The aim of this book is to give a general overview of the whole subject of bird migration. After a chapter describing the Earth's climate and ecosystem, the book is divided into three main sections. The first presents the life histories and migratory habits of nine different ecological categories of birds. The second section deals with the course and timing of the flight journeys, flight behavior, fuel economy, flocking, and the hazards from disorientation and predation. The final section covers the ways that birds navigate and shows that this process is still by no means fully understood.
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"... presents both the basic principles and the fascinating natural history--and it does so in a style that preserves wonder and magic of its subject." Jeremy J.D. Greenwood, Nature
"...well-written and well-translated; the non-academic reader will find it accessible and fascinating." Bird Watcher's Digest
"A superior book on bird migration, recommended for all libraries." Choice
"The book contains an incredible amount of information on avian ecology and migration....this is the most enjoyable and readable book on the topic that I have seen. I strongly urge anyone interested in migration to read it." Robert C. Beason, Journal of Field Ornithology
"...well-written and well-translated; the non-academic reader will find it accessible and fascinating." Bird Watcher's Digest
"A superior book on bird migration, recommended for all libraries." Choice
"The book contains an incredible amount of information on avian ecology and migration....this is the most enjoyable and readable book on the topic that I have seen. I strongly urge anyone interested in migration to read it." Robert C. Beason, Journal of Field Ornithology
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Strictly speaking, it is cheating a bit to begin with these lines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
normal migration direction, radar target area, moult centre, different breeding areas, normal breeding area, flight power curve, moulting habits, normal winter quarters, high flight altitudes, moulting site, normal wintering area, tropical winter quarters, underwater feeders, magnetic landscape, ringing recoveries, soaring migrants, disturbance magnets, gliding curve, wildfowl counts, wintering localities, thermal bubbles, winter recoveries, cembra pine, moult migration, nocturnal migrants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, North Sea, Baltic Sea, South America, Bean Geese, North Atlantic, United States, South Africa, Great Skua, Arctic Terns, Great Tits, Bean Goose, Long-tailed Ducks, Sedge Warblers, Snow Buntings, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Brent Geese, Brent Goose, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Pole Star, Willow Warbler, South Polar Skua, Arctic Ocean New!
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Strictly speaking, it is cheating a bit to begin with these lines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
normal migration direction, radar target area, moult centre, different breeding areas, normal breeding area, flight power curve, moulting habits, normal winter quarters, high flight altitudes, moulting site, normal wintering area, tropical winter quarters, underwater feeders, magnetic landscape, ringing recoveries, soaring migrants, disturbance magnets, gliding curve, wildfowl counts, wintering localities, thermal bubbles, winter recoveries, cembra pine, moult migration, nocturnal migrants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, North Sea, Baltic Sea, South America, Bean Geese, North Atlantic, United States, South Africa, Great Skua, Arctic Terns, Great Tits, Bean Goose, Long-tailed Ducks, Sedge Warblers, Snow Buntings, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Brent Geese, Brent Goose, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Pole Star, Willow Warbler, South Polar Skua, Arctic Ocean New!
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- Bird Migration by Donald R. Griffin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bird Study (Merit Badge Series) in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Quaternary Environments by Martin Williams in Back Matter
- Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment by Schmidt-Nielsen in Back Matter
- Human Navigation and Magnetoreception by R. Robin Baker in Back Matter
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- Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight by David E. Alexander in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Birds and Climate Change, Volume 35 (Advances in Ecological Research) by Anders Pape Moller on page 30, and page 46
- How Birds Migrate by Paul Kerlinger in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Avian Migration by Peter Berthold on page 35, and page 252
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