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Author Nelson, John R. (Ornithologist), author.

Title Flight calls : exploring Massachusetts through birds / John R. Nelson
Published Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2019]

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Contents Cover -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Flight Calls -- 2. Birding a Patch -- 3. Whip-poor-will Synchronicity -- 4. Birds of the Promised Land -- 5. Watching Gulls with Emerson on Cape Tragabigzanda -- 6. Birding on Two Wheels -- 7. On a Street with No Name -- 8. The Birding John Nelsons -- 9. Twitcher's Temptation -- 10. Rarity Envy -- 11. Sympathy -- 12. For Birds and People -- 13. Mr. Forbush and Mr. White -- 14. The Great Marsh -- 15. Sauntering through a Graveyard Garden -- 16. Death and the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak -- 17. Cape Cod -- 18. Ravens' Home
19. Convalescence -- 20. Further Adventures in Four-Legged Birding -- 21. Geezer Birding -- 22. Our Birds -- 23. Territories -- 24. The Birds after Us -- References -- Recommended Reading List -- Index
Summary "The paths of different birds look like double helixes, flowing strands of hair, and migrating serpents, and they beckon with calls that have definite meanings. These mysterious creatures inspire growing numbers of birders in their passionate pursuit of new species, and writer John R. Nelson is no exception. In Flight Calls, he takes readers on explorations to watch, hear, and know Massachusetts's hummingbirds, hawks, and herons along the coasts and in the woodlands, meadows, and marshes of Cape Ann, Cape Cod, the Great Marsh, Mount Auburn Cemetery, the Quabbin wilderness, Mount Wachusett, and elsewhere. With style, humor, and a sense of wonder, Nelson blends his field adventures with a history of the birding community; natural and cultural history; bird stories from authors such as Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Mary Oliver; current scientific research; and observations about the fascinating habits of birds and their admirers. These essays are capped off with a plea for bird conservation, in Massachusetts and beyond"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Bird watching -- Massachusetts
Birds -- Conservation -- Massachusetts
Bird watching
Birds -- Conservation
Massachusetts
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019980964
ISBN 9781613767139
1613767137
9781613767122
1613767129