A Passion for Birds: American Ornithology After Audubon Michigan Inscribed to Dr

Inscribed to Dr

This book brings together a range of experts from across North America who have used chickadees or titmice as study organisms

Whether you're enjoying these pages from the comfort of your own armchair or taking a trip to the field you can see which birds to look for in that area - Swainson's Hawks soar over grasslands next to Prairie Falcons while Cooper's Hawks share mature forests with Flammulated Owls

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

48 color plates

A Passion for Birds: American Ornithology After Audubon Michigan Inscribed to DrNear Fine hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Slightly cocked spine, otherwise as new. In the decades following the Civil War as industrialization, urbanization, and economic expansion increasingly reshaped the landscape many Americans began seeking adventure and aesthetic gratification through avian pursuits. By the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of middle and upper class devotees were rushing to join Audubon societies, purchase