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Wings over the Great Plains: Bird Migrations in the Central Flyway

Paul Johnsgard
Wings over the Great Plains Bird Migrations in the Central Flyway Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781609620288

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Wings over the Great Plains: Bird Migrations in the Central Flyway by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

"The Central Flyway has been recognized as a collective North-South migratory pathway centered on the North American Great Plains for nearly a century, but it has never been analyzed as the species that most closely follow it, or the major stopping points used by those species on their journeys between their northern breeding and southern wintering grounds. A total of 114 U.S. and 21 Canadian localities of special importance to birds migrating within the Central Flyway are identified and described in detail. Judging from available regional, state and local information, nearly 400 species of 50 avian families regularly use the Central Flyway during their migrations. Nearly 90 Central Flyway species have wintering areas parly extending variably far into the Neotropic zoogeographic realm, and at least 50 of these winter entirely within the Neotropic realm. A few of these species undertake some of the longest known migrations of all birds, in excess of 8,000 miles in each direction. Seven maps, 49 figures and over 100 literature citations are included."--Abstract.

Global Warming and Population Responses among Great Plains Birds

Paul Johnsgard
Global Warming and Population Responses among Great Plains Birds Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609620646

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Global Warming and Population Responses among Great Plains Birds by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

"Based on an analysis of 47 years (1967-2014) of Audubon Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), evidence for population changes and shifts in early winter (late December) ranges of nearly 150 species of birds in the Great Plains states is summarized, a region defined as including the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas panhandle. The rationale for this study had its origins in Terry Root's 1988 Atlas of North American Wintering Birds. ... The present analysis includes all of the 40 annual CBC surveys from the 1967-8 to the 2006-7 counts, plus the results of the most recent 2013-14 CBC. The present summary quantitatively describes the early winter abundance for 147 of the most commonly encountered regional species, illustrating their temporal changes in geographic distributions and relative abundance between 1967 and 2014"--Publisher description.

At Home and at Large in the Great Plains: Essays and Memories

Paul Johnsgard
At Home and at Large in the Great Plains Essays and Memories Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609620707

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At Home and at Large in the Great Plains: Essays and Memories by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

These fourteen essays originally appeared in Prairie Fire, a monthly newspaper that for seven years has carried important messages of social, environmental, and economic issues to residents of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, and South Dakota, and subscribers in the rest of the world. They discuss the North American east-west ecological boundaries, spring migration events, bird feeders, feathered survivors of a glacial past, the threatened sharp-tailed grouse, the effects of climate change, some "sacred places"-Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, the Ashfall Fossil Beds, Squaw Creek Refuge, the Hutton Niobrara Ranch Sanctuary, and Yellowstone National Park-, our troubles with mountain lions and grizzly bears, and crane season in Wyoming. There is also an expanded informal autobiography, "My Life in Biology" and a current and comprehensive list of all publications of a writer described as "probably the world's most prolific living author of ornithological and natural history literature."

Great Plains Birds

Larkin Powell
Great Plains Birds Book PDF

Author : Larkin Powell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781496204189

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Great Plains Birds by Larkin Powell Pdf

The Great Plains is a well-known and well-studied hybrid zone for many animals, most notably birds. In Great Plains Birds Larkin Powell explores the history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds that inhabit it. From the sandhill crane to ducks and small shorebirds, he explains migration patterns and shows how human settlements have affected the movements of birds. Powell uses historical maps and images to show how wetlands have disappeared, how grasslands have been uprooted, how rivers have been modified by dams, and how the distribution of forests has changed, all the while illustrating why grassland birds are the most threatened group of birds in North America. Powell also discusses conservation attempts and how sporting organizations have raised money to create wetland and grassland habitats for both game and nongame species. Great Plains Birds tells the story of the birds of the plains, discussing where those birds can be found and the impact humans have had on them.

Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie

Paul A. Johnsgard
Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie Book PDF

Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780803256972

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Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie by Paul A. Johnsgard Pdf

A respected author and scholar, Paul A. Johnsgard has spent a lifetime observing the natural delights of Nebraska’s woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands. Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie collects his musings on Nebraska’s natural history and the issues of conservation facing our future. Johnsgard crafts essays featuring snow geese, owls, hummingbirds, and other creatures against the backdrop of Great Plains landscapes. He describes prairie chickens courting during predawn hours and the calls of sandhill cranes; he evokes the magic of lying upon the prairie, hearing only the sounds of insects and the wind through the grasses. From reflections following a visit to a Pawnee sacred site to meditations on the perils facing the state’s finite natural resources, Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie celebrates the gifts of a half century spent roaming Nebraska’s back roads, trails, and sometimes-forgotten places.

Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains

Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback
Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains Book PDF

Author : Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780932839640

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Archaeological Narratives of the North American Great Plains by Sarah J. Trabert,Kacy L. Hollenback Pdf

Stretching from Canada to Texas and the foothills of the Rockies to the Mississippi River, the North American Great Plains have a complex and ancient history. The region has been home to Native peoples for at least 16,000 years. This volume is a synthesis of what is known about the Great Plains from an archaeological perspective, but it also highlights Indigenous knowledge, viewpoints, and concerns for a more holistic understanding of both ancient and more recent pasts. Written for readers unfamiliar with archaeology in the region, the book in the SAA Press Current Perspectives Series emphasizes connections between past peoples and contemporary Indigenous nations, highlighting not only the history of the area but also new theoretical understandings that move beyond culture history. This overview illustrates the importance of the Plains in studies of exchange, migration, conflict, and sacred landscapes, as well as contact and colonialism in North America. In addition, the volume includes considerations of federal policies and legislation, as well as Indigenous social movements and protests over the last hundred years so that archaeologists can better situate Indigenous heritage, contemporary Indigenous concerns, and lasting legacies of colonialism today.

Wyoming Wildlife: A Natural History

Paul Johnsgard
Wyoming Wildlife A Natural History Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781609621506

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Wyoming Wildlife: A Natural History by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

This book surveys Wyoming's mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian faunas. In addition to introducing the state's geography, geology, climate, and major ecosystems, it provides 65 biological profiles of 72 mammal species, 195 profiles of 196 birds, 9 profiles of 12 reptiles, and 6 profiles of 9 amphibians. There are also species lists of Wyoming's 117 mammals, 445 birds, 22 reptiles, and 12 amphibians. Also included are descriptions of nearly 50 national and state properties, including parks, forests, preserves, and other public-access natural areas in Wyoming. The book includes a text of more than 150,000 words, nearly 700 references, a glossary of 115 biological terms, nearly 50 maps and line drawings by the author, and 33 color photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen.

Bird Migration across the Himalayas

Herbert H. T. Prins,Tsewang Namgail
Bird Migration across the Himalayas Book PDF

Author : Herbert H. T. Prins,Tsewang Namgail
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107114715

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Bird Migration across the Himalayas by Herbert H. T. Prins,Tsewang Namgail Pdf

The first reference to demonstrate how birds survive the high-altitude Central Asian Flyway and the threats to this unique migration.

The North American Swans: Their Biology and Conservation

Paul Johnsgard
The North American Swans Their Biology and Conservation Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621711

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The North American Swans: Their Biology and Conservation by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

Among birds, swans are relatively long-lived species and are also among the most strongly monogamous, having prolonged pair and family bonds that strongly influence their reproductive and general social behavior, which, in combination with their beauty and elegance, contribute to the overall high degree of worldwide human interest in them. This volume of more than 59,000 words describes the distributions, ecology, social behavior, and breeding biologies of the four species of swans that breed or have historically bred in North America, including the native trumpeter and tundra swans, the introduced mute swan, and the marginally occurring whooper swan. Also included are 5 distribution maps, 15 drawings, 27 photographs by the author, and a reference section of nearly 1,000 literature citations.

