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Hawks in Flight
by Clay Sutton, Peter Dunne, David Allen Sibley
Paperback; 254 pages; published April, 1989
This guide shows how to recognize the 23 most common
North American diurnal raptors the way we recognize
friends at a distance: by body shape, movements, and
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Peterson's Field Guide to Advanced Birding
by Kenn Kaufman
Paperback; 314 pages, published March, 1999
Stumped by seemingly indistinguishable immature gulls
covering the beach? Wonder whether the accipiter raiding
your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male
Cooper's hawk? Well-known birder and author Kenn Kaufman
presents some of North America's most challenging bird-identification
conundrums in this guide for the advanced birder. 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. Each chapter covers a group
of difficult-to-identify or similar-looking birds, with
analyses, tips, and drawings to aid in positive identification.
Improve your birding skills and add more species to
your life list with this excellent resource. Includes
105 line drawings.
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Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests
by Hal H. Harrison
Paperback; 384 pages; published Sept, 2001
The nests and eggs of all the common birds found west
of the Mississippi are covered in detail - 520 species
in all. More than 400 photographs show the nests and
eggs in their typical habitats. Descriptive text includes
color, shape, and number of eggs for each species, plus
information on nesting materials, construction, and
dimensions.
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