Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds
by Christopher Perrins
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The ultimate reference to the vast world of birds. Discover a family of birds who are phenomenal fliers but cannot walk or climb. There is a species that nests at the Arctic Circle and winters at the lower tip of South America, migrating up to 235,000...
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (P.S.)
by Bernd Heinrich
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Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies...
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Corrie Herring Hooks Series #45: Birds of the Northwestern National Parks: A Birder's Perspective
by Roland H Wauer
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From the bald eagle to the pileolated woodpecker, the varied and abundant birdlife of the northwestern national parks is as impressive as the parks' dramatic scenery. To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to these...
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
by Bernd Heinrich
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In Mind of the Raven,Bernd Heinrich, award - winning naturalist, finds himself dreaming of ravens and decides he must get to the truth about this animal reputed to be so intelligent. Much like a sleuth, Heinrich involves us in his quest, letting one clue...
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Sandy: The Sandhill Crane Who Joined Our Family (Northwest Reprints)
by Dayton Hyde
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An inspiring, often amusing account of an Oregon rancher who dedicates himself to saving a struggling species....
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Birding Washington 1ST Edition
by Rob Mcnair Huff
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Washington State's diverse natural habitats offer resident and visiting birders opportunities to see more than 480 bird species. From the Sitka spruce forests and the Olympic Peninsula's rocky coast to the subalpine habitats of the Cascade Mountains and...
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The Geese of Beaver Bog
by Bernd Heinrich
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When award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich became the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep, he was drawn into her world. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless enthusiasm, he...
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The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexi
by Paul R Ehrlich
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This is the most complete and authoritative reference book about the birds of North America -- up to date and in field-guide format. The Birder's Handbook is the first of its kind: a portable library of fascinating information not included in your...
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The Stokes Birdfeeder Book: An Easy Guide to Attracting, Identifying and Understanding Your Feeder Birds
by Donald Stokes
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Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, each of these large-format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and...
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Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
by Maria Mudd Ruth
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Part naturalist detective story, part environmental inquiry, this vibrant narrative celebrates the fascinating world of an endangered seabird that depends on the contested old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest for its survival. "This chunky little...
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
by Mark Obmascik
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Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a...
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Birdsong: A Natural History
by Don Stap
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Many of us have experienced the interruption, pleasant or otherwise, of a bird singing from high in the trees or a lone chirper perched outside a bedroom window and wondered what the song was about. Following a world expert on birdsong from the woods of...
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher...
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Condor: To the Brink and Back--The Life and Times of One Giant Bird
by John Nielsen
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The California condor, with a wingspan of nineandndash;andandndash;aandndash;half feet and a history as old as the Redwoods, should be extinct by now. It should not be soaring over the Grand Canyon, Big Sur, and southandndash;central California. It...
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All the Backyard Birds: West (American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide)
by American Bird Conser
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American Bird Conservancy compact guides are specialized bird guides, focused on specific groups of birds. The superb illustrations and organization are derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's <I>All the Birds of North...
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Extraordinary Pigeons
by Step Green Armytage
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and index....
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Backyard Birds of North America
by Fred J Iii Alsop
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An invaluable birding tool for attracting, identifying, and photographing 92 of the most common North American bird species....
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Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song with CD (Audio)
by David Rothenberg
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The astonishing richness of birdsong is both an aesthetic and a scientific mystery. Evolutionists have never been able to completely explain why birdsong is so inventive and why many species devote so many hours to singing. The standard explanations of...
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Northwest Birds in Winter
by Alan Contreras
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This first guide to birds that winter in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and southern British Columbia offers a summary of winter status and distribution information for nearly 380 regularly occurring species. The book also includes tips on winter birding...
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All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures
by Roger Tory Peterson
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Ten years after Roger Tory Peterson's death, his unique perspective on birding comes to life in these highly personal narratives. Here he relates his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature. Whether it...
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