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Opens with practical advice on getting started in birding-choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands" of bird habitat, the succeeding chapters fully describe each park, including its plant and animal communities and the facilities and interpretive activities available to visitors.
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Birds - What they are and how to Find them Birding for Fun Field Techniques Birding Ethics Parks as Islands Threat to Parks Wildland Fires and Their Effects on Bird Life The Future What is Being Done Within the Parks? The Value of National Parks The Northwestern National Parks Olympic National Park, Washington North Cascades National Park, Washington Mount Rainier National Park, Washington Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Oregon Cave National Monument, Oregon Lava Beds National Monument, California Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
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