National Outdoor Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2001) Winner
Scott Weidensaul
スコット・ワイデンサウル
Sukotto Waidensauru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Millersburg, Pennsylvania (base of operations)
Career
- Occupations
- naturalist, author, field researcher, bird bander
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, Project Owlnet, Project SNOWstorm
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pulitzer Prize (finalist) | Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds | 一般ノンフィクション | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| 2001 | National Outdoor Book Award (Honorable Mention) | The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures | 自然ガイドブック（特別言及） | National Outdoor Book Award | 特別言及 |
Pulitzer Prize (finalist)
2000
Work:
Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
Category:
一般ノンフィクション
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
National Outdoor Book Award (Honorable Mention)
2001
Work:
The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures
Category:
自然ガイドブック（特別言及）
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Award
Result:
特別言及
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
natural history / nonfictionA yearlong exploration of North America's natural landscapes and the ecological heart of the continent.
natural historyecologyconservation
The Ghost with Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking and the Search for Lost Species
natural history / science nonfictionExamines species thought lost or extinct, exploring the interplay of science and hopeful speculation.
extinctionconservationhistory of science
Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
history / natural historyA concise history of birding culture and practice in America.
birdingcultural history
Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians
natural history / geologyTraces the geological origins, biodiversity, and human history of the Appalachians from the Ice Ages to the present.
geological historybiodiversityregional history
The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures
field guide / nature guideA comprehensive guide to raptors covering ecology, identification, and conservation.
raptorsidentificationconservation
Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
natural history / ornithologyA reportage on migratory birds—their ecology, routes, and the science and people who study them. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.
migratory birdsfield researchspecies conservation
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
natural history / ornithologyFollows the global journeys of migratory birds, examining migration ecology and conservation challenges.
migrationinternational conservationecology
A Warbler's Journey
children's book / natural historyA children's picture book about the journey of a migratory warbler, illustrated by Nancy Lane.
children's nature educationmigration
Bibliography
- Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
- The Ghost with Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking and the Search for Lost Species
- Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
- Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians
- The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures
- Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
- The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery and Endurance in Early America
- Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean
- A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
- A Warbler's Journey
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narrative nonfiction grounded in field observationdetailed science journalismnatural history storytelling
- Recurring Motifs
- migratory birdsspecies conservationfieldworkthe Appalachians
Legacy
An author who has contributed to public understanding of natural history and migratory bird science. A Pulitzer Prize finalist and influential promoter of citizen science and bird banding.
Trivia
- Finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for 'Living on the Wind'.
- Coordinates the banding and research program at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
- As a federally licensed hummingbird bander, he bands vagrant western hummingbirds that migrate east.