Useful Birds and Their Protection
Author : Edward Howe Forbush
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Page : 564 pages
File Size : 44,61 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Birds
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Author : Edward Howe Forbush
Publisher :
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 44,61 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Birds
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Author : Frederic Leonard Washburn
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Beneficial insects
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Author : Walter Wilson Froggatt
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Beneficial birds
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Author : Daniel J. Lebbin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 43,86 MB
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0226647293
Whether we live in cities, in the suburbs, or in the country, birds are ubiquitous features of daily life, so much so that we often take them for granted. But even the casual observer is aware that birds don’t fill our skies in the number they once did. That awareness has spawned conservation action that has led to notable successes, including the recovery of some of the nation’s most emblematic species, such as the Bald Eagle, Brown Pelican, Whooping Crane, and Peregrine Falcon. Despite this, a third of all American bird species are in trouble—in many cases, they’re in imminent danger of extinction. The most authoritative account ever published of the threats these species face, The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation will be the definitive book on the subject. The Guide presents for the first time anywhere a classification system and threat analysis for bird habitats in the United States, the most thorough and scientifically credible assessment of threats to birds published to date, as well as a new list of birds of conservation concern. Filled with beautiful color illustrations and original range maps, the Guide is a timely, important, and inspiring reference for birders and anyone else interested in conserving North America’s avian fauna. But this book is far more than another shout of crisis. The Guide also lays out a concrete and achievable plan of long-term action to safeguard our country’s rich bird life. Ultimately, it is an argument for hope. Whether you spend your early weekend mornings crouched in silence with binoculars in hand, hoping to check another species off your list, or you’ve never given much thought to bird conservation, you’ll appreciate the visual power and intellectual scope of these pages.
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Page : 760 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Birds
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Author : Robert Hall
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Beneficial birds
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Author : Mary Lathrop Tucker ("Mrs. F. H. Tucker, ")
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Page : 124 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Natural resources
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Author : Granville Lowther
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Page : 544 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 1914
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Author : Paul J. Baicich
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 30,84 MB
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1623492173
Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people’s lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the “discovery” of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also woven into the book are the worlds of education, publishing, commerce, professional ornithology, and citizen science, all of which have embraced bird feeding at different times and from different perspectives. The authors take a decade-by-decade approach starting in the late nineteenth century, providing a historical overview in each chapter before covering topical developments (such as hummingbird feeding and birdbaths). On the one hand, they show that the story of bird feeding is one of entrepreneurial invention; on the other hand, they reveal how Americans, through a seemingly simple practice, have come to value the natural world.
Author : Saint Paul Public Library
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
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