Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Houle, Marcy Cottrell,frey50

Wings for my flight : the peregrine falcons of Chimney Rock / Marcy Cottrell Houle. - Updated edition. - Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press 2014 - xvi, 187 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

"Originally published in hardcover by Addison-Wesley, 1991." Winner of the Christopher Award

"The story of the near-extinction of the American Peregrine Falcon, and the fight to save it against tremendous odds." . . ."Forty years ago, the peregrine falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs--located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site. First published in 1991 and winner of several national awards, this book chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species. A new preface examines the last thirty years of the peregrine population and its remarkable comeback and culminates with President Barack Obama's designation of Chimney Rock as a national monument."--Publisher's descriptions.

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Houle, Marcy Cottrell, 1953-


Peregrine falcon--Colorado--Chimney Rock (Archuleta County)


Colorado--Chimney Rock (Archuleta County)

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