| Description |
254 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1 Paradise not yet lost : the tanagers and warblers of Gamboa, Panama -- 2 Canaries in the mine : songbirds and our ecosystems -- 3 The breeding bird survey : taking a census of migrating birds -- 4 Birds in the rainforest : the effects of deforestation and fragmentation -- 5 Coffee with a conscience : preserving bird habitats, one cup of coffee at a time -- 6 Falling from the sky : the ongoing scourge of pesticides -- 7 Bright lights, big danger : small-town and big-city hazards to migrating songbirds -- 8 Stalking the songbirds : cowbirds, cats, and other predators -- 9 Living on the edge : birds need not just homes but neighbourhoods -- Epilogue : answering the cry of the songbirds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index |
| Subject |
Songbirds.
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Endangered species.
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| ISBN |
9780802716095 hardback |
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0802716091 hardback |
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