The armchair birder: discovering the secret lives of familiar birds
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1. Verfasser: Yow, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ©2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index
SPRING: Carolina Wren -- Eastern Phoebe -- Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- Eastern Bluebird -- Belted Kingfisher -- Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager -- Brown-headed cowbird -- Red-bellied Woodpecker -- Red-headed Woodpecker -- Mourning Dove -- SUMMER: Cedar Waxwing -- American Goldfinch -- Wood Thrush -- Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- Chimney Swift -- Northern Mockingbird -- Whip-Poor-Will -- Chuck-Will's-Widow -- Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- Northern Cardinal -- AUTUMN: Wild Turkey -- Canada Goose -- American Crow -- Great Blue Heron -- Turkey Vulture -- White-breasted Nuthatch -- Bald Eagle -- Great Horned Owl -- Barred Owl -- "Confusing Fall Warblers" -- WINTER: Sandhill Crane -- Blue Jay -- Bobwhite -- Pileated Woodpecker -- American Robin -- Carolina Chickadee -- Tufted Titmouse -- Osprey -- Red-tailed Hawk -- Cooper's Hawk
Bird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's The Armchair Birder is here to remind us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging, humorous, and even irreverent essays, Yow reveals the fascinating lives of birds you probably already recognize and naturally want to know more about, because they're the ones you see nearly every day. Following the seasons of the year, Yow covers forty-two species, from the Carolina wren that rings in
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