Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061845697X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Presents an illustrated field guide to the plants, wildlife, night sky, and natural environments of New England.
Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061845697X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Presents an illustrated field guide to the plants, wildlife, night sky, and natural environments of New England.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061845697X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Presents an illustrated field guide to the plants, wildlife, night sky, and natural environments of New England.
Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of the Midwest
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780618456949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The only field guide for identifying the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, grasses, and sky of the Midwest.
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780618456949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The only field guide for identifying the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, grasses, and sky of the Midwest.
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
Author: Eric R. Eaton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618153107
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618153107
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618574230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Collects photographs, range maps, and descriptive entries identifying the markings, habits, habitat, and voice of each species.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618574230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Collects photographs, range maps, and descriptive entries identifying the markings, habits, habitat, and voice of each species.
Advanced Birding
Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975008
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Covering thirty-five of the most difficult groups of birds, from winter loons to confusing fall warblers, jaegers to chickadees, accipiters to flycatchers, this clearly written and beautifully illustrated field guide tells exactly how to solve the most challenging bird identification problems of North America.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975008
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Covering thirty-five of the most difficult groups of birds, from winter loons to confusing fall warblers, jaegers to chickadees, accipiters to flycatchers, this clearly written and beautifully illustrated field guide tells exactly how to solve the most challenging bird identification problems of North America.
Backyard Birds
Author: Jonathan P. Latimer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395922767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of common birds, arranged by their color. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395922767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of common birds, arranged by their color. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
Kingbird Highway
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618062351
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
At 16, Kaufman dropped out of high school and started hitching across America in an effort to see the most birds in a year. "Kingbird Highway" is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618062351
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
At 16, Kaufman dropped out of high school and started hitching across America in an effort to see the most birds in a year. "Kingbird Highway" is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.
Field Notes on Science and Nature
Author: Michael R. Canfield
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674072065
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson’s 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 “big year”? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich’s approach “truly Thoreauvian,” in E. O. Wilson’s view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674072065
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson’s 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 “big year”? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich’s approach “truly Thoreauvian,” in E. O. Wilson’s view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.
Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast
Author: Peter Del Tredici
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740466
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740466
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban environments under projected future environmental conditions. These plants are the most important and most common plants in cities. Learning what they are and the role they play, he writes, will help us all make cities more livable and enjoyable. With more than 1000 photos, readers can easily identify these powerful plants. Learn about the fascinating cultural history of each plant.
A Season on the Wind
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1328566765
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment. Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This vast parade often goes unnoticed, except in a few places where these small travelers concentrate in large numbers. One such place is along Lake Erie in northwestern Ohio. There, the peak of spring migration is so spectacular that it attracts bird watchers from around the globe, culminating in one of the world’s biggest birding festivals. Millions of winged migrants pass through the region, some traveling thousands of miles, performing epic feats of endurance and navigating with stunning accuracy. Now climate change threatens to disrupt patterns of migration and the delicate balance between birds, seasons, and habitats. But wind farms—popular as green energy sources—can be disastrous for birds if built in the wrong places. This is a fascinating and urgent study of the complex issues that affect bird migration.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1328566765
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment. Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This vast parade often goes unnoticed, except in a few places where these small travelers concentrate in large numbers. One such place is along Lake Erie in northwestern Ohio. There, the peak of spring migration is so spectacular that it attracts bird watchers from around the globe, culminating in one of the world’s biggest birding festivals. Millions of winged migrants pass through the region, some traveling thousands of miles, performing epic feats of endurance and navigating with stunning accuracy. Now climate change threatens to disrupt patterns of migration and the delicate balance between birds, seasons, and habitats. But wind farms—popular as green energy sources—can be disastrous for birds if built in the wrong places. This is a fascinating and urgent study of the complex issues that affect bird migration.