Bird's-eye view : keeping wild birds in flight
This book looks at wild birds around the world, the threats to their survival and what young people are doing to conserve their populations.
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- ISBN: 9781459821538
- Physical Description 136 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Bird's-Eye View : Keeping Wild Birds in Flight
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Table of Contents
Bird's-Eye View : Keeping Wild Birds in Flight
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. 1 | |
1 | Amazing Avians | p. 3 |
Everywhere You Look | p. 3 | |
What Makes a Bird a Bird? | p. 4 | |
Ancient Origins | p. 7 | |
Ordering Aves | p. 9 | |
Super Sight | p. 14 | |
Sensing the Avian World | p. 20 | |
2 | Winged Wonders | p. 25 |
The Mystery of Migration | p. 25 | |
Love Birds | p. 28 | |
Two in the Nest | p. 29 | |
Dawn Chorus | p. 31 | |
Master Mimickers | p. 33 | |
The Truth About the Bird Brain | p. 35 | |
Avian Fun and Games | p. 38 | |
3 | Zooming in on Wild Birds | p. 41 |
The Way to a Bird's Heart | p. 41 | |
To Feed or Not to Feed | p. 44 | |
One Bird, Two Birds, Three Birds, Four | p. 46 | |
Building for Birds | p. 47 | |
Counting for Conservation | p. 48 | |
Catch the Birding Bug | p. 51 | |
Mind Your Birding Manners | p. 52 | |
More Than Just a Pretty Picture | p. 54 | |
4 | Why Wild Birds Matter | p. 57 |
In the Neighborhood | p. 57 | |
Special Delivery | p. 57 | |
Pollination for the Nation | p. 60 | |
Stinky Gold | p. 62 | |
Bugs on the Menu | p. 64 | |
Cleanup Crew | p. 65 | |
Feathered Landlords | p. 66 | |
A Poem as Lovely as a Bird | p. 68 | |
Canary in the Coal Mine | p. 70 | |
5 | Beating the Big Bad Three | p. 73 |
Where Has All the Bird Life Gone? | p. 73 | |
Paving Paradise and Putting Up a Parking Lot | p. 74 | |
Think Like a Bird | p. 76 | |
Buying for the Birds | p. 79 | |
Stranger Danger | p. 81 | |
Fatal Felines | p. 84 | |
Cat Control | p. 85 | |
Winds of Change | p. 87 | |
Walk to School, Save a Bird | p. 92 | |
6 | Giving Wild Birds a Boost | p. 99 |
No Such Thing as "Away" | p. 99 | |
Save a Bird-Eat Organic | p. 106 | |
Invisible Killer | p. 108 | |
Winning Over Windows | p. 109 | |
Stolen | p. 111 | |
Bird in a Suitcase | p. 112 | |
7 | Keeping Wild Birds in Flight | p. 115 |
Flock Together for Change | p. 115 | |
Celebrate Birds | p. 116 | |
Bird Brains at Work | p. 117 | |
Zoos for Conservation | p. 117 | |
Bird from a Magic Hat | p. 121 | |
A Safe Place | p. 122 | |
Flying Lesson | p. 125 | |
Glossary | p. 128 | |
Resources | p. 130 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 132 | |
Index | p. 134 |