Bibliograph

Living on the wind, across the Hemisphere with migratory birds, Scott Weidensaul

Type

Label

Living on the wind, across the Hemisphere with migratory birds, Scott Weidensaul

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-398) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Living on the wind

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44178625

Responsibility statement

Scott Weidensaul

Review

"Bird migration is the one truly unifying natural phenomenon in the world, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems, which roar out from the poles but fizzle at the equator, fail to do. Scott Weidensaul follows the awesome kettles of hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, the bar-tailed godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 6,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and the myriad songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so drastically in recent decades. Migration paths form an elaborate global web that shows serious signs of fraying, and Weidensaul delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and deforestation with an urgency that brings to life the vast problems these miraculous migrants now face."--Jacket

Sub title

across the Hemisphere with migratory birds

Table Of Contents

Beringia -- A far-flung tapestry -- The way south -- Riding the sea wind -- Rivers of hawks -- La selva maya -- Hopping Dick and Betsy kick-up -- Aguilucheros -- When anywhere is better than home -- Uneasy neighbors -- The Gulf express -- Heartland -- Hopscotch -- Catching the wave -- Trouble in the woods

Target audience

adult

Classification