Birds of the Northwestern National Parks: A Birder's Perspective
Autor Roland H. Wauer Ilustrat de Mimi Hoppe Wolfen Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2000
The book opens with practical advice on getting started in birding—choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands" of bird habitat, the succeeding chapters fully describe each park, including its plant and animal communities and the facilities and interpretive activities available to visitors. Wauer takes readers on "walks" through each park's most popular and accessible places, where he explains the identification and behavior of the birds that visitors are most likely to see. He closes each account with a review of the park's bird life and a list of key species. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate many of the birds.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292791336
ISBN-10: 029279133X
Pagini: 151
Ilustrații: 17 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
ISBN-10: 029279133X
Pagini: 151
Ilustrații: 17 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Notă biografică
Roland H. Wauer, of Victoria, Texas, enjoyed a 32-year career as a National Park Service interpreter, biologist, and Chief of Resource Management. He is also the author of The American Robin, A Birder's West Indies: An Island-by-Island Tour and For All Seasons: A Big Bend Journal.
Cuprins
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Birds—What They Are and How to Find Them
- Birding for Fun
- Field Techniques
- Birding Ethics
- Parks as Islands
- Threats to the Parks
- Wildland Fires and Their Effects on Bird Life
- The Future
- What Is Being Done within the Parks
- The Value of National Parks
- The Northwestern National Parks
- Olympic National Park, Washington
- North Cascades National Park, Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon
- Lava Beds National Monument, California
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
- References
- Index
Descriere
To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to the United States's northwestern national parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them.