The Ecology of a Tallgrass Treasure: Audubon's Spring Creek Prairie

Paul Johnsgard
The Ecology of a Tallgrass Treasure Audubon s Spring Creek Prairie Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621315

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The Ecology of a Tallgrass Treasure: Audubon's Spring Creek Prairie by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

This book describes the major plant and animal components of Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, an 850-acre National Audubon Society tallgrass prairie in Lancaster County, southeastern Nebraska. In addition to providing a species list of the area's plants (368 species), there are comprehensive annotated lists of its birds (240), mammals (43), reptiles (23), and amphibians (10). There are also variably complete annotated lists of the area's butterflies (76), sphinx moths (30), silk moths (7), dragonflies (24), damselflies (11), grasshoppers (9), katydids (11), mantids (2), and walkingsticks (2). Brief profiles of life histories and ecologies of 55 animal and 7 plant species are included, as well as information on nearly 100 public-access native grasslands in eastern Nebraska. The text comprises more than 68,000 words, 400 references, and a glossary of 125 biological/scientific terms as well as more than 40 line drawings by the author.

The North American Geese

Paul Johnsgard
The North American Geese Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609620943

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The North American Geese by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

The eight currently recognized species of North American geese are part of a familiar group of birds collectively called waterfowl, all of which are smaller than swans and generally larger than ducks. They include the most popular of our aquatic gamebirds, with several million shot each year by sport hunters. Our two most abundant waterfowl, the Canada goose and snow goose, have populations collectively totaling about 15 million individuals. Like swans, the lifelong pairbonding of geese, their familial care, and prolonged social attachment to their offspring are legendary. Their seasonal migratory flights sometimes span thousands of miles, and the sight of their long, wavering flight formations are as much the symbols of seasonal change as are the spring songs of cardinals or the appearance of autumnal leaf colors. This book describes each species' geographic range and subspecies, its identification traits, weights and measurements, and criteria for its age and sex determination. Ecological and behavioral information includes each species' breeding and wintering habitats, its foods and foraging behavior, its local and long distance movements, and its relationships with other species. Reproductive information includes each species' age of maturity, pair-bond pattern, pair-forming behaviors, usual clutch sizes and incubation periods, brooding behavior, and postbreeding behavior. Mortality sources and rates of egg, young, and adult losses are also summarized, and each species' past and current North American populations are estimated. In addition to a text of nearly 60,000 words, the book includes 8 maps, 21 line drawings, and 28 photographs by the author, as well as more than 700 literature citations.

The Birds of Nebraska

Paul Johnsgard
The Birds of Nebraska Book PDF

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781609621285

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The Birds of Nebraska by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

This annotated list of the birds of Nebraska grew gradually out of research associated with my writing of the Birds of the Great Plains: Breeding Species and Their Distribution (Johnsgard, 1979a). It expands and updates an earlier version that was published in 2013 by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries DigitalCommons’ Zea Books (Johnsgard, 2013a). It has been updated and modified in its current revision to conform with the most recent (2017) major revision of the American Ornithologists’ Society’s Checklist of North American Birds (Chesser et al., 2017). It has also been modified in its current revision to conform very closely to the most recent “Official List of the Birds of Nebraska” by the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union (Gubanyi, 1997, and later supplements in the Nebraska Bird Review, to 84:138–150). The NOU’s official state list of birds (461 species as of 2017) is based on actual specimen evidence or some other convincing basis of each species’ proven occurrence in the state. That list includes 337 “regular” species, 29 “casual” species, 90 “accidental” species, and 5 extinct or extirpated species. In this edition I have classified 368 of the 461 species of Nebraska birds as ranging in relative frequency of occurrence as “abundant” to “rare.” There are also 61 species considered to be of “accidental” occurrence, having been reliably reported in Nebraska no more than five times, 20 that are considered “extremely rare” or “very rare,” if reported from six to 25 times. There are also three extinct, four extirpated, and five unsuccessfully introduced species. Thirteen hypothetical species of dubious origin or identification are mentioned parenthetically. The text includes more than 123,000 words, nearly 200 literature references, and 19 pages of drawings and maps.

