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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to
the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of
Maine's incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades,
Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species
recorded in the Pine Tree State. It is also a thoroughly
researched, accessible portrait of a region undergoing rapid
changes, with southern birds pushing north, northern birds
expanding south, and once-absent natives like Atlantic Puffins
brought back by innovative conservation techniques pioneered in
Maine. Written by the late Peter Vickery in cooperation with a team
of leading ornithologists, this guide offers a detailed look at the
state's dynamic avifauna-from the Wild Turkey to the Arctic
Tern-with information on migration patterns and timing, current
status and changes in bird abundance and distribution, and how
Maine's geography and shifting climate mold its birdlife. It delves
into the conservation status for Maine's birds, as well as the
state's unusually textured ornithological history, involving such
famous names as John James Audubon and Theodore Roosevelt, and
home-grown experts like Cordelia Stanwood and Ralph Palmer.
Sidebars explore diverse topics, including the Old Sow whirlpool
that draws multitudes of seabirds and the famed Monhegan Island, a
mecca for migrant birds. Gorgeously illustrated with watercolors by
Lars Jonsson and scores of line drawings by Barry Van Dusen,
Birds of Maine is a remarkable guide that birders will
rely on for decades to come.