Keywords:
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (169 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781439921227
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=29274673
DDC:
508.748/11
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Winter -- 1. Go Birds! Watch Bald Eagles Nesting -- 2. Catch Creepy Crawlies: Hunt for Basement Bugs -- 3. Step into the Shadows: Watch Rats -- 4. Winter Killers: Watch Cooper's and Sharp-Shinned Hawks -- 5. Tree-Hugging: Give Some Love to Some Big Trees -- 6. Tracing Their Steps: Track Animals in Snow, Mud, and Concrete -- 7. Dead Plant Time Machine: Explore an Herbarium Online -- 8. Cold Hands, Hot Birding: Take Part in a Winter Bird Count -- 9. Guess Who? Practice Tree Identification in Winter -- 10. Roadkill Comes Alive: Search Roads by Bicycle for Dead Animals -- 11. Duck, Duck, Coot! Observe Winter Waterfowl -- 12. Stump Yourself: Find Beaver Signs -- 13. Tapping In: Make Maple Syrup -- II. Spring -- 14. Fleeting Beauties: Find Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers -- 15. The Family That Preys Together: Watch Red-Tailed Hawks -- 16. Amphibian Crossing Guards: Help the Toad Cross the Road -- 17. Feathered Fallout: Watch Spring Songbird Migration -- 18. A Trilling Adventure: Join a Frog Call Survey -- 19. Scales and All: Flip Brown Snakes -- 20. Cheep Thrills: Bird by Ear -- 21. Weeds to Watch: Find Philadelphia Fleabane -- 22. Get on the Ball: Watch Water Snakes -- 23. Join the Crowd: Take Part in a Bioblitz -- 24. Falcons for Dinner: Watch Peregrine Falcons While You Eat -- 25. Sunbathing in Armor: Watch Basking Turtles -- 26. Dog Vomit Is Just the Beginning: Slime Mold Search -- III. Summer -- 27. Bats, Balls, and Birds: Spot Nighthawks at the Ballpark -- 28. Drop a Line: Go Fishing -- 29. Go with the Current: Paddle an Urban River -- 30. Nature's Fireworks: Watch Fireflies -- 31. Fun Guys: Go on a Mushroom Hunt -- 32. Silk and Steel: Observe Bridge Spiders -- 33. A Flap in the Night: Go on a Bat Walk -- 34. Zombie Patrol: Find a Dead Zombie Fly -- 35. Pollinator Party! Visit a Milkweed Patch.
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36. The Jewels of Summer: Meet the Butterflies -- 37. What They Do in the Dark: Hold a Moth Night -- 38. Swoop into Summer: Watch Chimney Swifts -- 39. Wildflower Preserves: Press Flowers -- IV. Autumn -- 40. Messing with Squirrels Has Never Been More Fun: Go Squirrel Fishing -- 41. Glorious Gobblers: Find Wild Turkeys -- 42. Touch Me Please: Squeeze Jewelweed Seed Pods -- 43. Rising through the Cracks: Study Sidewalk Crack Plants -- 44. Low Light Hightailing: Watch Deer at Dusk -- 45. Identity Check: Key Out Wildflowers -- 46. Who Goes There? Stake Out Your Yard for Nocturnal Mammals -- 47. Tall, Dark, and Ancient: Hike an Old-Growth Forest -- 48. No Lungs? No Problem: Find Red-Backed Salamanders (and Lots of Other Cool Critters) under Stuff -- 49. Headstone Garden: Search for Cemetery Lichens -- 50. Mussel Building: Visit the Mussel Hatchery -- 51. Rats with Wings and Other Common Birds: Start Birding Anytime -- 52. Autumn Glow: Take a Walk in a Field of Wildflowers -- Take Action -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Captions and Credits -- Bibliography -- Index.
