Silence of the songbirds
By: Bridget Stutchbury
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780802716095
Subjects: Songbirds; Endangered species
Description: Links the disappearance of migratory songbirds to the environmental problems that threaten them and examines the long-term repercussions of the loss of songbird species and what can be done to preserve the birds and the ecosystem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and index
Table of contents: title: Paradise not yet lost : the tanagers and warblers of Gamboa, Panama; title: Canaries in the mine : songbirds and our ecosystem; title: The breeding bird survey : taking a census of migrating birds; title: Birds in the rainforest : the effects of deforestation and fragmentation; title: Coffee with a conscience : preserving bird habitats, one cup of coffee at a time; title: Falling from the sky : the ongoing scourge of pesticides; title: Bright lights, big danger : small-town and big-city hazards to migrating songbirds; title: Stalking the songbirds : cowbirds, cats, and other predators; title: Living on the edge : birds need not just homes but neighbourhoods; title: Epilogue : answering the cry of the songbirds