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Flyways : pioneering waterfowl management in North America / by Hawkins, A. S.(Arthur S.); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.;
Subjects: Waterfowl management;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Swan flyway : the tundra swan / by Limpert, Dana,1959-author.(CARDINAL)374455; Bosson, Jo-Ellenillustrator.;
A family of tundra swans migrate from Chesapeake Bay to their Canadian summer home, where they raise five new cygnets before once again making the difficult journey back to their winter home by Thanksgiving Day.
Subjects: Fiction.; Tundra swan; Swans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Pacific flyway : waterbird migration from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego / by Benedict, Audrey D.,author.(CARDINAL)830144; Hammerson, Geoffrey A.,author.(CARDINAL)328068; Butler, Robert William,author.(CARDINAL)829966;
Prologue : water spirits -- Introduction : epic journeys -- A waterbird's view -- Fueling the journey -- Wings on the wind -- Finding the way -- Migrants in a dangerous world -- Migration marathoners -- The voices of migration -- The diving life -- Ocean voyagers -- Troubled waters."I have been investigating publishing a book about the Pacific Flyway in the mode of The Salish Sea: a beautifully visual book with highly informed text. There is a surprising dearth of books about the Pacific Flyway, despite its prominence as a subject on the Audubon website. Awareness of the flyway would give any birdwatcher an advantage in seeing the greatest numbers of birds. The Pacific Flyway encompasses the great swath of territory from the Arctic to southern South America that supports the migrations of many bird varieties. Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California figure prominently in the flyway"--"Stretching from the Arctic regions of northeastern Russia, Alaska, and western Canada and along the Pacific coastlines of North, Central, and South America, the Pacific Flyway traverses some of our planet's greatest climatic and topographic extremes. Defined by water, the flyway encompasses a sweeping expanse of coastal and offshore marine ecosystems and an inland archipelago of freshwater wetlands. Hemispheric in scope, this integrated network of ecosystems is linked by its moving parts--the millions of migratory birds whose lives depend on this 10,000-mile (16,000-km) corridor as they travel between their breeding and overwintering grounds. With their ocean- and continent-spanning travels, waterbirds are our sentinels in a changing world--each of their journeys revealing the fraying edges of the web of life that sustains us all. Pacific Flyway perfectly blends amazing photography, science writing, and storytelling to illuminate the profound challenges faced by migratory birds and to inspire a longterm commitment to global conservation efforts."--Amazon
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Waterfowl; Waterfowl; Waterfowl; Waterfowl; Waterfowl; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds; Birds;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Atlantic flyway / by Elman, Robert.(CARDINAL)123128; Osborne, Walter D.(CARDINAL)512977; Osborne, Walter D.(CARDINAL)512977;
Bibliography: pages 197-200.
Subjects: Birds; Birds; Waterfowl shooting; Waterfowl;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Follow the flyway : the marvel of bird migration / by Nelson, Sarah,1973-author.; Hanisch, Maya,1981-illustrator.(CARDINAL)620799;
Includes bibliographical references.An educational picture book in which lyrical text and impressionistic-style illustrations follow the life cycles of twelve migrating birds, representing the species who use the Mississippi flyway route. Back matter includes additional facts about flyways, migration, and each of the featured birds.NP
Subjects: Picture books.; Instructional and educational works.; Migratory birds; Birds; Birds;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 20
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Swan Island, flyway stopover : a hunting club, Currituck Sound, North Carolina / by Parkerson, Hortense Poyner,1910-2010,author.(CARDINAL)856506;
Subjects: Parkerson, Hortense Poyner, 1910-2010.; Swan Island Club.; Hunting lodges; Hunting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Flight paths [sound recording] : how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration / by Heisman, Rebecca,author.; Ryan, Allyson,1976-narrator._aRyan_Allyson_d1976-(CARDINAL)849230;
Read by Allyson Ryan.Here is the never-before-told story of how a group of scientists used nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration--from takeoffs to flight paths and behaviors, to challenges in reaching their destinations.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Birds; Flyways.; Migratory birds.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A world on the wing : the global odyssey of migratory birds / by Weidensaul, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)198247;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-373) and index.An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we've learned of these key migrations - how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis - is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela - the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest - avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth's magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides - and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads. --
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Birds; Flyways.; Migratory birds.;
Available copies: 29 / Total copies: 31
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Flight paths : how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration / by Heisman, Rebecca,author.(CARDINAL)868798;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Where do the birds go? -- A bird in the hand -- Looking and listening -- Chasing angels -- Follow that beep -- Higher, further, faster -- Navigating by the sun -- You are where you eat -- The feather library -- Vox populi -- Conclusion: Sky full of hope."Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration--from where and when they take off to their flightpaths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Bird watching.; Birds; Flyways; Migratory birds;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 16
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A warbler's journey / by Weidensaul, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)198247; Lane, Nancy,1960-illustrator.(CARDINAL)479204;
A story of wonder and hope, with poetic language and lush oil paintings.Children will cheer on the tiny but mighty yellow warbler as she makes her perilous migration journey from the tropics of Central America to the Canadian tundra. The warbler is helped along the way by three different children and families: a Nicaraguan family whose traditional shade coffee farm sustains migrant birds, an African-American family that creates a garden in their backyard on the Gulf Coast to provide food for her, and a family from The Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation in Canada who have preserved land for all animals.
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Animal migration; Birds; Families; Flyways; Golden-winged warbler; Yellow warbler;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19
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