About this book
A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Douglas Dewar welcomes listeners into a year-long tour of avian life across the northern Indian plains, a vivid blend of natural history and early 20th-century science. Dewar’s month-by-month calendar records migrations, courtship, feeding, and seasonal behavior, drawing on field sketches, contemporary notes, and collaboration with fellow ornithologists to paint an intimate portrait of species from the Punjab to the United Provinces. Rich with atmospheric detail, the narrative conveys how climate, crops, and village life shape bird activity, while concise, observational prose makes complex ecological patterns accessible. Historical context — rooted in 1916 naturalist practice — gives the work charm and authority, and practical elements such as species sketches, a glossary, and an index aid listeners who want to follow along or use the book as a reference. Perfect for science and natural history listeners, birdwatchers, and anyone curious about India’s seasonal rhythms, this audiobook offers both a field guide’s usefulness and a storyteller’s warmth — ideal for armchair naturalists and field observers alike.
