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category: Nature
published: Mar 1992
ISBN:9780774806183
publisher: UBC Press

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl

by Wayne Campbell; Neil K. Dawe; Ian McTaggart-Cowan; John Cooper; Gary W. Kaiser & Michael McNall

tagged: birdwatching guides, ornithology
Description

This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.

About the Authors

Wayne Campbell


Neil K. Dawe


Ian McTaggart-Cowan


John Cooper has published a number of books on African-Canadian history, including Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter and Olympic Athlete and Season of Rage: Hugh Burnett and the Struggle for Civil Rights. He is also the author of the teen novel The Greyhound. Cooper lives in Whitby, Ontario.


John Cooper has published a number of books on African-Canadian history, including Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter and Olympic Athlete and Season of Rage: Hugh Burnett and the Struggle for Civil Rights. He is also the author of the teen novel The Greyhound. Cooper lives in Whitby, Ontario.


John Cooper has published a number of books on African-Canadian history, including Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter and Olympic Athlete and Season of Rage: Hugh Burnett and the Struggle for Civil Rights. He is also the author of the teen novel The Greyhound. Cooper lives in Whitby, Ontario.

Contributor Notes

R. Wayne Campbell was a senior research scientist (retired) and the British Columbia Wildlife Branch Director at the WBT Wildlife Data Centre, Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia. Neil K. Dawe is a senior wildlife technician at the Canadian Wildlife Service. Ian McTaggart-Cowan is a dean emeritus (Graduate Studies) at the University of British Columbia. John M. Cooper is a wildlife biologist at Manning, Cooper and Associates. Gary W. Kaiser was a marine bird ecologist (retired) for the Canadian Wildlife Service. Andrew C. Stewart is a wildlife habitat specialist for the British Columbia Resources Inventory Branch. Michael C.E. McNall is the ornithology collections manager at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

Editorial Review

These books will tell amateurs the secrets that until now only scientists have known. (It) will become, without question, the most authoritative, comprehensive book ever written about the birds of BC. It is more like a bible than a book.

— The Vancouver Sun

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