The book of birds : a field guide to wonder and loss / Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris.
"A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50 percent of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns are quieter each year than the last, and an almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way--but we will not save what we do not love. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, The Book of Birds is a field guide with a difference: It aims to show its readers how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them. In this dazzling celebration of endangered birds by the beloved duo behind The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris together conjure the unique spirit of nearly fifty once-common species: from avocet to yellowhammer, kestrel to kingfisher, skylark to nightingale. The Book of Birds is a love letter to the great variety and wild mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt their rapid depletion from our skies"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324006848
- ISBN: 1324006846
- Physical Description: 383 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Colored illustrations on endpapers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-383).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Foreword -- Nest. Avocet ; Bar-tailed godwit ; Bittern ; Black-throated diver ; Bullfinch ; Capercaillie ; Corncrake -- Egg. Cuckoo ; Curlew ; Dipper ; Dunnock ; Eider ; Fulmar ; Gannet -- Beak. Great skua ; Greenfinch ; Grey wagtail ; Hen harrier ; House martin ; Kestrel ; Kingfisher -- Song. Kittiwake ; Knot ; Lapwing ; Merlin ; Moorhen ; Nightingale ; Mightjar -- Feather. Osprey ; Ptarmigan ; Puffin ; Razorbill ; Redwing ; Rook ; Shearwater -- Flight. Skylark ; Snow bunting ; Song thrush ; Sparrow ; Sparrowhawk ; Starling ; Swift -- Migration. Tawny owl ; Tern ; Turtle dove ; White-tailed eagle ; Whooper swan ; Woodcock ; Yellowhammer -- Bird tables.
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- 9 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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Holds
- 5 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | 598 MAC (Text) | 30229101449337 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 598.022 MACFA (Text) | 34208900291609 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | 598.2 MAC (Text) | 0020514171162 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Bordeaux Library | CMB1997784 (Text) | CMB1997784 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | VAN25160621515721 (Text) | BRAS25160621515721 | On Order | In process | - |
| Cliffdale Library | CMB1997784 (Text) | CMB1997785 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Columbus Library | ONORDER (Text) | POLK2043568 | On Order | On order | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | CMB1997784 (Text) | CMB1997788 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Down East | 598.022 MACFA (Text) | 34208900294298 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
| East Regional Library | CMB1997784 (Text) | CMB1997786 | Technical Services | In process | - |
