Olaus Murie

""Birds of Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska"" is a comprehensive guide to the avian species found in the famous national park. Written by Adolph Murie, a renowned naturalist and biologist, the book provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of over 200 bird species commonly found in the park. The book includes information on the habitat, behavior, and migration patterns of each species, as well as tips for birdwatchers and photographers looking to observe and capture these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. The book also includes a historical overview of the park and its birdlife, as well as a glossary of terms and a comprehensive index. This book is an essential resource for bird enthusiasts, naturalists, and anyone interested in the unique wildlife of Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

For over thirty-seven years, Margaret and Olaus Murie made their home in the mountainous wilderness of the Tetons, where Olaus Murie conducted his famous studies of the American elk, the wapiti. Through these years their home was almost a nature-conservation shrine to thousands of Americans interested in the out-of-doors, in animals, in nature in general. In alternate chapters, Olaus tells of his work as a field biologist for the old US Bureau of Biological Survey and recounts stories of his studies. Mrs Murie, from her side, describes their life together, on the trail, in the various camps, and nature adventures in that wilderness during all four seasons. The book is replete with stories of Jackson Hole people, of 'pioneer poets', and of the wild creatures that made their way into the Murie household. Olaus Murie's evocative pen-and-ink drawings illuminate each chapter, and four pages of photographs help complete the picture of what life was like in the wapiti wilderness.