North On The Wing

Author : Bruce M. Beehler
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1588346137
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North on the Wing written by Bruce M. Beehler and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an ornithologist's journey to trace the spring migration of songbirds from the southern border of the United States through the heartland and into Canada. In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo four-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward progress of spring through America. Traveling via car, canoe, and bike and on foot, Beehler followed woodland warblers and other Neotropical songbird species from the southern border of Texas, where the birds first arrive after their winter sojourns in South America and the Caribbean, northward through the Mississippi drainage to its headwaters in Minnesota and onward to their nesting grounds in the north woods of Ontario. In North on the Wing, Beehler describes both the epic migration of songbirds across the country and the gradual dawning of springtime through the U.S. heartland--the blossoming of wildflowers, the chorusing of frogs, the leafing out of forest canopies--and also tells the stories of the people and institutions dedicated to studying and conserving the critical habitats and processes of spring songbird migration. Inspired in part by Edwin Way Teale's landmark 1951 book North with the Spring, this book--part travelogue, part field journal, and part environmental and cultural history--is a fascinating first-hand account of a once-in-a-lifetime journey. It engages readers in the wonders of spring migration and serves as a call for the need to conserve, restore, and expand bird habitats to preserve them for future generations of both birds and humans.

Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393608913
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds written by Scott Weidensaul and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year 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.

Author : Alexandria Warwick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1668065177
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The North Wind written by Alexandria Warwick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone, this lush and enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Scarlett St. Clair. Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it’s Wren’s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer. For three hundred years, the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade, a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond, weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade’s fall: the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind, a dangerous immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules. And the time has come to choose his bride. When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren’s sister, Wren will do anything to save her—even if it means sacrificing herself in the process. But mortal or not, Wren won’t go down without a fight… The North Wind is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers slow-burn fantasy romance, the first in a series sprinkled with Greek mythology.

Author : Freya North
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781802791433
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Wing written by Freya North and published by . This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two families over three generations. A novel about resilience, forgiveness and the true meaning of family, about finding one's place in the world and discovering how we all belong somewhere and to someone.

Author : Mary B. Blalock
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440142467
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The North Wing of Sunset Manor written by Mary B. Blalock and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For sixty-one years, Maggie Kahne has been taken care of by the men in her life; first her beloved father and then her husband, Kennedy Kahne. Now, with both of them gone, she is faced with the fact that she does not know how to live her own life without having someone else take care of her. Spoiled and pampered, the aging southern belle has no other option than to move to Sunset Manor where she will be taken care of but at what cost? For Maggie, aging means losing everything her way of life, her looks, her freedom, and herself. How could she have let this happen? Reluctantly, she moves in, determined to find a way to get her old life back. But how will she do that? This cant be the end for her this life amongst old people and the day to day drudge of routines and rocking chairs. Maggie craves excitement, parties, and attention! Her outlook begins to change when she meets John Dover. Impressed by his good looks, cool manner, and no-nonsense attitude, she openly flirts with him and sets out to win his heart, and hopefully, return to her previous lifestyle!

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geological Society of London
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 826 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London written by Geological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30)

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documents of the Senate of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin Luther D'Ooge
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Acropolis of Athens written by Martin Luther D'Ooge and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : California. Legislature
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book List of Members, Officers, Committees, and Attaches, and the Rules of the Two Houses of the California Legislature for the Year .. written by California. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: