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Gateway to City Birds is not your average birding guide.
Created by Wild Captives, this hand-drawn digital field guide is an invitation to reconnect with the living world hiding in plain sight — right outside your apartment window, above the subway tracks, in city parks, on fire escapes, and between brick buildings.
Part practical bird identification guide, part philosophy of observation, Gateway to City Birds introduces readers to the most common and fascinating birds found across North American cities. Inside, you’ll learn how to recognize species by their markings, behaviors, calls, personalities, symbolism, and strange little habits — from crows that hold funerals, to pigeons that recognize human faces, to warblers called “butterbutts.”
Designed for beginners, artists, nature lovers, urban explorers, and anyone craving a little more awe in their everyday life, this guide transforms ordinary walks into scavenger hunts for beauty and meaning.
Inside you’ll find:
• 50+ hand-drawn urban bird species
• Beginner-friendly identification tips
• Bird sounds, symbolism, and strange facts
• Birding advice for city environments
• A playful, deeply human approach to nature observation
• Original Wild Captives artwork and philosophy throughout
No prior birding knowledge needed. Just curiosity.
Because the city is far more alive than most people realize.
Gateway to City Birds is not your average birding guide.
Created by Wild Captives, this hand-drawn digital field guide is an invitation to reconnect with the living world hiding in plain sight — right outside your apartment window, above the subway tracks, in city parks, on fire escapes, and between brick buildings.
Part practical bird identification guide, part philosophy of observation, Gateway to City Birds introduces readers to the most common and fascinating birds found across North American cities. Inside, you’ll learn how to recognize species by their markings, behaviors, calls, personalities, symbolism, and strange little habits — from crows that hold funerals, to pigeons that recognize human faces, to warblers called “butterbutts.”
Designed for beginners, artists, nature lovers, urban explorers, and anyone craving a little more awe in their everyday life, this guide transforms ordinary walks into scavenger hunts for beauty and meaning.
Inside you’ll find:
• 50+ hand-drawn urban bird species
• Beginner-friendly identification tips
• Bird sounds, symbolism, and strange facts
• Birding advice for city environments
• A playful, deeply human approach to nature observation
• Original Wild Captives artwork and philosophy throughout
No prior birding knowledge needed. Just curiosity.
Because the city is far more alive than most people realize.