Call Collect, Ask for Birdman: The Record-Breaking Attempt to Sight 700 Species of North American Birds Within One Year

247 pp. Several pages of photographs. CONTENTS: 1. Making the Plan; 2. The Big Year Starts in South Florida; 3. First Western Swing; 4. Canada and Pelagic Trips; 5. The First Chase and South Texas; 6. First Birding in Arizona; 7. Plans and Chases; 8. Spring Migration Begins; 9. Grouse During Mating Season; 10. Spring Migration in Full Swing; 11. Mopping Up in Texas and California; 12. Springtime on Attu; 13. Springtime at Gambell; 14. Nome, the Prilobofs, and the Seward Ferry; 15. Filling in the Gaps; 16. Nonstop Birding in Arizona and Wyoming; 17. Breaking the Record; 18. Good and Bad Luck on the Pacific Ocean; 19. Fall Birding on Attu; 20. High Count, Low Spirits; 21. Almost a Photo Finish; 22. Costs, Results, and Future Plans; Appendix A. Occurrence Charts on ABA Birds; Appendix B. Sighting Ledger; Appendix C. List of ABA Birds Seen and Unseen.