Wild Woods Guide From Minnesota to Maine, the Nature and Lore of the Great North Woods

Name: Wild Woods Guide From Minnesota to Maine, the Nature and Lore of the Great North Woods
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ISBN: 9780060936013

ISBN-10: 0060936010

ISBN-13: 9780060936013

Edition: 2003

Authors: Doug Bennet, Tim Tiner

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Ever wonder how porcupines procreate? Where you can best see the northern lights? How many fireflies it takes to equal the light of a 40-watt bulb? The answers-and much, much more-are in this fascinating, indispensable guide to America's Great North Woods. The Wild Woods Guide is the perfect introduction and companion to one of the world's largest and most beautiful forest regions. Filled with helpful and often little-known information about the plants, animals, rocks, and other natural phenomena encountered in the swathe of forest that stretches from Minnesota to Maine, this guidebook is almost as fun and interesting as actually going out into the woods yourself. Whether you're…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction


Animal Kingdom


Birds


Barred Owl


Black Duck


Black-Capped Chickadee


Blue Jay


Broad-Winged Hawk


Common Merganser


Great Blue Heron


Hermit Thrush


Herring Gull


Hummingbird


Kingfisher


Loon


Osprey


Ovenbird


Raven


Red-Breasted Nuthatch


Red-Eyed Vireo


Red-Winged Blackbird


Ruffed Grouse


Song Sparrow


Spotted Sandpiper


Tree Swallow


Turkey Vulture


White-Throated Sparrow


Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker


Yellow-Rumped Warbler


Creepy Crawlies


Bees, Wasps, and Hornets


Blackflies


Deerlies and Horseflies


Dragonflies


Fireflies


Mayflies


Monarch Butterfly


Mosquitoes


Moths


Spiders


Water Striders


Fish and Aquatic Companions


Brook Trout


Crayfish


Lake Monsters


Leeches


Minnows


Perch


Pike


Smallmouth Bass


Walleye


Mammals


Beaver


Black Bear


Chipmunk


Coyote


Deer Mouse


Flying Squirrel


Little Brown Bat


Mink


Moose


Otter


Porcupine


Raccoon


Red Fox


Red Squirrel


Skunk


Snowshoe Hare


White-Tailed Deer


Wolf


Woodchuck


Reptiles and Amphibians


American Toad


Eastern Newt


Garter Snake


Green Frog


Leopard Frog


Painted Turtle


Redback Salamander


Redbelly Snake


Snapping Turtle


Spring Peeper


Wood Frog


Plant Kingdom


Plants


Blue Bead Lily


Blueberry


Bunchberry


Canada Mayflower


Cattail


Doll's Eyes


Ferns


Fungi


Indian Pipe


Jack-in-the-Pulpit


Jewelweed


Large-Flowered Trillium


Lichens


Moccasin Flower


Moss


Pickerelweed


Solomon's Seal


Trailing Arbutus


Trout Lily


Violets


Water Lily


Wild Iris


Wild Sarsaparilla


Wintergreen


Wood Sorrel


Trees and Shrubs


Balsam Fir


Basswood


Beech


Black Ash


Black Spruce


Chokecherry


Eastern Hemlock


Jack Pine


Paper Birch


Quaking Aspen


Red Maple


Red Oak


Red Pine


Speckled Alder


Sugar Maple


Tamarack


White Cedar


White Pine


White and Red Spruce


Yellow Birch


The Heavens


Day Sky


Clouds


Mist, Dew, and Fog


Rain and Snow


Rainbows


Sky


Sun


Thunder and Lightning


Wind and Weather Systems


Night Sky


Big Dipper


Bootes


Cassiopeia


Corona Borealis


Draco


Falling Stars


Milky Way


Moon


Northern Lights


North Star and Little Dipper


Pegasus and Andromeda


Planets and Comets


Satellites


Star Charts


Summer Triangle


Zodiac and Ecliptic


Mother Earth


Mother Earth


Adirondacks


Appalachians


Eskers, Moraines, and Other Glacial Features


Humus and Soil


Lakes


Michigan Basin


Superior Uplands


Wetlands


Recommended Reading


Index