Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5525+4294964478 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715422 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715419 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523587 Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its prominent attributes and a color illustration showing its important features. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687947 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1581471 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523586 Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523585 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1581467 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1532466 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668075 A straightforward approach getting good, then better, at identifying birds in the field-and having fun doing it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562979 Photographs taken from the BBC televison series, EarthFlight. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1235709 If youve ever been intrigued by chirping in the treetops or wished you could attract more bird life to your front porch, The Joy of Birding is for you. Here is the ideal illustrated companion for becoming a successful bird watcher. This colorful and unique guide combines the best of all birding books--it offers basic instructions for beginning birders, a key for identifying popular birds, and tips for attracting beautiful winged visitors to your neighborhood and backyard...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1366531 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1228992 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272310 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304048 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1374448 Reveals how to transform a yard into a bird haven, covering a range of needs from installing water sources and offering nutritional foods to providing various shelters and cultivating bird-friendly plants. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1099360 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1111873 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208422 In luminous prose, British writer McCarthy addresses the cultural significance of mitratory songbirds, from nightingales to turtle doves to the European Cuckoo, on the heart and soul....A stunning and profound book that will make readers realize how very much these amazing winged creatures matter. --Colleen Mondor, Booklist http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1017814 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=945988 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=945796 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1004269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1020572 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1056879 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100789 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=964508 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295294 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=691079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=647361 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=630338 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=610683 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=660617 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=653292 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=698952 The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region is the perfect identification guide for beginner and casual bird-watchers of all ages. Clearly written and easy to use, this well-organized book introduces readers to the hobby of birding and contains all the information needed to quickly identify 350 of the most common birds in the western United States. Whether youre in your backyard, in the woods, or near water, keep this portable companion handy to help locate and identify all the birds youre most likely to see. Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=606546 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=615749 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=660623 Birds of Mexico and Central America features: The only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird in Central America from Mexico to Panama, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica; more than 1,500 species illustrated on 98 color plates; information on key identification features, habitat, and songs and calls; distribution maps showing location and prevalence of each species; illustrations of all plumages for each species, including males, females, and juveniles; informative notes conveniently placed opposite the illustrations; and comprehensive, concise, and highly portable.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=615727 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=676614 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=640818 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=571118 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=612429 Unearthing the dragon is the first book to establish the dramatic change in our understanding of dinosaur origins, based on the new fossil discoveries in China reported by Mark Norell in a personal account of his adventures there. This revolution in our understanding of dinosaurs has exploded in the last decade. Dinosaurs are no longer thought of as lizards so much as birds. This transformation in popular culture is based on fossil discoveries in one profoundly important region in China: Liaoning Province. Mark Norell tells the story of these discoveries and his work with an extraordinarily talented group of Chinese scientists.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=585423 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=571459 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=566067 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=709126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=585432 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=596518 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=581665 The Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas is the capstone of the first comprehensive statewide survey of Arizonas breeding birds. More than 700 surveyors, mainly volunteers, reported a total of 376 bird species during the 1993-2000 field seasons. Of those species, 283 were confirmed as breeding and 18 additional species were suspected of potentially nesting in the state during the atlas survey period. This atlas provides a breeding distribution snapshot for each of Arizonas nesting bird species at the end of the twentieth century. Bird populations change constantly due to environmental factors and human activities. The data compiled in this book will serve as a baseline against which to judge future changes. It also provides a wealth of natural history information. Each of the 270 two-page species accounts contains a color photo of the species and a range map summarizing the breeding distribution records collected during the atlas survey period. The accompanying descriptive text and graphs provide nesting habitat information and a timeline chronicling each birds breeding phenology and migratory status in Arizona.