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Great Plains

Paul A. Johnsgard
A Naturalist s Guide to the Great Plains Book PDF

Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781609621261

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A Naturalist’s Guide to the Great Plains by Paul A. Johnsgard Pdf

This book documents nearly 500 US and Canadian locations where wildlife refuges, nature preserves, and similar properties protect natural sites that lie within the North American Great Plains, from Canada's Prairie Provinces to the Texas-Mexico border. Information on site location, size, biological diversity, and the presence of especially rare or interesting flora and fauna are mentioned, as well as driving directions, mailing addresses, and phone numbers or internet addresses, as available. US federal sites include 11 national grasslands, 13 national parks, 16 national monuments, and more than 70 national wildlife refuges. State properties include nearly 100 state parks and wildlife management areas. Also included are about 60 national and provincial parks, national wildlife areas, and migratory bird sanctuaries in Canada's Prairie Provinces. Many public-access properties owned by counties, towns, and private organizations are also described.

The Winged

Kaitlyn Moore Chandler,Wendi Field Murray,María Nieves Zedeño,Samrat Miller Clements,Robert James
The Winged Book PDF

Author : Kaitlyn Moore Chandler,Wendi Field Murray,María Nieves Zedeño,Samrat Miller Clements,Robert James
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816532025

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The Winged by Kaitlyn Moore Chandler,Wendi Field Murray,María Nieves Zedeño,Samrat Miller Clements,Robert James Pdf

"Investigates social interactions between Native American groups and birds along the upper Missouri River in all their tangible and intangible expressions"--Provided by publisher.

Relational Identities and Other-than-Human Agency in Archaeology

Eleanor Harrison-Buck,Julia A. Hendon
Relational Identities and Other than Human Agency in Archaeology Book PDF

Author : Eleanor Harrison-Buck,Julia A. Hendon
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607327479

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Relational Identities and Other-than-Human Agency in Archaeology by Eleanor Harrison-Buck,Julia A. Hendon Pdf

Relational Identities and Other-than-Human Agency in Archaeology explores the benefits and consequences of archaeological theorizing on and interpretation of the social agency of nonhumans as relational beings capable of producing change in the world. The volume cross-examines traditional understanding of agency and personhood, presenting a globally diverse set of case studies that cover a range of cultural, geographical, and historical contexts. Agency (the ability to act) and personhood (the reciprocal qualities of relational beings) have traditionally been strictly assigned to humans. In case studies from Ghana to Australia to the British Isles and Mesoamerica, contributors to this volume demonstrate that objects, animals, locations, and other nonhuman actors also potentially share this ontological status and are capable of instigating events and enacting change. This kind of other-than-human agency is not a one-way transaction of cause to effect but requires an appropriate form of reciprocal engagement indicative of relational personhood, which in these cases, left material traces detectable in the archaeological record. Modern dualist ontologies separating objects from subjects and the animate from the inanimate obscure our understanding of the roles that other-than-human agents played in past societies. Relational Identities and Other-than-Human Agency in Archaeology challenges this essentialist binary perspective. Contributors in this volume show that intersubjective (inherently social) ways of being are a fundamental and indispensable condition of all personhood and move the debate in posthumanist scholarship beyond the polarizing dichotomies of relational versus bounded types of persons. In this way, the book makes a significant contribution to theory and interpretation of personhood and other-than-human agency in archaeology. Contributors: Susan M. Alt, Joanna Brück, Kaitlyn Chandler, Erica Hill, Meghan C. L. Howey, Andrew Meirion Jones, Matthew Looper, Ian J. McNiven, Wendi Field Murray, Timothy R. Pauketat, Ann B. Stahl, Maria Nieves Zedeño