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For the Birds! Books for Bird Lovers
Books of interest to bird lovers or bird watchers.
- Interesting Bird Species
- Bird Behavior
- Bird Miscellany
- About Bird Watchers
- Relationships with Birds
- Fictional Birds
- Birds on Film
Interesting Bird Species
- Boehrer, Bruce Thomas
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(2004)636.6865 B671p 2004As Boehrer details, Western civilization has had a love affair with these remarkable creatures ever since Alexander the Great brought a parrot back from his conquests.
- Fuller, Errol
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(2002)598.65 F965d 2002From extinction to cultural icon, Fuller presents this illustrated guide to the dodo as historical curio and cultural legacy.
- Gallagher, Tim
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(2005)598.72 G162g 2005The editor of one of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology publications travels in the swamps of Arkansas to track down people who have seen the ivory-billed woodpecker and in the process has his own sighting.
- Hoose, Phillip
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(2004)j598.72 H789r 2004Hoose presents 200 years of history of the ivory-billed woodpecker. This book was published before the tantalizing reports in Arkansas in 2004 set off the most recent intensified search.
- Marzluff, John M. and Tony Angell
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(2005)598.864 M393i 2005Marzluff and Angell focus on the interaction between humans and the Corvids. They contend that those interactions reflect a process of "cultural coevolution" and offer a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but about ourselves.
- Savage, Candace
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(2005)598.864 S2633c 2005This celebration of crow consciousness is a treasure trove of information and anecdotes about crows. Rich in insight, humor and stories, it is also illustrated with photographs, drawings and paintings of these fascinating birds.
- Winn, Marie
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(1998)598.07234 W776r 1998Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk and star of his own National Geographic special, features prominently in this book about the birds of Central Park and the wildlife watchers who follow them.
Bird Behavior
- Furtman, Michael
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(2004)598.15 F992w 2004Answers to questions about bird behavior from the simple (Why do birds bathe?) to the complex (Why do some birds glide in flight, and others must flap constantly?) are presented along with many photographs.
- Read, Marie
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(2005)598.15 R284s 2005Read captures birds in their most intimate and dramatic moments and pairs great photos with informative descriptions of their behavior.
- Simonds, Calvin
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(2002)598.15 S597p 2002Each chapter is devoted to a common garden bird, full of interesting information drawn from Simonds' years of careful observations.
- Tait, Malcolm and Olive Tayler
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(2005)598.07234 T135b 2005This British miscellany takes the reader through notes, quotes, facts and statistics about birds. It even includes an interesting fact to go along with each page number.
Bird Miscellany
- Gibson, Graeme
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(2005)598.2 g448B 2005In this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher Graeme Gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds.
- Jacquet, Luc
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(2006)598.47 J19m 2006This large format book (companion to the surprise hit motion picture) features gorgeous photographs and fascinating narration about the emperor penguin.
- Mongibeaux, Jean-Francois
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(2003)598.1568 M743w 2003This large format photo book accompanies the popular film about the amazing migratory flights of wild birds.
- Wells, Diana
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(2002)598.014 W453o 2002The naming of birds reveals as much about people as it does about birds. These 100 stories offer interesting tidbits about how birds inspired poets and tantalized adventurer/scientists.
About Birdwatchers
- Harmon, Margaret
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(2001)818.5 H288f 2001Harmon's field guide is a bird's-eye view for the humans who watch birds. This parody of bird field guides turns birdwatching on its head, giving detailed information on the voice, range and habitate of 39 species of birdwatchers. It also includes special sections, such as how to attract birders to your own backyard and the American Birder-Watching Society Code of Ethics.
- Koeppel, Dan
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(2005)598.07234 K78t 2005Koeppel describes how his father became a "Big Lister," a member of the worldwide group of competitive bird watchers. In his 25 years of birdwatching, he has seen over 7,000 species, making him one of only 10 people to have done so.
- Levy, Bob
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(2006)598.07234 L668c 2006In the words of the author, this book is "partly beginning birdwatchers' primer, partly inspirational, partly amateur naturalist's journal, partly photographic essay, partly Central Park tribute and, if I have been able to put the reader into the right mood, partly humorous."
- Obmascik, Mark
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(2004)598.07234 O12b 2004The Big Year is the North American competitive birding event. Obmascik follows three of the participants in 1998. But it's not just about the birdwatchers: it's also about the birds and their habitat and the issues surrounding the interaction of people, birds and the environment.