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=515363 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=554753 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=624928 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=570970 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=624937 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=441131 The North American Bird Guide has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable field guide from David Sibley. Compact and comprehensive, this new guide features 667 bird species found west of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include stunningly accurate illustrations - more than 4,700 in total - with descriptive caption text pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry contains new text concerning frequency, nesting, behaviour, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Accounts also include brand-new maps created from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent. The Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America is an indispensable resource for all birders seeking an authoritative and portable guide to the birds of the West.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=534248 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=459091 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=441130 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=450680 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1423498 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=534261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431348 An essential volume for birders at every level, Sibleys Birding Basics is illustrated with the authors extraordinary full-color paintings, all of them made specifically for this volume. In this compact guide, Sibley details everything the birder needs to know to identify species using the clues in feathers, habitats, behaviors, and sounds. 120 full-color illustrations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=416231 The quintessential activity of birding--identification--is the subject of this compact, easy-to-use, wonderfully helpful new book by AmericaUs premier living painter of birds, author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds. Here Sibley details everything the birder needs to know to identify species. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=402644 An indispensable companion to the field guides, here are one hundred stories that explore the myths, legends, literature, etymology, history and avian passions associated with-our fine-feathered friends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=376638 Authoritative and comprehensive, this reference provides the necessary information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of the 80 bird families of North America. For the new volume, Sibley has provided more than 796 full-color paintings to illustrate the essays and family chapters written by 44 ornithologists and expert birders. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=386309 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=290166 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=283655 Focusing exclusively on birds that are likely to appear at bird feeders, this book offers fascinating descriptions of each species, charming illustrations, and information on their feeding habits. Maps & line drawings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=440825 Presented in four broad habitat groupings -- seacoast, freshwater, open country, and high country -- the 155 bird profiles provide physical descriptions for each species along with special eye-catching characteristics to look for in the field. The text also gives information on each species. Find out why cormorants have to dry their wings, why phalaropes spin dizzily in freshwater ponds, and how the roadrunner has adapted to live in the inhospitable desert environment. With Watchable Birds of California in hand, the whole family will enjoy learning about these captivating creatures of the sky. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=669471 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=273323 Bird migration is the one truly unifying natural phenomenon in the world, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems, which roar out from the poles but fizzle at the equator, fail to do. Scott Weidensaul follows the awesome kettles of hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, the bar-tailed godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 6,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and the myriad songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so drastically in recent decades. Migration paths form an elaborate global web that shows serious signs of fraying, and Weidensaul delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and deforestation with an urgency that brings to life the vast problems these miraculous migrants now face.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=274671 Completely revised and updated, this most up-to-date bird guide on the market features more than 800 North American birds, including 80 new species. The edition is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned, full-color illustrations, plus range maps and detailed descriptions.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=123263 This volume by two respected authorities covers more than 500 species of birds and contains a vast amount of information not available elsewhere. The Birds of Sonora describes all the species known from that state and includes information on distribution, seasonal patterns of occurrence, abundance, and habitats. The first book of its kind in more than half a century to treat birds of this Mexican state immediately south of Arizona, it also contains details of nesting activity for breeding species, provides insight into factors influencing distribution, and notes historical changes in status. Each account is accompanied by a range map depicting the birds range in Sonora. Drawings by internationally known wildlife artist Ray Harm enhance many of the entries.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=251396 For centuries, science has been searching for clues to the disappearance of the dinosaurs without answering a critical question - Are all the dinosaurs really extinct? In The Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds, crackerjack paleontologists Lowell Dingus, President of Infoquest, a nonprofit education and research foundation, and former Director of the Fossil Hall Renovation at the American Museum of Natural History and Timothy Rowe, J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professor of Geology at the University of Texas, Austin, and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Texas Memorial Museum lead us on an adventurous tour through the history of our own planet Earth. And they force us to face a shocking truthThe answer to that critical question is no.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=275771 This practical field guide contains detailed annotations for easy identification of all of Mexicos regular species. The descriptions include the English, Spanish, and Latin names; a general range statement for each bird, along with its specific occurrences in the region, its typical habitat(s) and abundance; and its physical characteristics, including size and plumage. In addition, Edwards briefly describes the geographical regions of the four countries to help birders quickly narrow possible identifications based on ecological zones. He also lists accidental, casual, and very rare and local species and includes a list of books for further reading.