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Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
This basic guide to birding features over forty of the species most commonly seen in North America, with range maps of regional species. Included for each bird is a full-color to-scale portrait, description of the physical features and distinguishing characteristics for identification and a summary of food preferences and feeding behavior.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Publisher's description: This guide includes all 39 species of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors, including eagles, falcons, and vultures. Color paintings and photographs show each species in various color morphs and plumages, which are also described in detail
Author
Series
The Peterson field guide volume 35
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1987
Language
English
Description
Covers 39 species of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors. Includes detailed descriptions and range maps for each species.
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to North American birdfeeders, and contains information on how to attract and observe garden birds, including practical advice on providing food, water, and nesting, with tips on creating bird-friendly gardens, and insights into bird behavior. Includes six hundred color photographs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In celebration of the centennial of Roger Tory Peterson's birth comes a historic collaboration among renowned birding experts and artists to preserve and enhance the Peterson legacy. This new book combines the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds and the Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds in one volume, filled with accessible, concise information and including almost three hours of video podcasts to make bird watching even easier.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Hawks, probably the most popular birds among birders, are notoriously difficult to identify using the traditional field-mark method. Hawks in Flight shows how to recognize hawks the way we often recognize our friends at a distance: by their general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, the book combines more than 795 of full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologist, This new guide shows how birds live and what they do. Introductory essays outlive the principles if avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. This is an indispensable source of information on the avian...
40) Canada geese
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life cycle and migratory habits of the Canada goose.