Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie

Preface and Acknowledgments    
Part 1. Wild Places and Natural Treasures
1. A Place Called Pahaku    
2. The Life and Hard Times of the Platte River    
3. Nebraska’s Magical Spring Migration    
4. The Birds of Nebraska’s Boondocks    
5. What Is a Tallgrass Prairie?    
6. Close Encounters with Nature at Spring Creek Audubon Prairie    
Part 2. Seasonal Enchantments
Spring    
7. The Snow Geese of the Central Flyway    
8. A Congruence of Cranes    
with Karine Gil-Weir
9. The Whooping Cranes Are Still Surviving Tough Odds    
with Karine Gil-Weir
10. The Strange Courtship of Prairie Grouse    
11. The Secretive Shorebirds and Their Amazing Migrations    
Summer    
12. Birds of the Tallgrass Prairie    
13. Nebraska’s City-Dwelling Peregrines    
14. The Ancient Romance of the Yucca and the Yucca Moth    
Fall    
15. A Dazzle of Hummingbirds    
16. A Symphony of Swans    
17. A Plethora of Pelicans    
Winter    
18. A Gathering of Eagles    
19. A Parliament of Owls    
20. The Feathers of Winter    
Part 3. The View from a High Hill
21. A Summing Up    
Appendix: Latin Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text    
Bibliographic Sources