Seeking Refuge: Birds and Landscapes of the Pacific Flyway

by Robert M. Wilson

Book Overview

Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes. The landscapes they cross vary from wetlands to farmland to concrete, inhabited not only by wildlife but also by farmers, suburban families, and major cities. In the twentieth century, farmers used the wetlands to irrigate their crops, transforming the landscape and putting migratory birds at risk. The U.S...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295990023
• ISBN13: 9780295990026
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"