Relationships with Birds
- Bittner, Mark
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(2004)636.6865 B624w 2004Mark Bittner's initial curiosity about the wild conures in his neighborhood becomes his life's work.
- Burger, Joanna
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(2001)636.6865 B954p 2001An internationally renowned ornithologist describes her 15-year relationship with a red-lored Amazon parrot. Along the way, we learn much about parrots from her studies in the wild.
- Chester, Chris
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(2002)639.9788 C525p 2002A baby house sparrow fell from its nest and Chris Chester took it in. "B" and Chester spent hours together playing games like bottle-cap fetch or hide-and-seek. He grew anxious if Chester came home late from work. At bedtime he would rub his sleepy eyes on Chester's thumb and settle to sleep in his palm. Chester ended up turning part of his house into an aviary and adjusting his social life to meet B's demands. This was a small price to pay, though, for the trust and comfort of a 25-gram friend who brought joy and wonder back into his life.
- Tarte, Bob
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(2003)636.0887 T194e 2003Bob Tarte moved to the country and married Linda. Then they got a bunny, then a canary, a pocket parrot, then ducks, geese, turkeys, doves, parrots, starlings, more rabbits and cats.(2007)636.0887 T194f 2007Tarte's adventure continues.
Fictional Birds
All titles shelved in Fiction collection.
- Berriault, Gina
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(2000)Petrowski, a parrot who becomes a famous opera singer, speaks out about saving the rainforest.
- Chabon, Michael
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(2004)A young boy finds refuge from Nazi Germany in rural England. He doesn't speak, but his constant companion, an African grey parrot, rattles off numbers in German. When the parrot disappears, the numbers take on new meaning.
- Davies, Martin
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(2005)The Mysterious Bird of Ulieta was seen only once on a Captain Cook voyage and the preserved specimen has been lost. The Conjurer's Bird alternates between two storylines: the naturalist of that voyage in the 18th century and people searching for the lost specimen in the 20th century.
- Paul, Jim
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(2003)A wild parrot, an unwelcome gift from his father, wreaks havoc in reclusive poet David Huntington's life. In frustration, he throws the bird out the window and immediately feels remorse. His guilty search for the parrot eventually takes him to South America where he meets Fern, an American scientist studying the species.
Birds on Film
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(1990; originally 1962)VIDEO Drama BIRDMANThis film is based on the life of Robert Stroud, a convicted killer who spent 43 years in solitary confinement and traces the prisoner's progressive self-rehabilitation as he becomes a world-renowned authority on birds.
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(2000; originally 1963)DVD Horror BIRDS
VIDEO Horror BIRDSThis classic Hitchcock film is about a small California town that is attacked by thousands of birds - —
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(2006; originally 2005)DVD Children CHICKENIn this animated film, Chicken Little causes widespread panic about the sky falling but townspeople think it was just an acorn hitting him on the head. When a real piece of the sky lands on his head, Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.
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(2000)VIDEO Children CHICKEN
DVD Children CHICKENIn this animated film, the chickens on Mrs. Tweedy's farm dream of a better life, but a clever hen named Ginger is hatching plans to fly the coop for good. With teamwork, determination, and a little bit of cluck, the fearless flock plots a daring attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom. - —
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(2001)DVD Children FLY
VIDEO Children FLYA 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them how to fly. - —
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(2005)DVD 598.47 MARCHIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters, all to find true love.
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(2000)VIDEO 636.5 NATURALA series of unusual stories about chickens that includes a woman who revived a chicken with CPR, a headless rooster, and a man who's life changing experience comes when he sees one of his chickens protect her chicks from a hawk.
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(2004, originally televised 1983)DVD Children NIGHTENGADespite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. This is the Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre version of the Hans Christian Andersen version of the original fairy tale.
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(2004, originally televised 2002)DVD 598.944 PALEA bold and daring red-tailed hawk, nicknamed Pale Male, lives on the cornice of a fourth floor window of an apartment building on 5th Avenue, in the heart of New York City. Watch as Pale Male mates, breeds and teaches his offspring to fly.
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(2005)DVD Children VALIANTIn this animated film, Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in an aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feather-raising mission, the flock of friends swoop their way toward victory.
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(2005)DVD 636.6855 WILDFollow the ups and downs of a flock of wild urban parrots within the green niches of San Francisco. Along the way meet unforgettable characters like Picasso and Sophie, the inseparable parrot lovers, and Connor, the lovable outcast of the flock.
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(2003)DVD 598.1568 WINGEDThree years of shooting were needed by five teams in order to follow bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to another, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.