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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691115990
ISBN-13
9780691115993
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2417240
Product Key Features
Book Title
Raptors of Western North America : the Wheeler Guides
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
49.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-042716
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This astoundingly detailed guide makes it possible to recognize age classes, molting patterns, subspecies and sexes of most birds of prey. Visual aids make these soaring creatures identifiable even to the birder-challenged. The guide would be considered a bit excessive except that the hundreds of stunningly crisp photos document these species like no other guide (there are 82 photos solely of red-tailed hawks!)" ---David Lukas, Los Angeles Times, "The new Wheeler guides are, by far, the best guides for field identification and general reference for North American raptors that I have seen. The photos are both plentiful and stunning. . . . The new Wheeler guides, like the birds they elucidate and display, are gems for us all. They are well worth having." ---Donald Sweig, Audubon Naturalist News, "This book is both a tour de force and a labor of love, and the immediate new standard for diurnal raptors in western North America." --C. Stuart Houston, The Canadian Field Naturalist, These two books are major contributions to the literature of North American vultures and Falconiform raptors. . . . [B]oth Wheeler books should be owned by every hawk watcher and raptor biologist. ---Donald S. Heintzelman, International Hawkwatcher, "[These are] publications that go beyond the coverage of other field guides. . . . [A]n important addition to your library." --Deb Dowdell, New Jersey Audubon, This astoundingly detailed guide makes it possible to recognize age classes, molting patterns, subspecies and sexes of most birds of prey. Visual aids make these soaring creatures identifiable even to the birder-challenged. The guide would be considered a bit excessive except that the hundreds of stunningly crisp photos document these species like no other guide (there are 82 photos solely of red-tailed hawks!), These two books are major contributions to the literature of North American vultures and Falconiform raptors. . . . [B]oth Wheeler books should be owned by every hawk watcher and raptor biologist., These books will be purchased (and devoured) by folks with a passion for raptors. . . . Beautifully produced and well researched references that will aid beginning and expert raptor enthusiasts alike. ---Julie A. Heath, Journal of Field Orthinology, "These books will be purchased (and devoured) by folks with a passion for raptors. . . . Beautifully produced and well researched references that will aid beginning and expert raptor enthusiasts alike." --Julie A. Heath, Journal of Field Orthinology, "[These are] publications that go beyond the coverage of other field guides. . . . [A]n important addition to your library." ---Deb Dowdell, New Jersey Audubon, "These two books are major contributions to the literature of North American vultures and Falconiform raptors. . . . [B]oth Wheeler books should be owned by every hawk watcher and raptor biologist." ---Donald S. Heintzelman, International Hawkwatcher, "This astoundingly detailed guide makes it possible to recognize age classes, molting patterns, subspecies and sexes of most birds of prey. Visual aids make these soaring creatures identifiable even to the birder-challenged. The guide would be considered a bit excessive except that the hundreds of stunningly crisp photos document these species like no other guide (there are 82 photos solely of red-tailed hawks!)" --David Lukas, Los Angeles Times, I highly recommend these two superb references for the serious hawkwatcher. ---Ron Pittaway, Ontario Birds, The new Wheeler guides are, by far, the best guides for field identification and general reference for North American raptors that I have seen. The photos are both plentiful and stunning. . . . The new Wheeler guides, like the birds they elucidate and display, are gems for us all. They are well worth having. ---Donald Sweig, Audubon Naturalist News, "A highly significant contribution to the field. Wheeler has accomplished what no other guide has done for any group of birds" --Clay Sutton, The new Wheeler guides are, by far, the best guides for field identification and general reference for North American raptors that I have seen. The photos are both plentiful and stunning. . . . The new Wheeler guides, like the birds they elucidate and display, are gems for us all. They are well worth having., "These two books are major contributions to the literature of North American vultures and Falconiform raptors. . . . [B]oth Wheeler books should be owned by every hawk watcher and raptor biologist." --Donald S. Heintzelman, International Hawkwatcher, "The new Wheeler guides are, by far, the best guides for field