Birds of Lake, Pond, and Marsh: Water and Wetland Birds of Eastern North AmericaDescribing how 39 common water and wetland birds of eastern North America nest, mate, and rear their broods, this book takes a seasonal approach to bird study and is an appealing guide for birders of any skill level. 72 illustrations. |
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Contents
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Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon | 107 |
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis | 115 |
RAIL FAMILY Rallidae order Gruiformes | 122 |
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | 143 |
HAWK FAMILY Accipitridae order Ciconiiformes | 149 |
Piedbilled Grebe Podilymbus podiceps | 177 |
Doublecrested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus | 182 |
HERON FAMILY Ardeidae order Ciconiiformes | 190 |
Common Loon Gavia immer | 213 |
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum | 223 |
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris | 228 |
FINCH FAMILY Fringillidae | 234 |
Common terms and phrases
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Popular passages
Page iii - For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Birds of Lake, Pond, and Marsh: Water and Wetland Birds of Eastern North America Water and Wetland Birds of Eastern North America |
| Author | John Andrew Eastman |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0811726819, 9780811726818 |
| Length | 271 pages |
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