 Birds!
Life on the Wing
This book is an updated and expanded guide to everything you might want to know about birds—from flight to bones and behavior.
It takes off where its predessessor, Birds! From the Inside Out, left off, adds citations for those needing references to scientific papers and journals (college students!), and it now includes sections missing from the first book, all of which aid in providing a more complete introduction to ornithology.
Designed for the classroom as well as the interested bird-oriented adult, this book will be welcomed by college professors of short courses in ornithology, or in eceology and natural history, as well as adult classes for seniors. It's the perfect companion for birders wanting to go beyond their field guides but not yet ready for the alternative to this manual, the +$100 ornithology textbooks on the market.
Is your bird store or college teaching Ornithology or birding classes?
Looking for a good basic text for an adult or senior birding group?
Birds! Life on the Wing was written by Dan Gleason, University of Oregon ornithology instructor of 30 years.
Orders accepted after September 2006.
- Easy-to-find information,
- Students and n ovice birders find it easy to understand,
- Discusses bird biology, structure and function, behavior, and many other aspects of birds' lives,
- Illustrations provide useful explanation and details,
- Index helps locate sought-after information.
Used by:
- Community college ornithology, marine bird and mammal and other classes, both field and general sciences,
- Used in Audubon Center Master Birding classes,
- Wildlife rehabilitators use it for detailed identification and lifestyle information,
- Bird-watchers nationwide use it to accompany their field guides.
About the author...
Reviews and Kudos
“I love it. It's the only book of its kind and is at a perfect level for undergraduate non-science majors … it's not too expensive, which is good for the students … It's well organized, with each chapter corresponding to a core concept in biology: anatomy, behavior, ecology.”
— Marine bird & mammal instructor, community college
“Dan Gleason has digested structure, form, function, and behavior of birds of North America into 161 interesting and readable pages. Though he may mention color and plumge … he has chosen to elaborate on many less obvious characteristics-for example, how monogamy, the various forms of polygamy, promiscuity, and leks may benefit each species. For rehabilitators, the variety of toe arrangements and how they influence a lifestyle are often more important in establishing identification than color. Barbara Gleason's illustrations depict these differences with nice clarity.”
— IWRC Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Penny Eliston, wildlife rehabilitator
“I was looking for options for a textbook when I ran across your book. There are really only about 2 actual textbooks for ornithology and they are both extremely expensive and too detailed for a one quarter course. I was looking for something more concise and I found yours worked well.”
— College Ornithology Professor
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