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A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs
by Pinau Merlin$14.95 softcover
ISBN: 1-886679-17-7
2001. 182 pages. 20 b/w drawings, 43 color illustrations, 32 color photos
Named as one of the
"Southwest Books of the Year 2001"
Description
Southern Arizona is one of the premier birding locations in the United States. A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs gives birders, naturalists and visitors to the region information on desert nests in this world-renowned birding hot-spot. Each entry includes Nest Shape and Material, Habitat and Location, Eggs, Possible Builder, Natural History, Diet and Feeding, and Similar Nests.
A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs is written in a jargon-free, conversational manner. The book includes a number of anecdotal and informational sidebars, as well as 20 finely-rendered illustrations, 43 color egg illustrations, and 32 color photographs of birds and their nests. A nesting dates chart and glossary are also included.
About the Author
Pinau Merlin has lived in the desert Southwest for 27 years and in wilderness
areas for 14 years. Pinau shares her understanding of nature by leading natural
history expeditions in the United States and Mexico, presenting interpretive
programs, designing wildlife habitat and nature trails, and working closely with
the Desert Museum on various education-related projects. She is the author of
numerous articles as well as two other ASDM Press books, A Field Guide to
Desert Holes and A Guide to Southern Arizona Bird Nests & Eggs.
She was a major contributor for A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert,
an award-winning ASDM Press / University of California Press co-publication.
