Book Discussion Group

Birds in Words

Join in on NHBC’s gathering of people who like reading books on their favorite hobby.

Since the group began, we’ve read books on just about every aspect of birds, birding, and birders and had some lively discussions. For more information, contact Craig Repasz at craigr@newhavenbirdclub.org.

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Events

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  • Book Club – Monday, June 29, 2026 at Mitchell Library, New Haven

    Mitchell Branch - New Haven Public Library 37 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT

    The "Birds in Words" book club will meet on Monday, June 29, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Mitchell Library in New Haven. Feel free to bring snacks to enjoy and share! The club will discuss Lorna Gibson's Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders. A renowned engineer and lifelong birder reveals the marvel of how… ..

  • Book Club – Monday, September 28, 2026 at Mitchell Library, New Haven

    Mitchell Branch - New Haven Public Library 37 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT

    The "Birds in Words" book club will meet on Monday, September 28, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Mitchell Library in New Haven. Feel free to bring snacks to enjoy and share! The club will discuss Feather Wars: And The Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds by James H. McCommons. "A definitive history of bird conservation in America.” (Kirkus… ..

  • Book Club – Monday, November 16, 2026 at Mitchell Library, New Haven

    Mitchell Branch - New Haven Public Library 37 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT

    The "Birds in Words" book club will meet on Monday, November 16, 2026 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Mitchell Library in New Haven. Feel free to bring snacks to enjoy and share! The club will discuss The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present by Steve Brusatte. Tens of billions of birds… ..

Birds in Words Reading List Archive

This is a list of the books read by the “Birds in Words” group (month/year):

  • Attenborough, David, Life of Birds 10/09
  • Burroughs, John The Birds of John Burroughs 11/13
  • Carson, Rachel Silent Spring 6/13
  • Dempsey, Luke A Supremely Bad Idea 6/14
  • Dunne, Pete The Feather Quest 11/10
  • Dunne, Pete Tales of a Low-Rent Birder 3/13
  • Gentile, Olivia Life List (Phoebe Snetsinger) 6/10
  • Gessner, David Return of the Osprey 7/12
  • Greenberg, Joel A Feathered River Across the Sky 1/15
  • Heinrich, Bernd Mind of the Raven 5/09
  • Heinrich, Bernd Winter World 4/14
  • Hoose, Phillip Moonbird 1/14
  • Kaufman, Ken Kingbird Highway 2/09
  • Leopold, Aldo A Sand County Almanac 10/12
  • Matthiessen, Peter The Birds of Heaven 2/12
  • Montgomery, Sy Birdology 6/11
  • Obmascik, Mark The Big Year 11/11
  • O’Brien, Stacey Wesley the Owl 7/10
  • Pepperberg, Irene Alex & Me 7/10
  • Peterson, Roger T. & James Fisher Wild America 2/09
  • Raffin, Michelle The Birds of Pandemonium 3/15
  • Rosen, Jonathan Life of the Skies 3/10
  • Teale, Edwin Way Journey into Summer 9/15
  • Teale, Edwin Way A Naturalist Buys an Old Farm 4/12
  • Teale, Edwin Way North With the Spring 5/15
  • Teale, Edwin Way Wandering Through Winter 2/11
  • Trudge, Colin The Bird (Read only parts) 9/14
  • Weidensaul, Scott Living on the Wind 11/09
  • Weidensaul, Scott Of A Feather 10/08