identification and general reference for North American raptors that I have seen. The photos are both plentiful and stunning. . . . The new Wheeler guides, like the birds they elucidate and display, are gems for us all. They are well worth having." --Donald Sweig, Audubon Naturalist News, [These are] publications that go beyond the coverage of other field guides. . . . [A]n important addition to your library. ---Deb Dowdell, New Jersey Audubon, "I highly recommend these two superb references for the serious hawkwatcher." --Ron Pittaway, Ontario Birds, "These books will be purchased (and devoured) by folks with a passion for raptors. . . . Beautifully produced and well researched references that will aid beginning and expert raptor enthusiasts alike." ---Julie A. Heath, Journal of Field Orthinology, This book is both a tour de force and a labor of love, and the immediate new standard for diurnal raptors in western North America. ---C. Stuart Houston, The Canadian Field Naturalist, A highly significant contribution to the field. Wheeler has accomplished what no other guide has done for any group of birds, This astoundingly detailed guide makes it possible to recognize age classes, molting patterns, subspecies and sexes of most birds of prey. Visual aids make these soaring creatures identifiable even to the birder-challenged. The guide would be considered a bit excessive except that the hundreds of stunningly crisp photos document these species like no other guide (there are 82 photos solely of red-tailed hawks!) ---David Lukas, Los Angeles Times, "I highly recommend these two superb references for the serious hawkwatcher." ---Ron Pittaway, Ontario Birds, "Brian Wheeler's background as a raptor artist and photographer combined with his extensive field experience provide the foundation for an excellent book. The detailed plumage descriptions of each species and sub-species, 630 newly published raptor images plus extensive range maps and migration data will appeal to the general birding community and ensure this guide becomes the reference book of raptor enthusiasts." --Ned Harris, This book is both a tour de force and a labor of love, and the immediate new standard for diurnal raptors in western North America., "This book is both a tour de force and a labor of love, and the immediate new standard for diurnal raptors in western North America." ---C. Stuart Houston, The Canadian Field Naturalist, [These are] publications that go beyond the coverage of other field guides. . . . [A]n important addition to your library.
Dewey Decimal
598.9097
Table Of Content
Forward by (i>Clayton M. Whiteix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv Chapter IIntroduction 1 Key to Maps9 Chapter IIGenral Glossary 10 Chapter IIIAnatomy and Feather Glossary 15 Chapter IVPlumage, Molt, and Age Glossary 20 Chapter VFlying and Perching Displays Glossary 24 Chapter VIPerching and Flying Attitudes 28 Chapter VIIPhotography 33 "Raptor Music"a poem by Steve Millard35 SPECIES ACCOUNTS Black Vulture 39 Turkey Vulture 46 California Condor 57 Osprey 68 Hook-billed Kite 77 Swallow-tailed Kite 86 White-tailed Kite 93 Mississippi Kite 102 Bald Eagle 120 Northern Harrier 147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 160 Cooper's Hawk 179 Northern Goshawk 191 Common Black-Hawk 210 Harris's Hawk 217 Gray Hawk 224 Red-shouldered Hawk 231 Broad-winged Hawk 245 Short-tailed Hawk 259 Swainson's Hawk 268 White-tailed Hawk 295 Zone-tailed Hawk 308 Red-tailed Hawk 318 Ferruginous Hawk 367 Rough-legged Hawk 367 Golden Eagle 408 Crested Eagle 422 American Kestrel 428 Merlin 437 Aplomado Falcon 456 Peregrine Falcon 465 Gyrfalcon 501 Prairie Falcon 516 Bibliography 527 Index 543
Synopsis
Raptors of Western North America --together with its companion volume, Raptors of Eastern North America --are the best and most thorough guides to North American hawks, eagles, and other raptors ever published. Abundantly illustrated with hundreds of full-color high-quality photographs, they are essential books for anyone seeking to identify these notoriously tricky-to-identify birds. The Wheeler Guides will help birders and biologists navigate the pitfalls of raptor identification, including raptors' often extreme variation by age and sex as well as the existence of numerous "confusion" species. The plumage section discusses more plumage variations--and in greater consistency, depth, and clarity--than any previously published guide. The text--informed by years of study and consultation with local, state, provincial, and regional experts--covers all aspects of raptor biology in an easy-to-read and consistent format. It provides the most up-to-date information available on status and distribution, taking into account the recent alteration of some species' ranges due to pesticide bans and introduction programs. The range maps--which include "city" plotting--are the most accurate and largest ever produced for North American raptors.
LC Classification Number
QL677.78.W54 2003
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