This one-of-a-kind guide instructs readers in honing their nature observation skills, with a five-year journal format to create a long-term record of the patterns, highlights, and changes in their own backyards ifrom the date of the first frost to when summer fireflies appear. Become a more attentive observer and deepen your appreciation for the natural world. The unique five-year calendar format of The Naturalist's Notebook helps you create a long-term record and point of comparison for memorable events, such as the appearance of the northern lights, a big blizzard, the peak of autumn foliage, or a period of drought. Biologist Nathaniel T. Wheelwright and best-selling author Bernd Heinrich teach nature lovers of all ages what to look for outdoors no matter where you live, using Heinrich's classic illustrations as inspiration. As you jot down one observation a day, year after year, your collected field notes will serve as a valuable record of your piece of the planet. AUTHORS: Nathaniel T. Wheelwright is coauthor of The Naturalist's Notebook with Bernd Heinrich. He is the Bass Professor of Natural Sciences at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He is the 2015 winner of the Ecological Society of America's Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education, author of numerous scientific publications, and co-editor of Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest. Bernd Heinrich is coauthor of The Naturalist's Notebook with Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, and author of more than 20 books on nature, including Mind of the Raven, Winter World, and One Wild Bird at a Time, which are illustrated with his own pen-and-ink drawings and watercolor. Heinrich is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Vermont, and is the winner of the PEN New England Book Award for non-fiction and the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing.