Details

Subject(s)

• Birds—Iowa [Browse]
• Vertebrates—Iowa [Browse]

Related name

• Nature Conservancy (U.S.) [Browse]

Series

• Bur oak original [More in this series]
• Bur Oak Book [More in this series]

Summary note

From robins nesting on window ledges to short-eared owls sailing low over snowy fields, pied-billed grebes diving for fish to catbirds singing on moonlit nights, Black introduces us to the birds of field and forest, prairie and pond. Whether describing red-breasted nuthatches gorging on suet at her feeder after a snowstorm or a flock of American goldfinches ""all balancing gracefully on ripening oats,' she reminds us of the natural sights and sounds that we must appreciate and protect. Humorous, personal, engaging, and instructive, her essays provide a readily acessible body of information a

Notes

Includes index.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Nature Conservancy; Habitat Descriptions; Iowa Birdlife; Checklist of Iowa Birds; Index to Species Accounts

ISBN

1-58729-017-0

OCLC

• 44959512
• 843635816

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