Silence of the Songbirds

by Stutchbury, Bridget; Flicker, John

• ISBN13: 9780802716910
• ISBN10: 0802716911
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-03
• Publisher: Walker Books

Summary

Songbirds are a vital part of our ecosystem. Without them, our forests would face more insect infestations and our trees, flowers, and gardens would lose a crucial link in their reproductive cycle. Yet migratory songbirds, including wood thrushes, bobolinks, and Eastern kingbirds, are disappearing at a frightening rate. By some estimates, we may already have lost almost half the number of songbirds that filled the skies only forty years ago.

Author Biography

Bridget Stutchbury completed her Ph.D. at Yale University, was a research associate at the Smithsonian I nstitute, and is now a professor of biology at York University in Toronto.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Paradise Not Yet Lost: The Tanagers and Warblers of Gamboa, Panama	p. 1
Canaries In The Mine: Songbirds and Our Ecosystem	p. 17
The Breeding Bird Survey: Taking a Census of Migrating Birds	p. 34
Birds In The Rainforest: The Effects of Deforestation and Fragmentation	p. 50
Coffee With A Conscience: Preserving Bird Habitats, One Cup of Coffee at a Time	p. 78
Falling From The Sky: The Ongoing Scourge of Pesticides	p. 98
Bright Lights, Big Danger: Small-Town and Big-City Hazards to Migrating Songbirds	p. 129
Stalking The Songbirds: Cowbirds, Cats, and Other Predators	p. 156
Living On The Edge: Birds Need Not Just Homes But Neighbourhoods	p. 190
Epilogue: Answering the Cry of the Songbirds	p. 214
Acknowledgements	p. 224
Sources	p. 227
Index	p. 245
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