A state-of-the-art migratory atlas of North American birds—the first resource of its kind More than 70 percent of North American bird species are migratory, traveling annually between separate breeding and nonbreeding areas. While we know the overall ranges of species, we have lacked an understanding of where specific populations move to across seasons and regions—but these limitations are rapidly disappearing. Thanks to the contributions of thousands of bird banders and researchers over the past century and recent efforts to develop and deploy ever smaller tracking devices, it is now possible to map where different breeding populations migrate and spend the nonbreeding season. The Atlas of North America’s Migratory Birds brings these findings together in one place, presenting a treasure trove of data for hundreds of species along with detailed range maps derived from eBird data for each species. Covers nearly 600 species Compiles diverse data types from thousands of contributors Brings together banding data collected over the past century with information gathered using the latest tracking technology, stable isotopes, and genetic tools Features eBird maps for every species, published here for the first time An essential and definitive resource for ornithologists, conservationists, and birdwatchers
Jan Irving; Taylor Lochland; Clare London; Patric Michael; Chrissy Munder; D.W. Marchwell; Amy Lane; Mary Calmes; Moria McCain; Brian Holliday; Jaime Samms; C. Zampa; Victor J. Banis
A Special Project by Dreamspinner Press & ManLoveRomance Press. Edited by Kris Jacen. How much impact can someone have on your life if you've never met them face to face? In this electronic age of E-mails, electronic publishing, and social networks, quite a lot. Through his emails, stories and blog, author Patric Michael has touched numerous hearts, minds and lives from the start of his career and further as he now takes us along on his journey to battle cancer. Along the way, Patric shows us a side of life that not many truly see-- how we are all a part of something larger than just ourselves, and how we are each touched by others for the betterment of all. Now, those that have been touched by Patric and his words have joined together to give something back, to him and to us all through something he values highly – words. In this compilation, gay short stories, poems, and anecdotes combined with excerpts from Patric's blog and a few entertaining, educational group posts reveal, and celebrate, the man who has touched so many hearts and minds. This collection, sometimes erotic, sometimes irreverent, and always poignant, is a gift from all our hearts to celebrate Patric and give strength (and a little levity) to others. The price reflects this; no one is receiving royalties or payment from the sales. Use it to celebrate life, celebrate words, and possibly inspire someone who needs it.
Book 2 of MC's Diner TrilogyLife is about making choices-millions of them. Unfortunately, one bad choice can lead to serious consequences and a lifetime of unhappiness, without the aid of God.Amy Wentdorf's mother is one such person who made a bad choice, then another, and another, and another. It cost her a mother/daughter relationship during her daughter's teen years.Young teenager, Amy, ran away from her mother's perverted wishes. Loneliness followed and hounded her. She remained strong opposing her mother's lifestyle.A few years later, while searching for her only other known living relative, fate hammered her down. Suicide seemed logical for her pitiful existence.Amy failed to realize not one of us is a master of our own fate-God is in control and He can use all things, both good and evil, for our good.
There were three things Amy Curry didn't expect out of senior year. First: her father's death. Second: her mother's decision to relocate to the East Coast. Third: Roger Sullivan. After her father's sudden death, Amy's mom has decided to start anew--in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she's decided that it'll be Amy's job to get the car from California to Connecticut. The only problem? Amy hasn't gotten behind the wheel since the car accident that took her father's life. Enter Roger, a family friend, tasked by his mother to help Amy drive across the country. Amy's not pleased to be driving across the country with a boy she barely knows, but as Amy gets lost on her cross-country adventure, she must confront the past she's running from, come to terms with the grief of losing a parent, and learn how to open her heart in order to find herself again.
AmyBy: Wendy LuftWhen little Amy Miller is born, her parents could not be happier. Both estranged from their own families, they are thrilled to finally be making one of their own. But when tragedy strikes, life as Amy knows it will be thrown upside down.Anne Russell is lonely. Sure, she has her husband, but she's looking for something else. Someone else. When a chance trip takes her to Ireland, she views this as the opportunity to find out more about her family. But one sightseeing trip leads to a discovery no one could have predicted.In Amy, Wendy Luft presents two lonely individuals and their journeys to find love and family, sometimes in the most unlikely of places.About the AuthorWendy Luft is a retired radiologic technologist. Creativity has always been a part of her life. In her free time, she plays the ukulele and sings with various groups.
Homicide detective Ford and his partner Jesse fall down a rabbit hole of murder, insanity and love. When they are spit out into the land of the occult, they must figure out this string of homicides before it's too late Ford must eventually risk life and limb to get back to the life he once knew.
Una historia que derriba los prejuicios y escribe con sus escombros el m s bello amor.-Melanie Rogers.El sue o de Amy Brosman es llevar el saber a cada rinc n del globo, desde su Inglaterra natal, hasta aquel lejano punto del mapa llamado Sacramento. Con un car cter firme y un temple de acero, desaf a una a una las normas, para desterrar la ignorancia de los habitantes del oeste, sin imaginar que ser ella quien aprenda la lecci n m s importante.En una sociedad dividida por colores, etnias y dinero, no hay sitio para un mestizo mitad Iowa, ni para un amor que rompe con las leyes y mandatos establecidos.Cuando el mundo nos queda peque o, podemos ajustarnos las cintas del cors , tomar aire y aguantar; o hacerlo a icos y construir uno en el que quepamos todos.Scarlett O'Connor llega con la tercera entrega de Se oritas Brit nicas. Mujeres fuertes, hombres nobles y un amor con sabor a esperanza que los invitar a so ar junto a Amy y Hotah.
He thought it was over...but the true horror has just begun. David James Walker, aka the Deathmask Killer, is finally dead, and it's a cause both for relief and sadness. Relief, because one of the country's deadliest serial killers is gone, and sadness, because his final brutally murdered victim is right there in his arms: Walker's own six-year-old daughter, Amy. However, as Detective Alex Russo and his partner Joe soon discover, nothing is over yet. After a terrifying murder in the morgue and the disappearance of little Amy's body, there's a new trail of slaughtered victims. Alex, Joe, and David Walker's former psychiatrist Albert Martin desperately try to end the terror that started with Walker only to refuse to die with him. But how do they stop a killer that nobody would ever suspect, and a horror that can never be contained? An incredible gore-fest paying homage to the slasher stories of the 70's and 80's, darkly twisted Amy will get under your skin and show you a new nemesis unlike anything you've read about before.
Amy's not looking forward to her family's summer holiday in France - stuck on a campsite in the middle of nowhere, having to babysit her little brother. But, things take a turn for the better when she meets Jean Paul, whose mother runs the local stables.But how will she ever get him to notice her, especially when there's another girl vying for his attention.This is a perfect feel-good summer read for love's young dreamers!
