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A World on the Wing

A World on the Wing

By Scott Weidensaul

The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds. W.W. Norton and Company, 2021.

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A brief summary of A World on the Wing

A thrilling journey into bird migration across the planet—the science behind it, the dangers facing the birds, and the awe-inspiring feats these winged creatures go through on their annual trek across the oceans.

Key insights in A World on the Wing

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What do you get from this book? The great wonder of migratory birds along with the dangers they are facing
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Birds have extraordinary abilities that assist them on long migrations, but their numbers are declining due to external dangers
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Mist nets, color-coded bands, and geolocators are essential tools for tracing migratory routes
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Spoonies and other shorebirds are dying as their habitat along the Yellow Sea is destroyed
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The physiological alterations shorebirds undertake for their oceanic journeys is nothing short of awe-inspiring
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Migratory routes of birds are the result of quantum entanglement and magnetic fields
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Leaps in technology have uncovered previously unknown dangers, but birder communities are creating programs to counteract them
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Carry-over effects are vital to the reproduction of migratory songbirds like the redstart and Kirtland warbler
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Climate change is dramatically impacting the migratory patterns of birds and destroying their populations
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Swainson hawks were almost annihilated by pesticides until activists stepped in and forced farmers to change their practices
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Illegal hunting practices on Cyprus result in millions of songbirds being killed each year
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Success stories from activists, combined with migratory data, give Weidensaul hope for a better future
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Final word

Who should read A World on the Wing

Bird watchers • ornithologists • nature photographers • backyard birders • those interested in the natural world • anyone who wants to be fascinated by avian expeditions

About the author of A World on the Wing

Scott Weidensaul is a natural history writer and field researcher focused on bird migration. He is one of roughly two hundred licensed hummingbird banders throughout the world, and a member of Project SNOWstorm, which studies snowy owl ecology. His book, Living on the Wind was a 2000 Pulitzer Prize finalist.

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