The Shorebird Guide

Author : Michael O'Brien
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618432943
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shorebird Guide written by Michael O'Brien and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When many birders go out looking at shorebirds, they see a distant mud flat full of grayish brown birds in various shapes and sizes and have no idea where to begin the identification process. When advanced birders look at that same flock of shorebirds, they can identify the vast majority of birds with a quick binocular scan. Experts use the simplest, most easily observed characteristics--size, structure, behavior, and general color patterns--almost subconsciously, and can identify most birds even before looking carefully at plumage details. Now birders of all levels can learn how to identify these wildly popular birds quickly and with much less effort. This guide provides more than 870 stunning color photographs, sequenced to give a general impression of a species first and progressing to a more detailed image of the bird throughout its life cycle. Captions list characteristics in order of importance, reflecting the thought process that experts use to identify birds.

Author : Peter Hayman
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0713635096
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shorebirds written by Peter Hayman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1991-06-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a review of the whole family of waders.

Author : Donald Stokes
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 9780316816960
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stokes Beginner's Guide to Shorebirds written by Donald Stokes and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2001-07-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide to shorebirds, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on the best times to view shorebirds, information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more.

Author : Richard J. Chandler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia written by Richard J. Chandler and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to all 134 shorebird species found in the Northern Hemisphere includes key identification features, age and sex differences, variations in plumage, similar species, status, habitat, and distribution.

Author : Tom Stephenson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400846862
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Warbler Guide written by Tom Stephenson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identification Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely new system of vocalization analysis that helps you distinguish songs and calls. The Warbler Guide revolutionizes birdwatching, making warbler identification easier than ever before. For more information, please see the author videos on the Princeton University Press website. Covers all 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada Visual quick finders help you identify warblers from any angle Song and call finders make identification easy using a few simple questions Uses sonograms to teach a new system of song identification that makes it easier to understand and hear differences between similar species Detailed species accounts show multiple views with diagnostic points, direct comparisons of plumage and vocalizations with similar species, and complete aging and sexing descriptions New aids to identification include song mnemonics and icons for undertail pattern, color impression, habitat, and behavior Includes field exercises, flight shots, general identification strategies, and quizzes A complete, page-by-page audio companion to all of the 1,000-plus songs and calls covered by the book is available for purchase and download from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library by using the link at www.TheWarblerGuide.com

Author : John O. Fussell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina written by John O. Fussell and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular destination for bird-watchers from across the country, the coastal region of North Carolina is a seasonal home to approximately 400 species of bird, some of which are found more easily here than anywhere else in the United States. A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina is the first guide to the prime bird-watching spots of the Tar Heel coast and nearby areas - including national seashores, national forests and wildlife refuges, state parks and game lands, and other public areas. Written for both casual and serious birders, the book features detailed site guides to the entire coastal region, including the Outer Banks. John Fussell provides an annotated checklist, habitat information, and frequency graphs indicating seasonal abundance for all regularly occurring species. The book also includes a section on the 141 most sought-after species on the coast. Fussell describes the best places and conditions - seasonal, weather, and tidal - for finding these popular varieties. Detailed maps of most of the major birding sites complement the text. A Birder's Guide to Coastal North Carolina will be an enduring resource that belongs in the library of birders and naturalists.

Author : Jonathan Robert Bart
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520273109
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Shorebirds in North America written by Jonathan Robert Bart and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "/i/Arctic Shorebirds in North America//i/ represents a study that is one of the remarkable achievements of wildlife fieldcraft, like those done by Aldo Leopold in the 1930s and by the Craighead Brothers in the 1960s. To conduct a study of this scientific caliber in the great expanse and harsh climate of the Arctic makes it one of the great wildlife investigations whose value will only grow with time."--Larry Niles, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey "It is most timely that Jonathan Bart and Victoria Johnston have gathered information on shorebirds that breed in the Arctic regions of North America. Data on these birds is generated at a wide range of locations by many different individuals and teams, and this book puts it into perspective. It is particularly valuable to have this treatise when so many shorebird species worldwide are in marked decline."--Clive Minton, Australasian Wader Studies Group "When the PRISM program for pan-Arctic shorebird monitoring was introduced, everyone agreed with its laudable aims, but it seemed impractical. How could shorebird biologists with limited time and resources acquire robust data on the size and trend of shorebird populations across the American Arctic? Now, the credibility gap has been bridged. /i/Arctic Shorebirds in North America//i/ presents the rigorous, practical methods that will be the foundation of Arctic shorebird monitoring for years to come. I look forward to Arctic PRISM becoming the keystone of shorebird conservation in the Western Hemisphere."--Humphrey Sitters, editor of /i/Wader Study Group Bulletin//i/

Author : Kevin Karlson
Publisher : Quick Reference Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781936913787
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shorebirds of North America written by Kevin Karlson and published by Quick Reference Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shorebirds of North Americacontains over 200 color photos of all the breeding and commonly occurring shorebird species found in North America. Species accounts show breeding and nonbreeding plumages when differences occur, as well as many immature and juvenile plumages. Some similar species are shown side by side to allow for easier ID comparison, such as the dowitchers, yellowlegs and willets.

Author : National Audubon Society
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395975008
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Birding written by National Audubon Society and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1990 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering thirty-five of the most difficult groups of birds, from winter loons to confusing fall warblers, jaegers to chickadees, accipiters to flycatchers, this clearly written and beautifully illustrated field guide tells exactly how to solve the most challenging bird identification problems of North America.

Author : David Allen Sibley
Publisher : Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781400043866
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior written by David Allen Sibley and published by Alfred a Knopf Incorporated. This book was released on 2009 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.