Kingbird Highway

Kenn Kaufman

At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of high school and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. When he started out, his goal was to set a record for most birds seen in a year. Along the way, though, what had been a game became a quest for a deeper understanding of the natural world. Kingbird Highway is a unique coming of age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.

A field editor for Audubon and a regular contributor to every major birding magazine, Kenn Kaufman is the youngest person ever to receive the Ludllow Griscom Award, the highest honour of the American Birding Association. Author of the revolutionary new Focus Guide to Birds of North America as well as Lives of North American Birds and the Peterson Field Guide to Advanced Birding, Ken Kaufman is a legend among birders. 318 pages.

Softback £8.95