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Author Young, Jon, 1960-

Title What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world / Jon Young ; with science and audio editing by Dan Gardoqui.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  598.2 YOUNG    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  598.8 YOU    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  598.8 Y85    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  598.8 YOUNG    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  598.8 YOU    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  598.8 YOUNG    DUE 05-07-24
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  598.8 YO    Check Shelf
Description xxviii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index.
Summary Shares strategies for expanding one's awareness of bird communication and maintaining a non-threatening presence in natural environments, explaining the sounds and behaviors that reflect various bird warnings, feelings, and messages.
Contents Introduction: What the Robin Knows -- A Cacophony of Harmony -- In the Beginning Is the Song -- More Cacophony of Harmony -- The Sit Spot -- An Alarm for Every Occasion -- They're All in This Together -- A Shape for Every Occasion -- From Collision to Connection -- Appendix A: Learning Bird Language -- Appendix B: Accompanying Audio.
Subject Birdsongs.
Songbirds -- Behavior.
Bird watching.
Nature observation.
Philosophy of nature.
Young, Jon, 1960- -- Travel -- New Jersey.
Natural history -- New Jersey.
Added Author Gardoqui, Dan.
ISBN 9780547451251: $22.00
0547451253
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