Some thoughts about a new book by renowned fiction writer and beginning birder Amy Tan, author of the long-time New York Times bestseller The Joy Luck Club and, more recently, Backyard Bird Chronicles that describers her experiences as a new birder and reveals her extraordinary talent as a bird illustrator based here on the west coast. Bird of the episode: Wilson's Warbler. Birding hotspot, the Aztec Feedlot east of Yuma, Arizona. Friend of wildlife, the Arizona Natural History Association.