| Birding the Southwestern National Parks Contributor(s): Wauer, Roland H. (Author), Wolf, Mimi Hoppe (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585442879 ISBN-13: 9781585442874 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: - Death Valley National Park O'California and Nevada- Joshua Tree National Park, California- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona- Grand Canvon National Park, Arizona- Supser Crater-Volcano Wupatki, and Walntit Canyon National Monuments ArizonaMontezuma Castle National Monument Arizona- Roland H. Wauer a retired National Park Service employee who lives, in. Victoria Texas, con unites his work in the held as a naturalist and resource specialist He is the author of "Birder sc Mexico and "Heralds of Spring in Texas.- Tonto National Monument, Arizona Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona- Saguaro National Park, Arizona- Ghiricahua National Monument, Arizona- Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, New Mexico and Texas- White sands National Monument, New Mexico - Big Bend National Park, Texas- Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Travel | United States - West - General - Travel | Parks & Campgrounds |
| Dewey: 598.072 |
| LCCN: 2003014842 |
| Series: W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.3" W x 9.36" (0.84 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the end of the twentieth century roughly 265 million people visited the 374 sites in the American National Park System. These places, designated and protected because of their significance to our nation's historical and natural heritage, contain some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States--landscapes that naturally lend themselves to outdoor recreation. In this book, veteran parks interpreter Ro Wauer introduces the pleasures of birding in the national parks of the American Southwest. From California to Texas, from hugely popular destinations such as Arizona's Grand Canyon to the mostly undiscovered shores of Amistad National Recreation Area, Wauer visits seventeen sites and gives us his advice on what birds to expect to see and where and how to find them. Written by a birder for birders, this book introduces readers to some of the best birding north of the Mexican border, as well as some of the most impressive scenery anywhere. Wauer takes readers on a personal tour, pointing out where to go to see a vast array of each park's bird life: Le Conte's Thrashers in Death Valley, Clark's and Western Grebes at Lake Mead, Phainopeplas at Organ Pipe Cactus, Lucy's Warblers at Saguaro, Peregrine Falcons in Grand Canyon, Cave Swallows at Carlsbad Caverns, Magnificent Hummingbirds at Guadalupe Mountains, and Colima Warblers in Big Bend. Birding the Southwestern National Parks is written for anyone visiting, planning to visit, or dreaming of visiting the Southwestern national parks. The Southwestern Parks: Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada Joshua Tree National Park, California Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Sunset Crater Volcano, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon National Monuments, Arizona Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona Tonto National Monument, Arizona Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona Saguaro National Park, Arizona Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, New Mexico and Texas White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Big Bend National Park, Texas Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas |