Old World Warblers to Sparrows (The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding, Volume 3)
John Farrand
Language: English
Pages: 395
ISBN: B00411L5U8
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Scanned PDF - 300ppi
Vol 1 - http://bibliotik.org/torrents/172579
Vol 2 - http://bibliotik.org/torrents/190122
Covering all 835 species of birds recorded on the continent, including 116 accidentals, this is the first field guide to North American birds specifically designed to satisfy the interests and needs of the serious birder. Its three volumes contain, in all, 1245 full-color photographs, 193 paintings, 422 drawings, and 650 range maps, while 61 of the nation's top field ornithologists and experts contribute their special knowledge to the 370,000 words of text. Entries are arranged taxonomically according to the new American Ornithologists' Union classification.
This volume contains:
Old World Warblers and Thrushes, Mimic-Thrushes, Accentors, Wagtails and Pipits, Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Wood Warblers, Bananaquits, Tanagers, Cardinals and Thier Allies, New World Blackbirds and Orioles, Finches, Old World Sparrows
Volume 1 contains:
Loons, Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Boobies and Gannets, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anhingas, Frigatebirds, Herons, Ibises and Spoonbills, Storks, Flamingos, Swans, Geese, and Ducks, New World Vultures, Hawks and Eagles, Falcons, Chachalacas, Pheasants, Grouse, and Quails, Rails, Limpkins, Cranes, Thick-knees, Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Jacanas. Sandpipers
Volume 2 contains:
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers, Auks, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Cuckoos, Barn-Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Trogons, Hoopoes, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant-Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays and Crows, Titmice, Verdins, Bushtits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Bulbuls, Wrens, Dippers
in w inter to S. and central Arizona; recorded in W. and S. Texas, S. California. Native to W. Mexico. Kenn Kaufm an American Robin Turdus migratorius This widespread bird has flourished in modern, suburban areas; it also frequents forest borders, woodland openings, pastures, orchards, groves, and parks. The Robin was originally a forest species, and where it continues as a woodland breeder it remains much shyer than the familiar suburban bird. In winter, Robins gather in large roosts and feed
lower underparts are white. The tail feathers are gray, with w'hite spots on the inner webs of the outer 3 or 4 pairs. The female in summer has the same basic pattern duplicated in shades of grayish-brown. The breast streaks are less extensive, and few er tail feathers (just the outer 2 or 3 pairs) have white spots. The adult male in w inter resembles the summer female. W inter females and immatures are duller and variable, some immatures having very faint breast streaking and little or no yellow
Black-throated Gray, Townsend’s, Hermit, Black-throated Green, and Golden-cheeked warblers. The 5 are largely separated geographically, and, where overlap occurs, there is some ecological separation. They share many common characteristics: black, yellow, and white face patterns; largely white underparts, usually with streaks along the side; 2 white wing bars; white outer tail feathers; “wheezy” songs; sharp, metallic call notes; and a preference for conifers. All are active, arboreal
Yellowish face. 2. Little black on throat. 3. Yellow-green upperparts. 4. White wing bars. 143 1U Passeriformes Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia Early every spring the Golden-cheeked W arbler returns to its sole nesting ground, the hill country of central Texas. Even there it is local, favoring hillsides and canyons with a good mix of junipers and oaks. Males sing from the treetops in late March and April, but the species becomes harder to find after singing begins to decline in
upperparts. Both sexes have large bills that are pale in the breeding season, but darker (especially in immatures) at other times of the year. Males in th eir first breeding plumage are similar to females, but are usually blotched or washed with a reddish tint. In their second breeding season, males resemble fully adult males but are duller, paler, and more yellowish. The upperparts of some females are grayish, and often the flight feathers or even the body feathers are reddish; the upperparts