10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOVEKIE»
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dovekie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America
Dovekie. Length: 21 ft. 5 in. Spars: Aluminum Draft: 4 in. leehoards up Racing
crew: — Beam: 6 ft. S in. Rating: NA Weight: 600 Ibs. First built: 1979 Sail area:
143 sq. ft. No. built: 152 Hull: Airex foam and FRP Designer: Phillip Bolger Raked
...
Richard M. Sherwood, 1994
2
Language and Perception: Essays in the Philosophy of Language
I read, “The dovekie is found along the East Coast in November.” Since I do not
know the word “dovekie,” I do not know what is being said here and I ask
someone, “What is a dovekie?” “The dovekie is a very tiny water bird—no bigger
than a ...
The. Dovekie. and. the. Ocean. Sunfish. IT was in December and a slight snow
had started. Inland of Cape Cod waters there was very little wind, and the flakes
were spaced far apart. They seemed to hover. They would lift and dip, then slant
...
4
All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures
My pulse jumped—it was a dovekie! Letting out a yell that the red howlers in the
nearby monkey house could not have matched, I called Danny. This was the find
of the day—not just a new record for the local Christmas Census but the first ...
Bill Thompson III, Roger Tory Peterson, 2007
F. L. Here. 's. DOVEKIE. in. rough. water. <*. EDEY&. DUFF. *>. CRUISING \/
VDRLD Contents DECEMBER 1981 EDITORIAL 5 I4 GOING THROUGH. 52
Harbor Road, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts 02739 617-758-2743 A short dive
with the ...
6
The Birds of Pennsylvania
Three species have been included on the list of birds of Pennsylvania: Dovekie,
Thick-billed Murre, and most recently, Ancient Murrelet. Dovekie Alle alle General
status: In North America these chunky little alcids breed on eastern Baffin Island ...
Gerald M. McWilliams, Daniel W. Brauning, 2000
We will not show either STONE HORSE or DOVEKIE at any commercial boat
show in 1982 or '83. This year, though, we will not noisily disparage boat shows.
They're too important for the vast majority of builders who stake their whole sales
...
8
Peregrine Falcon: Stories of the Blue Meanie
This gull wanted the dovekie. It made for the falcon and the falcon stormed off up
the coast. I watched the chase with binoculars for at least a mile. The gull was
able to keep up with the “fastest bird in level flight.” Perhaps the gyrfalcon could ...
Earlier, asshe was waitingfor Badgeto come home forlunch, Agnes had
receiveda phone callfrom aman who identified himselfas David Dovekie.
Although he wasobviously upset,Mr. Dovekie tried to be civilto Agnes. “Look, Mrs.
Pullet, there's ...
Curt Rude, Gary Anderson, 2012
10
Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
There was that pesky “dovekie.” As Roger later recounted in his book Birds Over
America, the setting was a Christmas Bird Count. Someone carved and painted a
decoy dovekie and planted it in a nearby lake where the prank's target, one ...
Elizabeth J. Rosenthal, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOVEKIE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dovekie is used in the context of the following news items.
Eighth grade holds graduation
Howie had set his camera up on the dock; the boathouse was open, with Mary Schuch and Malcolm Fernald flashing light on the Dovekie from ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jun 15»
Henry Beston's “Outermost House” Artifacts On Exhibit This Summer
... a bronze Indian head calendar; a stuffed dovekie that Beston found on the beach; a copy of the 1927 Farmer's Almanac stamped “H. Beston, ... «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Apr 15»
Veteran birders travel world, find surprises at home
An 8-inch bird named the dovekie spends its entire life at sea, only coming ashore occasionally to rest. In Worcester County, it rests at the ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Apr 15»
The harsh lessons of the Arctic wilderness
We're told that another favourite is 'dovekie' – little auks stitched into seal skin and then buried and allowed to 'ferment' for several months ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Vacationing arctic birds lure cold-seasoned watchers
Other spectacular birds that breed in the far north to near-Arctic, such as Dovekie, Razorbill and Little Gull made appearances at Jennette's Pier ... «The Outer Banks Voice, Feb 15»
Barn Owls to Winter Wrens; Christmas Bird Count Results Are in
... herring gull, 1,061; lesser black-backed gull, CW; great black-backed gull, 141; dovekie, CW; razorbill, 228; alcid species, 9; rock pigeon, 64; ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Feb 15»
Species Are Dying Off, Human Disease Is On the Rise and …
Up in the Arctic, the region of the planet that continues to see the most pronounced changes, a little bird known as the dovekie (auk) has ... «BillMoyers.com, Feb 15»
Bird sightings
... Cove Beach in Gloucester, a killdeer, two Iceland gulls, a dovekie at Pebble Beach in Rockport, and two peregrine falcons in Gloucester. «Boston Globe, Jan 15»
Scott Turner: Day of unexpected, magical encounters
... one dovekie (the smallest auk in the Puffin family) flying high to the Northeast; and one northern fulmar (a northern ocean albatross relative). «The Providence Journal, Jan 15»
For the little auk, ice's retreat is a warning
And the little auk, also known as the dovekie, is serving as sentinel of global warming. Adult body mass fell 4 percent – a potential problem for a ... «The Daily Climate, Jan 15»
