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Advanced Birding

Author : National Audubon Society,National Wildlife Federation,Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 039597500X

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Advanced Birding by National Audubon Society,National Wildlife Federation,Roger Tory Peterson Institute Pdf

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.

Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780547248325

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Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding by Kenn Kaufman Pdf

A resource with nearly 900 full-color photos examines the basics of each major bird group, describes the principles of identification and much more. By the author of Lives of North American Birds. 20,000 first printing.

Kingbird Highway

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780618062355

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Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman Pdf

At 16, Kaufman dropped out of high school and started hitching across America in an effort to see the most birds in a year. "Kingbird Highway" is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild adventures and some unbelievable characters.

The Art of Bird Identification

Author : Pete Dunne
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811731966

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The Art of Bird Identification by Pete Dunne Pdf

A straightforward approach getting good, then better, at identifying birds in the field-and having fun doing it.

How to Be a Better Birder

Author : Derek Lovitch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400841776

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How to Be a Better Birder by Derek Lovitch Pdf

The essential tools you need to become a better birder This unique illustrated handbook provides all the essential tools you need to become a better birder. Here Derek Lovitch offers a more effective way to go about identification—he calls it the "Whole Bird and More" approach—that will enable you to identify more birds, more quickly, more of the time. He demonstrates how to use geography and an understanding of habitats, ecology, and even the weather to enrich your birding experience and help you find something out of the ordinary. Lovitch shows how to track nocturnal migrants using radar, collect data for bird conservation, discover exciting rarities, develop patch lists—and much more. This is the ideal resource for intermediate and advanced birders. Whether you want to build a bigger list or simply learn more about birds, How to Be a Better Birder will take your birding skills to the next level. Explains the "Whole Bird and More" approach to bird identification Demonstrates how to use geography, habitats, ecology, and the weather to be a better birder Shows how to bird at night using radar, collect conservation data, develop patch lists—and more Offers essential tools for intermediate and advanced birders

Sibley's Birding Basics

Author : David Allen Sibley
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780307545978

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Sibley's Birding Basics by David Allen Sibley Pdf

From the renowned author of the New York Times best seller The Sibley Guide to Birds, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to identifying birds in the field. Sibley's Birding Basics is an essential companion for birders of all skill and experience levels. With Sibley as your guide, learn how to interpret what the feathers, the anatomical structure, the sounds of a bird tell you. When you know the clues that show you why there’s no such thing as, for example, “just a duck” birding will be more fun, and more meaningful. An essential addition to the Sibley shelf! The Sibley Guide to Birds and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. And now David Sibley, America’s premier birder and best-known bird artist, turns his attention to the general characteristics that influence the appearance of all birds, unlocking the clues to their identity. In 200 beautifully rendered illustrations and 16 essays, this scientifically precise volume distills the essence of Sibley’s own experience and skills, providing a solid introduction to “naming” the birds. Birding Basics reviews how one can get started as a birder—the equipment necessary, where and when to go birding, and perhaps most important, the essential things to look for when birds appear in the field—as well as the basic concepts of bird identification and the variations that can change the appearance of a bird over time or in different settings. Sibley also provides critical information on the aspects of avian life that differ from species to species: feathers (color, arrangement, shape, molt), behavior and habitat, and sounds.

The Warbler Guide

Author : Tom Stephenson,Scott Whittle
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400846863

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The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson,Scott Whittle Pdf

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

Lives of North American Birds

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0618159886

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Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman Pdf

The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.

Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0618574239

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Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman Pdf

Collects photographs, range maps, and descriptive entries identifying the markings, habits, habitat, and voice of each species.

Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder

Author : Julia Zarankin
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771622493

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Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder by Julia Zarankin Pdf

When Julia Zarankin saw her first red-winged blackbird at the age of thirty-five, she didn’t expect that it would change her life. Recently divorced and auditioning hobbies during a stressful career transition, she stumbled on birdwatching, initially out of curiosity for the strange breed of humans who wear multi-pocketed vests, carry spotting scopes and discuss the finer points of optics with disturbing fervour. What she never could have predicted was that she would become one of them. Not only would she come to identify proudly as a birder, but birding would ultimately lead her to find love, uncover a new language and lay down her roots. Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder tells the story of finding meaning in midlife through birds. The book follows the peregrinations of a narrator who learns more from birds than she ever anticipated, as she begins to realize that she herself is a migratory species: born in the former Soviet Union, growing up in Vancouver and Toronto, studying and working in the United States and living in Paris. Coming from a Russian immigrant family of concert pianists who believed that the outdoors were for “other people,” Julia Zarankin recounts the challenges and joys of unexpectedly discovering one’s wild side and finding one’s tribe in the unlikeliest of places. Zarankin’s thoughtful and witty anecdotes illuminate the joyful experience of a new discovery and the surprising pleasure to be found while standing still on the edge of a lake at six a.m. In addition to confirmed nature enthusiasts, this book will appeal to readers of literary memoir, offering keen insight on what it takes to find one’s place in the world.

