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Arctic wings : birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / edited by Stephen Brown ; foreword by Jimmy Carter ; introduction by David Allen Sibley ; Subhankar Banerjee ... [et al.].

Summary:

Two hundred color images celebrating the birds that journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge each year are accompanied by essays by noted biologists and conservationists.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0898869757 (hardbound : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780898869750 (hardbound : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0898869765 (paperbound : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780898869767 (paperbound : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers Books ; 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Where the rivers flow North / Mark Wilson -- Spring bird research in the Arctic refuge : loons and waterfowl, angels in the mist / Jeff Fair -- Hawks, eagles, and falcons : hunters of the Arctic sky / Fran Mauer -- Shorebirds : imperiled Arctic ambassadors / Stephen Brown -- Gulls, terns, and jaegers : ocean mariners / Wayne R. Petersen -- Owls : through Arctic eyes / Denver Holt -- Land birds : songs from around the world / Debbie Miller -- Winter birds : wings over winter snow / Frank Keim -- Autumn bird research in the Arctic refuge : cultural reflections / Robert Thompson, Sarah James -- Landscape of the future? / Stan Senner -- After an Arctic season / Kenn Kaufman -- Birders in the scope / Cynthia D. Shogan.
Subject:
Birds > Alaska > Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library QL 864 .A4 B76 2006 285212 Stacks Reshelving -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006000865.html

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Summary: Two hundred color images celebrating the birds that journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge each year are accompanied by essays by noted biologists and conservationists.