Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The migration of birds has forever amazed and confounded onlookers. How do birds find their way to their destinations? How do they withstand the dangers and rigors of long-distance flight? The survival of migrant birds is increasingly threatened by environmental degradation and manmade hazards; their protection is more critical than ever. "Gatherings of Angels offers first-hand accounts by leading experts who convey the beauty and excitement of migration while communicating important messages about avian conservation. The book features twenty-four pages of stunning color photographs with additional black-and-white photographs throughout.
Table of Contents
Scope and evolution of bird migration /Kenneth P. Able --How birds migrate : flight behavior, energetics, and navigation /Kenneth P. Able --Neotropical migrants and the Gulf of Mexico : the view from aloft /Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr. --Neotropical migrants and the Gulf of Mexico : the cheniers of Louisiana and stopover ecology /Frank R. Moore --Returning to the tropics : the epic autumn flight of the blackpoll warbler /James Baird --Racing with the sun : the forced migration of the broad-winged hawk /Keith Bildstein --Sandhill cranes and the Platte River /Gary L. Krapu --Hemispheric globetrotting of the white-rumped sandpiper /Brian A. Harrington --Converging north : dunlins and western sandpipers on the Copper River Delta /Stanley E. Senner --Hummingbirds in Rocky Mountain meadows /William A. Calder --Conservation of birds on migration /Kenneth P. Able.