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=267904 This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of the West Indies to appear in more than fifty years. It covers all 564 bird species known to occur in the region (including migrants and infrequently occurring forms). Each species is represented by a full description that includes identification field marks, local names, status, habitat, voice, nesting, range, and comments about the bird. A map showing the birds distribution accompanies each species account. Plumages of all species are depicted in eighty-six beautifully rendered color plates. Twelve of these plates feature individual endemics from each of twelve islands. Another seven plates feature the island endemics of the largest islands: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=273984 Drawing on broad conservation studies, this book is an authoritative reference not only for scientific advisors and conservationists but also for ornithologists and bird watchers who want to understand the importance of birds in maintaining biodiversity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=293209 A guide to 440 species of birds in the desert and grassland areas of Arizona, California, and New Mexico, with descriptive entries on common, uncommon, and rare birds, as well as information on birding hot spots and bird charts. Includes color photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=290831 From the creators of the acclaimed Nature of Series comes the new Pocket Naturalist TM Series. These pocket-sized guides, with full-color illustrations, provide an easy-to-use visual reference to what everyone should know about plants, animals, and natural history. Laminated for durability. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=588225 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=31997 This is the heartwarming story of Bill Lishman, a reclusive sculptor who adopted a gaggle of geese, flew with them, and actually taught them to migrate - earning himself the nickname Father Goose. Bill Lishman has done a lot of things in his fifty-five years: earned an international reputation as a metal sculptor, built his family home, even designed and constructed his own refrigerator! But one dream remained unfulfilled. Bill wanted to fly with the birds. So he learned the art of powered ultralight flight, and one day he had an experience that changed his life. I was flying in the midst of this huge flight of ducks, and that was so exhilarating that I decided, Ive got to pursue this. Discovering that many birds are dependent on the migratory instinct for survival - a genetic imprint that has been threatened in many species - Bill decided that if he could fly with the birds, maybe he could teach the birds where to fly. In October 1993, after years of attempts and planning, Bill took off from his farm, Purple Hill, with eighteen birds following him in a V-formation. They all flew south to Virginia, and then Bill returned home. In the spring of 1994, the true test came - would the geese return? While Bill was down in Virginia looking for his flock, they flew back to Purple Hill, and brought some new friends with them, thus proving his theory! Eventually, the principles that Bill learned by working with the geese could also be applied to endangered species such as the whooping crane and trumpeter swan.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=233568 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=242571 And No Birds Sing is a true environmental detective story that explores one of the strangest ecological disasters of this century - the extinction of birds on the island of Guam. As early as the 1960s, game wardens on the Pacific island noticed that the bird population was dwindling. In the late 1970s, the pace clearly accelerated. Yet, there were no carcasses or clues. It was as if an unseen, malevolent spirit were loose in the rain forest, and the birds were simply vanishing. In the early 1980s, a young biologist, Julie Savidge, was hired to investigate the mystery of Guams disappearing birds. At the same time, biologist Bob Beck was given the task of saving the rarest species of birds - now teetering on the brink of extinction. Together they spearheaded one of the most inventive projects in conservation biology. But when Savidge finally named her prime suspect in the massacre - a fierce, slender snake that had accidentally been brought to the island - few believed her. The reason? There was simply no case in the annals of zoology of a reptile ever doing such massive ecological damage. Somehow Savidge had to prove her theory. And No Birds Sing is the gripping story of the battle between predators and prey, and of the scientists who struggled to restore the natural balance. But this is a story of more than just a single extinction episode on one small island. It highlights the threat posed when alien species are introduced to new habitats where they run rampant, unchecked by natural enemies. This is how the kudzu vine took over the American South, the zebra mussel choked the Great Lakes, and the Mediterranean fruit fly became the menace of California agriculture. In fact, scientists now consider these interlopers - ranging from bacteria to purple loosestrife weeds to feral pigs - as posing as serious a threat to global biodiversity as the felling of the rain forest or the hunting of endangered species.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=89964 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=95026 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=98781 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=256385 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=24322 The migration of birds is one of the most amazing and thought-provoking of all natural phenomena. How do countless numbers of birds overcome enormous distances and then manage to find their way back to a precise breeding site? How do they navigate over great oceans, deserts and mountain ranges? What do they use as fuel for the journey? How do they cope with severe weather on the way? In this superbly illustrated book, eminent naturalist Robert Burton answers these and many other questions as he provides an informative and entertaining summary of this fascinating subject. Writing in a clear, concise style, Burton skillfully blends results from the latest research with historical records and personal observations. Bird Migration begins by addressing the question of why birds bother to migrate at all, and then describes some of the methods used to study bird migration including the latest high-tech devices such as radio-tagging. The book then explores navigation, fuel economy, hazards and delays, life in the wintering areas and the birds race back to the breeding grounds in spring. Robert Burton describes migration as an integral part of the life cycles of many birds, and as a strategy for survival and improving the chances of successful breeding. Bird Migration will appeal to anyone with an interest in birds and in the natural world. It is illustrated throughout in full color with the work of some of the worlds finest bird photographers, together with state-of-the-art maps, charts, graphs and drawings.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=130158 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=94780 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=243340 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=19811 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=26415 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=62416 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=114326 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=134935 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=109068