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Sandhill and whooping cranes : ancient voices over America's wetlands, Paul A. Johnsgard

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"Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, Is like driving backward in time. "I suspect," he says, "that the migrating cranes of a pre-ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every nuance of the crane conversation going on today along the Platte." Johnsgard has spent nearly a half century observing cranes, from a yearly foray to Nebraska's Platte River valley to see the spring migration, To pilgrimages To The birds{u2019} wintering grounds in Arizona and nesting territory in Alaska. In this book he draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes And The wetlands in which they live. Incorporating current information on changing migration patterns, population trends, and breeding ranges, Johnsgard explains the life cycle of the crane, As well as the significance of these species to our natural world. He also writes frankly of the uncertain future of these majestic birds, As cranes and their habitats face the effects of climate change and increasing human population pressures. Illustrated with the author's own ink drawings and containing a detailed guide to crane-viewing sites in the United States and Canada..."--P. 4 of cover
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eng
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1 online resource (xx, 155 pages
Contents
  • Lesser sandhill cranes : Pleistocene relicts from the tundra
  • The other sandhills : from sedge bogs to palm savannas
  • The whooping crane : still surviving despite the odds
  • Our cranes and their fragile future
  • Appendix : Crane viewing sites in the United States and Canada
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Sandhill and whooping cranes : ancient voices over America's wetlands
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Sandhill and whooping cranes
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ancient voices over America's wetlands
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Paul A. Johnsgard
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Language
eng
Summary
"Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, Is like driving backward in time. "I suspect," he says, "that the migrating cranes of a pre-ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every nuance of the crane conversation going on today along the Platte." Johnsgard has spent nearly a half century observing cranes, from a yearly foray to Nebraska's Platte River valley to see the spring migration, To pilgrimages To The birds{u2019} wintering grounds in Arizona and nesting territory in Alaska. In this book he draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes And The wetlands in which they live. Incorporating current information on changing migration patterns, population trends, and breeding ranges, Johnsgard explains the life cycle of the crane, As well as the significance of these species to our natural world. He also writes frankly of the uncertain future of these majestic birds, As cranes and their habitats face the effects of climate change and increasing human population pressures. Illustrated with the author's own ink drawings and containing a detailed guide to crane-viewing sites in the United States and Canada..."--P. 4 of cover
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Johnsgard, Paul A
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598.3/2
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  • illustrations
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Index
index present
LC call number
QL696.G84
LC item number
J626 2011
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
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  • Sandhill crane
  • Whooping crane
  • Bird watching
  • Cranes (Birds)
  • Wetland birds
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Sandhill and whooping cranes : ancient voices over America's wetlands, Paul A. Johnsgard
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-140) and index
Contents
Lesser sandhill cranes : Pleistocene relicts from the tundra -- The other sandhills : from sedge bogs to palm savannas -- The whooping crane : still surviving despite the odds -- Our cranes and their fragile future -- Appendix : Crane viewing sites in the United States and Canada
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 155 pages
Form of item
online
Other physical details
illustrations, map)
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)1036846952
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Sandhill and whooping cranes : ancient voices over America's wetlands, Paul A. Johnsgard
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-140) and index
Contents
Lesser sandhill cranes : Pleistocene relicts from the tundra -- The other sandhills : from sedge bogs to palm savannas -- The whooping crane : still surviving despite the odds -- Our cranes and their fragile future -- Appendix : Crane viewing sites in the United States and Canada
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 155 pages
Form of item
online
Other physical details
illustrations, map)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036846952

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