Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (U)

The Author Describes Her Mormon Upbringing, Juxtaposing These Reminiscences With Discussions Of The Flooding Of A Wildlife Bird Sanctuary And Its Effect On That Ecosystem, And Her Family's Legacy Of Cancer. Burrowing Owls: Lake Level: 4204.70' -- Whimbrels: Lake Level: 4203.25' -- Snowy Egrets: Lake Level: 4204.05' -- Barn Swallows: Lake Level: 4204.75' -- Peregrine Falcon: Lake Level: 4205.40' -- Wilson's Phalarope: Lake Level: 4206.15' -- California Gulls: Lake Level: 4207.75' -- Ravens: Lake Level: 4209.10' -- Pink Flamingos: Lake Level: 4208.00' -- Snow Buntings: Lake Level: 4209.15' -- White Pelicans: Lake Level: 4209.90' -- Yellow-headed Blackbirds: Lake Level: 4209.55' -- Redheads: Lake Level: 4208.50' -- Killdeer: Lake Level: 4208.40' -- Whistling Swan: Lake Level: 4208.35' -- Great Horned Owl: Lake Level: 4208.45' -- Roadrunner: Lake Level: 4210.90' -- Magpies: Lake Level: 4211.30' -- Long-billed Curlews: Lake Level: 4211.65' -- Western Tanager: Lake Level: 4211.85' -- Gray Jays: Lake Level: 4211.40' -- Meadowlarks: Lake Level: 4211.00' -- Storm Petrel: Lake Level: 4210.85' -- Greater Yellowlegs: Lake Level: 4210.80' -- Canada Geese: Lake Level: 4210.95' -- Bald Eagles: Lake Level: 4211.10' -- Red-shafted Flicker: Lake Level: 4211.15' -- Dark-eyed Junco: Lake Level: 4211.20' -- Sanderlings: Lake Level: 4211.35' -- Birds-of-paradise: Lake Level: 4211.65' -- Pintails, Mallards, And Teals: Lake Level: 4211.85' -- Bitterns: Lake Level: 4210.20' -- Snowy Plovers: Lake Level: 4209.10' -- Great Blue Heron: Lake Level: 4207.05' -- Screech Owls: Lake Level: 4206.00' -- Avocets And Stilts: Lake Level: 4204.70' -- The Clan Of One-breasted Women: Epilogue -- Birds Associated With Great Salt Lake. Terry Tempest Williams. Originally Published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1991.