Discover the Great Plains: Birds

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Great Plains Birds

Great Plains Birds

by Larkin Powell, professor of conservation biology in the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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In Great Plains Birds Larkin Powell explores the history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds that inhabit it. From the sandhill crane to ducks and small shorebirds, he explains migration patterns and shows how human settlements have affected the movements of birds. Powell uses historical maps and images to show how wetlands have disappeared, how grasslands have been uprooted, how rivers have been modified by dams, and how the distribution of forests has changed, all the while illustrating why grassland birds are the most threatened group of birds in North America.

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