Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes

by Paul A. Johnsgard

Book Overview

Graced with illustrations by the author, Crane Music introduces the two North American crane species. The sandhill, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the continent. Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Paul Johnsgard follows these elegant birds through a year' s cycle, describing their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns-- angelic to the bird-lover'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560980516
• ISBN13: 9781560980513
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 9.2"