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Alice Eliza Ball

1867–1948

A nature writer and ornithologist, she introduced young readers to birds with clear, inviting books that mixed observation, identification, and storytelling. Her work reflects an early-20th-century love of natural history and a gift for making it approachable.

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Bird Biographies

Bird Biographies

by Alice Eliza Ball

About the author

Born in Ohio on December 15, 1867, Alice Eliza Ball was an American ornithologist and writer. Available records describe her as a member of the National Audubon Society, and her books show a strong interest in helping readers notice and understand the bird life around them.

She wrote several works for general and younger readers, including A Year with the Birds (1916), The Child's Own English Book (1920), Bird Biographies (1923), and American Land Birds (1936). Her best-known nature writing presents birds in a friendly, accessible way, blending identification, seasonal observation, and lively description.

Ball died on April 24, 1948, and was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. A confirmed portrait image was not readily available from the sources I could verify, so no profile image is included here.