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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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Ruby's birds / by Thompson, Mya,author.(CARDINAL)797187; Dávila, Claudia,illustrator.(CARDINAL)547725;

"Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Back cover.540L

Subjects: Picture books.; Nature fiction.; Bird watching; Birds; Golden-winged warbler; Nature; Urban animals;

Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 28

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Birds of field and shore : grassland and shoreline birds of eastern North America / by Eastman, John(John Andrew)(CARDINAL)316478;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index.A field guide which describes 42 common birds found in Eastern North America which includes information on their habitats, behavior, migration habits, evolutionary adaptations, and use in nature lore.

Subjects: Birds; Birds;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Field book of wild birds and their music : a description of the character and music of birds, intended to assist in the identification of species common in the Eastern United States / by Mathews, F. Schuyler(Ferdinand Schuyler),1854-1938.(CARDINAL)321256;

First copyrighted in 1904, this edition is reprinted from the Fifteenth Impression.

Subjects: Birds; Birdsongs.; Birds.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Bird songs of the Smokies : voices & sounds [sound recording] / by Alsop, Fred,author. (CARDINAL)329097; Dunaway, Mark.; Dunaway, Marci.; Jones, Carey.; Great Smoky Mountains Association.(CARDINAL)556061;

Disc One: Introduction (8:15) -- Low to mid-elevation forests (49:54): Red-Shoulder hawk ; Yellow-billed cuckoo ; Red-bellied Woodpecker ; Downey woodpecker ; Northern flicker ; Pileated Woodpecker ; Eastern wood-pewee ; Acadian flycatcher ; Yellow throated vireo ; Blue jay ; Carolina chickadee ; Tufted titmouse ; White-breasted nuthatch ; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ; Wood thrush ; Northern parula ; Yellow-throated warbler ; Black-and-white warbler ; Swainson's warbler ; Ovenbird ; Louisiana waterthrush ; Hooded warbler ; Scarlet tanager ; Northern cardinal -- Open areas, high to low (31:01): Wild turkey ; Northern bobwhite ; Kildeer ; Mourning dove ; American crow ; Eastern bluebird ; Common yellowthroat ; Chipping sparrow ; Field sparrow ; Blue grosbeak.Disc Two: Indigo bunting ; Red-winged blackbird ; Eastern meadowlark ; Common grackle ; American goldfinch -- Thickets, high to low elevations (12:17): White-eyed vireo ; Carolina wren ; Gray catbird ; Eastern towhee ; Song sparrow -- Northern Hardwood Forests (6:27): Blue-headed vireo ; Black-throated blue warbler ; Canada warbler -- Spruce-fir Forests (17:07): Peregrine falcon ; Black-capped chickadee ; Red-breasted nuthatch ; Brown creeper ; Winter wren ; Golden-crowned kinglet ; Veery ; Chestnut-sided warbler ; Dark-eyed junco -- All Elevations in Proper Habitat (13:03): Chimney swift ; Hairy woodpecker ; American robin ; Black-throated green warbler -- Voices in the Night (9:01): American woodcock ; Eastern screech-owl ; Barred owl ; Northern saw-whet owl ; Whip-poor will -- Dawn Choruses (10:59): Dawn chorus along a forest edge in Cades Cove ; Dawn chorus along a small stream in a Cades Cove field ; Dawn chorus along Rich Mountain Road ; Dawn chorus following a late night shower at Indian Gap ; Dawn chorus at Newfound Gap."This unique set of two CDs features the songs of 67 of the Smokies' most common birds. Each song is followed by narration about how to find the bird and description of some of its habits. Each species is on own numbered track for quick reference on your computer, CD player, or other device. In addition, bonus tracks have been added for your listing pleasure. Track 1 begins with a bird chorus recorded during an early morning along Rich Mountain Road. The final tracks capture the dawn choruses of numerous bird species recorded at various locations in the national park. Included with the set is a 10 page booklet describing each track and information about how the miraculous records were made. A total of over two hours of bird songs and narration"--Container back cover.

Subjects: Birds.; Birdsongs.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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The Sibley guide to birds / by Sibley, David,1961-(CARDINAL)265844; Scott & Nix (Firm)(CARDINAL)334911;

