Gatherings of Angels: Migrating Birds and Their Ecology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801433622 ISBN 13: 9780801433627

Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc, 1999

Synopsis

A collection of essays explores the migration habits of hawks, hummingbirds, warblers, buntings, finches, cranes, and egrets

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A superb treatment, written by a stellar cast, regarding one of the planet's most celebrated natural spectacles--the migration of birds. If you are passionate about birds, you need this book. If you are not passionate about them, Gatherings of Angels will make you so."--Pete Dunne, Director, New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory "Kenneth Able has assembled the world's most knowledgeable migration researchers to share their personal and professional experiences regarding some of the most fascinating aspects of bird migration. Ranging from hawks to shorebirds and warblers, and from arctic to tropics, the rich vignettes provide in-depth and enjoyable reading for birders and scientists alike."--Paul Kerlinger, author of How Birds Migrate

About the Author:

KENNETH P. ABLE is Professor of Biology at the State University of New York, Albany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0801433622
• ISBN 13: 9780801433627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193
• Editor: Able Kenneth P.