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Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest / Matt Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Matt (Photographer), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endangered species--Middle West.
- Endangered species.
- Rare birds--Middle West--Pictorial works.
- Rare birds.
- Rare birds--Middle West--Identification.
- Birds--Middle West--Pictorial works.
- Birds.
- Birds--Middle West--Identification.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- From the birds who wake us in the morning with their cheerful chorus to those who flock to our feeders and brighten a gloomy winter day, birds fascinate us with their lively and interesting behavior and provide essential services from controlling pest populations to pollinating crops. And yet for all the benefits they provide, many species across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio are in danger of extinction due to loss of habitat, agricultural expansion, changing forest conditions, and interactions with humans. In Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest , Matt Williams profiles forty of the most beautiful and interesting birds who winter, breed, or migrate through the Midwest and whose populations are most in danger of disappearing from the region. Each profile includes the current endangered status of the species, a description of the bird's vocal and nesting patterns, and tips to help readers identify them, along with stunning color images and detailed migration maps. An exquisite and timely examination of our feathered friends, Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest is a call to action to protect these vulnerable and gorgeous creatures that enliven our world.
- Contents:
- Bank swallow
- Wood thrush
- Evening grosbeak
- Pine siskin
- Snow bunting
- Field sparrow
- Grasshopper sparrow
- Henslow's sparrow
- Bobolink
- Eastern meadowlark
- Golden-winged warbler
- Prothonotary warbler
- Kentucky warbler
- Kirtland's warbler
- Cape may warbler
- Cerulean warbler
- Blackpoll warbler
- Prairie warbler
- Canada warbler
- Wilson's warbler.
- Introduction
- Northern bobwhite
- Greater prairie-chicken
- Yellow-billed cuckoo
- Black-billed cuckoo
- Whooping crane
- Piping plover
- Marbled godwit
- Red knot
- Dunlin
- Pectoral sandpiper
- Semipalmated sandpiper
- American woodcock
- Lesser yellowlegs
- Willet
- Herring gull
- Snowy owl
- Short-eared owl
- Red-headed woodpecker
- Loggerhead shrike
- Horned lark.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-03531-7
- OCLC:
- 1031040487
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