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Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver Paruk, James D.
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- ISBN
- 9781517909406
- Book Title
- Loon Lessons : Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science
- Topic
- Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Item Weight
- 17.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
1517909406
ISBN-13
9781517909406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22050399516
Product Key Features
Book Title
Loon Lessons : Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Animals / Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-053628
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The common loon... is our magical bird, a favorite, perhaps most particularly for its wailing, yodeling voice."-- Star Tribune "Increased environmental awareness--sparked in part by the loon lessons of this book--may keep the North Woods echoing with their bewitching call for ages to come."-- Natural History Magazine " A must have for all loon fans!"-- The Birdbooker Report, "The common loon... is our magical bird, a favorite, perhaps most particularly for its wailing, yodeling voice."-- Star Tribune, "James D. Paruk has written a wonderful, personal account of loon biology. He recounts thirty years of adventures with loons, summarizing what we know about them in the context of loons' basic biology and behavior. Highly readable and informal, this book is for anyone who wants to learn more about loons."--Charles Walcott, former director, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology "The magnificent loon is a stirring symbol of wilderness, captivating even for people who have never seen one. This account by one of the world's top experts, authoritative and accurate but written in a lively, engaging style, opens up the mysteries of the loon's world and makes it more fascinating than ever."--Kenn Kaufman, editor of the Kaufman Field Guide series "In Loon Lessons , James Paruk offers a double treat: introducing readers to the amazing biology, migrations, and mysteries of these iconic waterbirds, while also sharing the challenges and rewards of studying a wary, powerful bird in remote wilderness settings. Anyone who has thrilled to the yodel of a loon on a moonlit lake will love this book."--Scott Weidensaul, author of A World on the Wing "If you love loons--as I do--this book will amaze and delight you. It's a marvelous, deep dive into these ancient, iconic birds: how they came to be as they are, from the conundrum of their unusual coloring to their strange and cunning habits and their haunting wails, yodels, and tremolos that summon wild places. It's also a moving and compelling story of a scientist's passion for the bird he loves and the extraordinary lengths to which he'll go to fully understand it."--Jennifer Ackerman, author of the New York Times bestseller The Genius of Birds, "The common loon... is our magical bird, a favorite, perhaps most particularly for its wailing, yodeling voice."-- Star Tribune "Increased environmental awareness--sparked in part by the loon lessons of this book--may keep the North Woods echoing with their bewitching call for ages to come."-- Natural History Magazine " A must have for all loon fans!"-- The Birdbooker Report "Anyone remotely interested in loons or birds in general will love this book."-- Dan Tallman's Bird Blog "This book, almost textbook-like with its details, contains a plethora of information about loons, from their paleontological origins and histories to their current behavior and idiosyncrasies."-- Post Bulletin "Highly readable and well-organized."-- Minnesota Alumni
Dewey Decimal
598.442
Table Of Content
Contents Preface 1. In Search of the Ancestral Loon 2. Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds 3. What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver 4. Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship 5. Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-Offs 6. Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Common Loon 7. A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family 8. More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior 9. Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration 10. Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology 11. Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats 12. Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World Epilogue Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world's foremost observers of the revered waterbird Even those who know the loon's call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it's made, and why. And those who marvel at the loon's diving prowess might wonder why this bird has such skill, or where loons go when they must leave northern lakes in winter. For these and so many other mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver. James D. Paruk has observed and compared loons from Washington and Saskatchewan to the coasts of California and Louisiana, from high elevation deserts in Nevada to mountain lakes in Maine. Drawing on his extensive experience, a wealth of data, and well-established scientific principles, he considers every aspect of the loon, from its plumage and anatomy to its breeding, migration, and wintering strategies. Here, in the first detailed scientific account of the common loon in more than thirty years, Paruk describes its biology in an accessible and entertaining style that affords a deeper understanding of this beautiful and mysterious bird's natural history and annual life cycle.
LC Classification Number
QL696.G33P37 2021
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