Gulls. Identification of gulls ; Identification of hybrid gulls ; Albinism in gulls -- Terns and skimmer -- Skuas and jaegers. Bill details ; Jaeger identification -- Alcids -- Pigeons and doves. Bird families -- Cuckoos -- Owls. Owling ; Branching owls -- Nightjars. Eyeshine -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds. Hummingbird wing shapes ; Hummingbird displays ; Hybrid hummingbirds -- Trogons and kingfishers. Kingfisher behavior -- Woodpeckers. Woodpecker drumming -- Falcons -- Parrots -- Tyrant flycatchers and becard. Identification of Empidonax ; Comparing Empidonax and other flycatchers -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Crows and jays -- Larks -- Swallows. Molting swallows -- Chickadees and allies. Chickadee and titmouse identification ; Black-capped and Carolina chickadee identification -- Nuthatches and creeper -- Wrens. Sedge wren and grass sparrows -- Gnatcatchers, kinglets, and others. Identification of gnatcatchers -- Thrushes. Identification of bluebirds -- Mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, accentors, wagtails, and pipits -- Waxwings, silky-flycatchers, olive warbler, and longspurs. Identification of Snow and McKay's bunting -- Wood-warblers. Warbler identification ; Blue-winged x golden-winged warbler hybrids ; Hybrid warblers ; Taxonomic outliers ; Bill shapes of songbirds -- Emberizine sparrows. Sparrow-like birds ; Identification of Spizella sparrows -- Cardinals. Identification of grosbeaks ; Identification of Passinera buntings -- Orioles and blackbirds. Old world and new world names ; Plumage variation in orioles ; Identification of orioles -- Finches and allies. Red crossbill types.Introduction. Classification of birds ; Equipment for birding ; Learning to identify birds ; Psychological effects and mistakes ; Variation in appearance ; Geographic variation and subspecies ; Learning songs and calls ; Finding rare birds ; Ethics ; Extinct species -- Bird topography. Parts of a passerine ; Parts of a shorebird ; Parts of a duck ; Molt and plumage -- Key to the species accounts -- Key to the group accounts -- Key to the range maps -- Ducks, geese, and swans. Geese head and bill shapes ; Identification of swans ; Domestic geese ; Domestic ducks ; Exotic waterfowl ; Hybrid mallard identification ; Downy young ; Rare and exotic ducks ; Identification of scaups ; Hybrid Aythya ; Identification of eiders ; Diving motions ; Goldeneye hybrids -- Upland game birds -- Loons and grebes. Loon habits ; Identification of grebes -- Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters. Molt in seabirds -- Storm-petrels -- Pelicans, boobies, and frigatebirds -- Cormorants. Identification of cormorants -- Tropicbirds -- Wading birds. Snowy egret vs. little egret ; Snowy egret vs. little blue heron ; Courtship colors ; Identification of dark ibises -- Hawks and vultures. Harrier flight shapes ; Accipiter identification ; Buteo identification -- Rails, coots, cranes, and limpkin. Identification of coots ; Crane behavior ; Habits of rails -- Shorebirds. Identification of yellowlegs ; Bill length in curlews ; Identification of small sandpipers ; Dowitcher identification ; Aerial displays of snipes and woodcocks ; Identifying pharalopes --"A completely revised edition of Sibley's landmark guide, with more than 600 new paintings and 111 rare species added, new information on habitat and behavior, and more tips on finding species in the field"--Cover.

Subjects: Guidebooks.; Bird watching; Birds;

Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 20

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Birder's conservation handbook : 100 North American birds at risk / by Wells, Jeffrey V.(Jeffrey Vance),1964-(CARDINAL)329038;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Birds; Rare birds;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Nests : fifty nests and the birds that built them / by Beals, Sharon,1945-author,photographer.(CARDINAL)329922; Weidensaul, Scott,author of introduction, etc.(CARDINAL)198247; Dumbacher, Jack,author of introduction, etc.; Flannery, Maureen,author of introduction, etc.; Wigham, Laurie,illustrator.(CARDINAL)329921;

Includes bibliographical references.African palm swift -- Akekee -- Altamira oriole -- Anna's hummingbird -- Azure-winged magpie -- Bank swallow -- Barn owl -- Barn swallow -- Black-naped oriole -- Brown booby -- Brown creeper -- California towhee -- Caspian tern -- Chinese bulbul -- Common rock sparrow -- Common tailorbird -- Cuban emerald -- Golden-hooded tanager -- Gray jay -- Great-tailed grackle -- Greater roadrunner -- Greater sage grouse -- Green broadbill -- Green heron -- Highland guan -- Hoary redpoll -- House finch -- House wren -- Jankowski's bunting -- Lesser goldfinch -- Loggerhead shrike -- Long-tailed tit -- Magnolia warbler -- Marbled murrelet -- Marsh wren -- Pine siskin -- Rufous-naped wren -- Small ground finch -- Social flycatcher -- Song sparrow -- Spotted nightingale thrush -- Strange weaver -- Swainson's thrush -- Tennessee warbler -- Upland sandpiper -- Verdin -- Western gull -- Western kingbird -- Western tanager -- Western yellowthroat.Drawn from the collections of the California Academy of Sciences, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley, and the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, these 50 nests from around the world are rare treasures. Through Beals' loving lens, each becomes both a work of art and a natural artifact. Almost seeming to glow against velvety black backgrounds, every detail offers insight into the behavior and ingenuity of the nests' creators. From the tiny cup-shaped cocoon of the Anna's Hummingbird to the downy pillow of the Magnolia Warbler, every nest offers an intimate portrait of the bird that built it. -- DUST JACKET.

Subjects: Illustrated works.; Birds.; Birds; Birds;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Birds at your feeder : a guide to feeding habits, behavior, distribution, and abundance / by Dunn, Erica H.,author.(CARDINAL)528848; Tessaglia-Hymes, Diane L.(CARDINAL)654823; Cornell University.Laboratory of Ornithology.(CARDINAL)280713; Project FeederWatch.(CARDINAL)683725;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-407) and index.

Subjects: Birds; Birds;

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11

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The Burgess bird book for children / by Burgess, Thornton W.(Thornton Waldo),1874-1965.(CARDINAL)148058; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz,1874-1927,illustrator.(CARDINAL)131823;

Uses simple story narratives to introduce a variety of birds.

Subjects: Birds.; Birds; Environmental education.;

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2

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