds. He is a writer and editor, not a scientist, not an or­nithologist. Yet for the past half century he has been doing what ornithologists dowatching birds, studying them, counting them, keeping lists of species, writing about them. Gelman's approach is personal, conver­sational, not technicalan invitation to go bird watching with a knowledgeable, enthusiastic friend. He shares what he has seen and what can be seen in South­ern Illinois. Roger Tory Peterson concludes his Foreword toBird Watching with Benwith this endorsement: "But I must let Ben tell about the birds he has seen in these ornithological hotspots [in south­ern Illinois] as well as those which visit him around his home. You will enjoy his observations and insights as I have."Gelman, Ben is the author of 'Bird Watching with Ben', published 1985 under ISBN 9780809312214 and ISBN 0809312212.