Description
Book SynopsisTo help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to the United States's northwestern national parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them.
Trade Review"I can't recall reading a book that makes birding seem more attractive... I look forward to getting a copy and using it." -Bob R. O'Brien, author of Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Birds—What They Are and How to Find Them
- Birding for Fun
- Field Techniques
- Birding Ethics
- Parks as Islands
- Threats to the Parks
- Wildland Fires and Their Effects on Bird Life
- The Future
- What Is Being Done within the Parks
- The Value of National Parks
- The Northwestern National Parks
- Olympic National Park, Washington
- North Cascades National Park, Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon
- Lava Beds National Monument, California
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
- References
- Index
