Download or read book Audubon Western Bird Guide Land Water and Game Birds written by Richard Hooper Pough and published by Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. This book was released on 1957 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of the Northwestern National Parks written by Roland H. Wauer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bald eagle to the pileolated woodpecker, the varied and abundant birdlife of the northwestern national parks is as impressive as the parks' dramatic scenery. To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to these parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them. The book opens with practical advice on getting started in birding—choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands" of bird habitat, the succeeding chapters fully describe each park, including its plant and animal communities and the facilities and interpretive activities available to visitors. Wauer takes readers on "walks" through each park's most popular and accessible places, where he explains the identification and behavior of the birds that visitors are most likely to see. He closes each account with a review of the park's bird life and a list of key species. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate many of the birds.
Download or read book The Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest written by James Sandrock and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The translation and explanation of genus and species names yield markers to help us identify birds in the field as well as remember distinctive traits. Having a basic understanding of the scientific and common names of birds reveals insights into their color, behavior, habitat, or geography. Knowing that Cyanocitta means “blue chatterer” and cristata means “crested, tufted” or that Anas means “a duck” and clypeata means “armed with a shield” tells you just about everything you need to identify a Blue Jay or a Northern Shoveler. In this portable reference book, James Sandrock and Jean Prior explain the science and history behind the names of some 450 birds of the Upper Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Since many of these birds occur throughout the United States, this handbook can also be used by birders in other parts of the country. The authors examine the roots, stems, and construction of scientific names from their classical Latin and Greek or other linguistic origins. The translations of these words and insights into their sources yield quirky, tantalizing facts about the people, geography, habitat, and mythology behind bird names. Each entry also includes the bird’s common name as well as local or regional names. Beginning birders confused by scientific names as well as more experienced birders curious about such names will find that the book opens unexpected connections into linguistic, historical, biological, artistic, biographical, and even aesthetic realms. Highlighting the obvious and not-so-obvious links between birds and language, this practical guide continues a long scholarly tradition of such books by and for those afoot in the field. Whether you are hiking with binoculars or watching a backyard bird feeder or reading at home, The Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest will greatly enhance your appreciation of birds.
Download or read book In the Field Among the Feathered written by Thomas R. Dunlap and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Dunlap shows how bird guides have changed with science and popular interest and how birding's twin activities, conservation and recreation, have over the last 120 years shaped our understanding of nature and supported its preservation as part of the nation and our lives.
Download or read book A Guide to Bird Finding West of the Mississippi written by Olin Sewall Pettingill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1981 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here the inimitable Pettingill offers the definitive guide to birdwatching in the Western United States, illustrated with deft drawings by George Sutton. Like the companion volume on the eastern states, this book offers complete coverage of the best watching sites, the species, and much helpful information.
Download or read book Lives of North American Birds written by Kenn Kaufman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.
Download or read book Birds of the Pacific Northwest written by Earl Junior Larrison and published by Moscow, Idaho : University Press of Idaho. This book was released on 1981 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1001 Questions Answered about Birds written by Allan D. Cruickshank and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a wealth of information on the characteristics, habits, and habitats of birds
Download or read book Woodcock Status Report 1965 written by William H. Goudy and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing-ground surveys of the American woodcock indicate that breeding populations have increased gradually over the past 7 years while production, as indicated by wing-collection surveys, has remained relatively stable. The woodcock harvest, meanwhile, has probably more than doubled during the past decade. This suggests that while woodcock are probably becoming more important to North American sportsmen, hunting mortality is still relatively unimportant.
Download or read book Special Scientific Report wildlife written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birdwatcher written by Elizabeth Rosenthal and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [2015 Reprint] Roger Tory Peterson—the Renaissance man who taught Americans the joy of watching birds—also invented the modern field guide. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. This self-proclaimed “student of nature” combined spectacular writing with detailed illustrations to ultimately publish many other books, winning every possible award and medal for natural science, ornithology, and conservation. Birdwatcher is a comprehensive, illustrated biography of Roger Tory Peterson--a hero in the conservation world--including interviews with friends, family, and protégés.
Download or read book Wildlife Leaflet written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Books for College Libraries written by Melvin John Voigt and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1967 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Avicultural Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Birds of North America written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birder Interrupted written by M. Ralph Browning and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher’s book Wild America, recent high school graduate M. Ralph Browning embarked on a tightly budgeted, year-long trip in the US looking for birds. The year was 1962. His 1955 VW Beetle broke after nine months, which forced a premature end to the journey. In 2005, after matters of military duty, college, a family, and a career in birds at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the author resumed the interrupted trip. This time, he was with the girl he’d left behind in 1962, and they birded Texas, the Southwest, and California. The author chronicles the trip with observations on birds while touching on history, geology, and conservation. The cost of keeping alive includes periodic notes on the price of gasoline (about $0.33/gallon in 1962) and food. The author had earlier written to numerous birders for information about birding particular locations, and many of those individuals across the country showed him birds and invited him into their homes for a gratefully appreciated warm bed and home cooking. The 2005 leg of the journey was assisted by bird finding guides and the help of the legendary Jon Dunn and numerous motels.
Download or read book Public Library Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
