The first book on the birds of California's oaks, from our most lyrical and observant wanderer of the woods.With charm and delight, The Birds in the Oaks introduces us to the birds who burrow, forage, and soar among California's keystone trees. The mighty oak hosts a multitude of avian denizens—from canopy hoppers to ground nesters to shortbilled surface pluckers—who rely on the trees' wellstocked pantry of acorns, insects, and flowers for sustenance and shelter. Spunky kinglets, crimsoneyed towhees, cuddlecraving bushtits, intrepid nuthatches, and impudent wrens are among the many memorable cast members in this pageant of oakallied birds.Jack Gedney lyrically conveys the beautiful, comic, and endearing qualities of over fifteen bird species, each profile paired with an illustration by Angelina Gedney. His birdfilled tales of adaptation, ingenuity, and sheer persistence also bring to light the warp and weft of crossspecies interdependence. The Birds in the Oaks reveals to u