How Birds Migrate

Kerlinger, Paul

ISBN 10: 0811724441 / ISBN 13: 9780811724449

Published by Stackpole Books, 1995

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 2516866-75

Synopsis:

Unveils the mysteries of bird migration. Ornithologist Paul Kerlinger writes in an engaging style for all bird lovers.

"An excellent, popular, yet authoritative explanation." --Library Journal

Reviews: This is an excellent, popular, yet authoritative explanation of bird migration by the former director of Cape May Bird Observatory. The widely published Kerlinger (The Book of Owls, Univ. of Texas Pr., 1993) is an authority on owl and hawk migration and is widely published. Here he confronts the mystery and complexity of the unbelievable travels of birds: how and why, for example, a hummingbird that weighs one-sixth of an ounce flies from breeding grounds in New Hampshire to winter in Costa Rica. A major virtue is the insertion of hundreds of "case studies" to illustrate the author's analysis and points set off from the rest of the text. Worldwide in scope, the book's chapters concern how migration is studied, why it takes place, barriers, rest stops, flocking behavior, speed and distance, navigation, conservation, mechanics of flight, flight height and strategy, and day and night migrations. A provocative inquiry; highly recommended.
Henry T. Armistead, formerly with Thomas Jefferson Univ. Lib., Philadelphia
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Bibliographic Details

Title: How Birds Migrate
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Archer, Pat
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st ed.