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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Part memoir, part birding adventures, and part how-to, this edition is a fun read packed with cool birds, cool places, and great birding info.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><em>Never Bird In The Road</em> is for birders - new birders, veteran birders, and those who may already be birders but just don't know it yet. Part memoir, part birding adventures, and part how-to, <em>Never Bird In The Road</em> is a fun read, packed with cool birds, cool places and great birding info.</p>The birding bug stung Tom Striker in forestry grad school. An outdoor final exam in Ornithology ("See that bird? Write it down...") sealed the deal and he's been behind binoculars ever since. The Forest Service took him to Lake Tahoe, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Vermont. Never a 'timber beast, ' his wildlife work included Kirtland's Warbler and the disastrous Mack Lake Fire, a 25,000 acre runaway prescribed burn that killed a co-worker and brought the Bird of Fire back from the edge of extinction. Minnesota black bears and black-backed woodpeckers, Wisconsin sharp-tailed grouse, and restoration of the Peregrine Falcon to a historic Vermont cliff were far from typical career moments.</p><br></p>Time out for an MBA and fifteen years with BellSouth, then early retirement to own a bird store in a quaint mountain town, headquarters for birding adventures to Florida, the Georgia Coast, the sky islands of Arizona and the below-sea-level Salton Sea. A Christmas Bird Count marred by a suicide at a favorite overlook, and a memorable charge by a Gopher Tortoise. Ten bird-filled days in Ecuador, back home to teach 'birding classes for old people, ' lead hundreds of bird walks and Saturday Seminars packed with details about bird feeding, dealing with squirrels and black bears, and attracting hummers, bluebirds and purple martins. If you have no birds or want to know birds, <em>Never Bird In The Road</em> is a good place to start.</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>PRAISE FOR NEVER BIRD IN THE ROAD </p><p><br></p><p>A very good introduction to binoculars for birding presented in an approachable and welcoming style. Striker's experience shows, with real world examples. Kate Fitzmier & Adrian Lesak, Vortex Optics </p><p><br></p><p>My birding class was fantastic because of Tom. He is "a teacher's teacher!" Extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his subject and he transmits both to every student in class! Cindy Wooten - Folk School Student </p><p><br></p><p>The Bluebird chapter is thorough and comprehensive and summarizes my proactive approach to proper management of bluebirds. Allen Jackson, President, NJ Bluebird Society & NABS Board of Directors </p><p><br></p><p>The Purple Martin chapter is very good. You did your homework well! Joe Siegrist, President - Purple Martin Conservation Association </p><p><br></p><p>The advice on becoming a better birder has a logical start and progresses through the basics of getting started in birding. It's well done and gets right to the point. Stan Tekiela, Author / Naturalist </p><p><br></p><p>Lots of good stories and great info about bins, birds and birding! Interesting, accurate and fun! Giff Beaton, Author of Birding Georgia and Dragonflies & Damselflies of Georgia</p><br>

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