Author: Marjorie Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935708308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Like birds blown off course, the characters in these stories need a place to roost-somewhere to settle long enough to repair their ragged hearts-and they find it near the banks of the mythical Sissipahaw River. In the centerpiece story, an eighteenth-century Eno Indian tells of the fiery fate of his adopted father, English explorer John Lawson. In the surrounding stories, the age-old conflicts between newcomer and old-timer play out as twenty-first century retirees, carnies, runaways, heartbroken women, and farmers stumble into new lives and new insights in Ambler County, North Carolina. "Hudson's prose is pure as birdsong," says novelist Doris Betts. "These fine stories of change and discovery are a field guide to the human species in transition."
Accidental Birds of the Carolinas
Author: Marjorie Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935708308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Like birds blown off course, the characters in these stories need a place to roost-somewhere to settle long enough to repair their ragged hearts-and they find it near the banks of the mythical Sissipahaw River. In the centerpiece story, an eighteenth-century Eno Indian tells of the fiery fate of his adopted father, English explorer John Lawson. In the surrounding stories, the age-old conflicts between newcomer and old-timer play out as twenty-first century retirees, carnies, runaways, heartbroken women, and farmers stumble into new lives and new insights in Ambler County, North Carolina. "Hudson's prose is pure as birdsong," says novelist Doris Betts. "These fine stories of change and discovery are a field guide to the human species in transition."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935708308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Like birds blown off course, the characters in these stories need a place to roost-somewhere to settle long enough to repair their ragged hearts-and they find it near the banks of the mythical Sissipahaw River. In the centerpiece story, an eighteenth-century Eno Indian tells of the fiery fate of his adopted father, English explorer John Lawson. In the surrounding stories, the age-old conflicts between newcomer and old-timer play out as twenty-first century retirees, carnies, runaways, heartbroken women, and farmers stumble into new lives and new insights in Ambler County, North Carolina. "Hudson's prose is pure as birdsong," says novelist Doris Betts. "These fine stories of change and discovery are a field guide to the human species in transition."
Birds of the Carolinas
Author: Eloise F. Potter
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, Birds of the Carolinas collects information on all avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 individual species, including more than 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Each species account indicates when and where the bird is most likely to be found in the Carolinas, its nesting habits, feeding habits, and descriptive information useful in identifying the species. Generously illustrated with 350 color photographs, this comprehensive guide to regional birds and their behavior will quickly earn a prominent place on the bookshelf of every bird-watcher in the Carolinas.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, Birds of the Carolinas collects information on all avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 individual species, including more than 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Each species account indicates when and where the bird is most likely to be found in the Carolinas, its nesting habits, feeding habits, and descriptive information useful in identifying the species. Generously illustrated with 350 color photographs, this comprehensive guide to regional birds and their behavior will quickly earn a prominent place on the bookshelf of every bird-watcher in the Carolinas.
Birds of North Carolina
Author: Thomas Gilbert Pearson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Birds of the Central Carolinas
Author: Donald W. Seriff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692055397
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
The definitive book on birds found in the Carolina Piedmont. Birds of the Central Carolinas is more than just a bird book. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to discover the fascinating history of birds in the region and to understand their status and distribution today. Vastly more informative than a field guide, this work presents historical material previously unpublished in any book and deftly incorporates firsthand accounts by Piedmont birders. Birds of the Central Carolinas establishes a benchmark for birders to build upon throughout the remainder of the twenty-first century. ¿Covers almost 400 species of birds documented in the Piedmont of both North and South Carolina¿Provides detailed analysis of all records for the Central Carolinas, an area that lies at the core of the Carolina Piedmont and also at the center of the Piedmont Ecoregion--as mapped by The Nature Conservancy¿Incorporates the results of the Mecklenburg County Breeding Bird Atlas--the first county-level atlas project in the Carolinas¿Shares firsthand accounts of bird observations over the past 150 years¿¿a book that is both beautifully crafted and an invaluable resource for ornithology and conservation in the Carolinas.¿ ¿Dr. R.O. Bierregaard, ornithologist, Research Associate at Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University¿[Birds of the Central Carolinas] tells a story we need to pay attention to.¿ ¿Jim Garges, Director, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department¿Birds¿ futures and fortunes are inextricably twined with those of humankind. Seriff knows intimately how the inhabitants of Piedmont skies are changing.¿ ¿Amber Ververka, writer, Keepingwatch.org, UNC Charlotte
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692055397
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
The definitive book on birds found in the Carolina Piedmont. Birds of the Central Carolinas is more than just a bird book. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to discover the fascinating history of birds in the region and to understand their status and distribution today. Vastly more informative than a field guide, this work presents historical material previously unpublished in any book and deftly incorporates firsthand accounts by Piedmont birders. Birds of the Central Carolinas establishes a benchmark for birders to build upon throughout the remainder of the twenty-first century. ¿Covers almost 400 species of birds documented in the Piedmont of both North and South Carolina¿Provides detailed analysis of all records for the Central Carolinas, an area that lies at the core of the Carolina Piedmont and also at the center of the Piedmont Ecoregion--as mapped by The Nature Conservancy¿Incorporates the results of the Mecklenburg County Breeding Bird Atlas--the first county-level atlas project in the Carolinas¿Shares firsthand accounts of bird observations over the past 150 years¿¿a book that is both beautifully crafted and an invaluable resource for ornithology and conservation in the Carolinas.¿ ¿Dr. R.O. Bierregaard, ornithologist, Research Associate at Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University¿[Birds of the Central Carolinas] tells a story we need to pay attention to.¿ ¿Jim Garges, Director, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department¿Birds¿ futures and fortunes are inextricably twined with those of humankind. Seriff knows intimately how the inhabitants of Piedmont skies are changing.¿ ¿Amber Ververka, writer, Keepingwatch.org, UNC Charlotte
Searching for Virginia Dare
Author: Marjorie Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928556398
Category : Roanoke Colony
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928556398
Category : Roanoke Colony
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Wild Hope
Author: Andrew Balmford
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226036014
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This book tries to answer that question through a global journey in search of places where conservation efforts mean things are getting better, not worse an attempt to understand conservation success, celebrate it, and learn from it.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226036014
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This book tries to answer that question through a global journey in search of places where conservation efforts mean things are getting better, not worse an attempt to understand conservation success, celebrate it, and learn from it.
The Bird Book
Author: Chester Albert Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The Birds of Eastern North America Known to Occur East of the Nineteenth Meridian ...: Land birds; key to the families and species
Author: Charles Barney Cory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bird Biographies
Author: Alice Eliza Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
The Birds of Eastern North America Known to Occur East of the Nineteenth Meridian
Author: Charles Barney Cory
Publisher: Chicago : Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher: Chicago : Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description