Title:
The living bird : 100 years of listening to nature / The Cornell Lab of Ornithology ; photography by Gerrit Vyn ; foreword by Barbara Kingsolver ; essays by Scott Weidensaul, Lyanda Lynn Haupt, John W. Fitzpatrick, and Jared Diamond ; additional text from Sandi Doughton, Miyoko Chu, and Dennis Paulson..
ISBN:
9781594859656
Publication Information:
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2015]
Physical Description:
201 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Contents:
Foreword: Bird-watching with my Dad / Barbara Kingsolver -- Introduction: How birds can save the world / John W. Fitzpatrick -- Secret lives of birds / Scott Weidensaul -- In the field: among flamingos / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Greg Budney, audio recordist -- Inspiration aloft / Lyanda Lynn Haupt -- In the field: a congregation of millions / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Shawn Langston, citizen scientist -- Beacons of our planet / John W. Fitzpatrick -- In the field: the world's most imperiled bird / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Sara Kaiser, researcher -- Afterword: The coming decades / Jared Diamond -- Future of birds is in our hands.
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OCLC Number:
ocn909776658
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