Prairie water : wildlife at Beaverhills Lake, Alberta /
"Beaverhills Lake, near Tofield, Alberta, lies at the heart of an area recognized as one of North America's most important wetlands. The lake supports hundreds of plant and animal species in its still, shallow waters, undisturbed by boats or swimmers. This beautiful book features a map of...
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| Language: | English |
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Edmonton [Alta.] :
University of Alberta Press,
1998
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction and Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 From Glaciers to Farms""; ""Chapter 2 Water Levels and the Aquatic Food Chain""; ""Chapter 3 The Birding Seasons""; ""Chapter 4 Grebes""; ""Chapter 5 Pelicans, Cormorants and Herons""; ""Chapter 6 The Migrations of Geese""; ""Chapter 7 The Locally Breeding Geese""; ""Chapter 8 Ducks""; ""Chapter 9 Eagles and Open-Country Hawks""; ""Chapter 10 Falcons and Accipiters""; ""Chapter 11 Cranes, Rails and Coots""; ""Chapter 12 Shorebirds�The Spring Migration""; ""Chapter 13 Shorebirds�The Local Breeders""
- ""Chapter 14 Shorebirds�The Fall Migration""""Chapter 15 Gulls and Terns""; ""Chapter 16 Owls""; ""Chapter 17 Songbirds of Open Country""; ""Chapter 18 Woodland Songbirds""; ""Chapter 19 Rarities""; ""Chapter 20 From Bears to Weasels""; ""Chapter 21 From Mice to Moose""; ""Chapter 22 Land Management and the ""Bovine Bulldozer""""; ""Chapter 23 From Mudflat to Pasture""; ""Chapter 24 Waterfowl Hunting and Management""; ""Epilogue""; ""Checklist of the Birds of Beaverhills Lake""; ""Checklist of Mammals""; ""Checklist of Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles""