Advanced Bird ID Guide

Author : Nils van Duivendijk
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1847736076

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Advanced Bird ID Guide by Nils van Duivendijk Pdf

This innovative guide will be an essential addition to the library of any serious birder. It accurately describes every key detail of every plumage of all 900 species that have ever occurred in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - the region known to all birdwatchers as the Western Palearctic. Its level of detail is unprecedented for a book of this size. This is a guide with a difference. It has no color plates or illustrations, but instead its unique selling point is that for every species the detailed text lists the key characters of each recognizable plumage, including male, female, immature, juvenile, all subspecies and all other variations. This level of detail includes, for example, all eleven forms of Canada Goose and all nine forms of Yellow Wagtail known in the region. In the past such in-depth detail has only been available in huge multi-volume tomes. This book allows birders to take this information into the field for the first time.

Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Author : John Shewey,Tim Blount
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781604696653

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Birds of the Pacific Northwest by John Shewey,Tim Blount Pdf

Birding in the Pacific Northwest has never been easier! Birds of the Pacific Northwest describes and illustrates more than 400 bird species commonly encountered in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. This comprehensive, full-color guide is organized to follow the order in which groups and species are presented by the American Union. Range maps for each species provide valuable information for identification.

Better Birding

Author : George L. Armistead,Brian L. Sullivan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691129662

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Better Birding by George L. Armistead,Brian L. Sullivan Pdf

Better Birding reveals the techniques expert birders use to identify a wide array of bird species in the field—quickly and easily. Featuring hundreds of stunning photos and composite plates throughout, this book simplifies identification by organizing the birds you see into groupings and offering strategies specifically tailored to each group. Skill building focuses not just on traditional elements such as plumage, but also on creating a context around each bird, including habitat, behavior, and taxonomy—parts so integral to every bird's identity but often glossed over by typical field guides. Critical background information is provided for each group, enabling you to approach bird identification with a wide-angle view, using your eyes, brain, and binoculars more strategically, resulting in a more organized approach to learning birds. Better Birding puts the thrill of expert bird identification within your reach. Reveals the techniques used by expert birders for quick and easy identification Simplifies identification with strategies tailored to different groupings of birds Features hundreds of photos and composite plates that illustrate the different techniques Fosters a wide-angle approach to field birding Provides a foundation for building stronger birding skills

Good Birders Still Don't Wear White

Author : Lisa White,Jeffrey A. Gordon
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780544876132

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Good Birders Still Don't Wear White by Lisa White,Jeffrey A. Gordon Pdf

Avid North American birders share wit, wisdom, advice, and what fuels their passion for birds. Birding gets you outside, helps you de-stress, exercises your body and mind, puts your day-to-day problems in perspective, and can be lots of fun. Birders know this, and in this collection of thirty-seven brief essays, birders from diverse backgrounds share their sense of wonder, joy, and purpose about their passion (and sometimes obsession). From the Pacific Ocean to Central Park, from the rainforest in Panama to suburban backyards—no matter what their habitat, what good birders have in common is a curiosity about the natural world and a desire to share it with others. In these delightful essays, each accompanied by an endearing drawing, devoted birders reveal their passion to be fulfilling, joyful, exhilarating, and maybe even contagious. Contributors include many well-known birders, such as Richard Crossley, Pete Dunne, Kenn Kaufman, Michael O'Brien, Bill Thompson, and Julie Zickefoose—and a portion of the proceeds goes to the American Birding Association, North America's largest membership organization for active birders.

Birding for Beginners

Author : Sheila Buff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781461746324

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Birding for Beginners by Sheila Buff Pdf

The essential companion to any birder's field guide Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature’s ways with so little effort—if one knows what to look for. Birding for Beginners opens the world of birding to the novice in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding. This updated edition includes a new chapter on birding online and features detailed chapters on equipment, identification techniques, birding “by ear,” where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get the beginner quickly into the field to identify birds. Especially valuable are chapters on bird behaviors such as feeding, flight, courting and breeding, nesting, and migration—informing the beginner not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well.