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The perfect guide to the birds of California, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org
The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.
This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of California. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of 218 species commonly seen in this popular state; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The California edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.
- Descriptions of 218 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
- Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
- Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
- Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on bird photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
- Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691230115 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2022 |
| Series: | Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 304 |
| File size: | 72 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 12
Getting Started 13
Birding 101 15
Four Keys to Bird Identification 16
Using Field Marks to Identify Birds 28
Use Merlin to See the Possibilities 30
Tips for Beginning Bird Watchers 31
Listening to Birds 34
Photographing Birds 36
Digiscoping 38
Attracting Birds to Your Yard 41
Birdscaping 42
Bird Feeders 44
Feeder Placement & Safety 46
Bird Food 47
Water Sources 51
Features of a Good Birdhouse 52
Getting Involved 57
Citizen Science 58
eBird 59
Great Backyard Bird Count 62
Bird Academy 63
Project FeederWatch 64
NestWatch 66
Celebrate Urban Birds 67
Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds 68
Guide to Species 71
Snow Goose 72 Geese • Swans • Ducks
Brant 73
Canada Goose 74
Mute 5wan 75
Wood Duck 76
Northern Shoveler 77
Gadwall 78 Geese • Swans • Ducks
American Wigeon 79
Mallard 80
Northern Pintail 81
Canvasback 82
Redhead 83
Lesser Scaup 84
Ruddy Duck 85
California Quail 86 Quail • Turkey • Grouse
Gambel's Quail 87
Wild Turkey 88
Sooty Grouse 89
Chukar 90
Pied-billed Grebe 91 Grebes
Eared Grebe 92
Western Grebe 93
Rock Pigeon 94 Pigeons • Doves • Cuckoos
Band-tailed Pigeon 95
Eurasian Collared-Dove 96
Common Ground Dove 97
White-winged Dove 98
Mourning Dove 99
Greater Roadrunner 100
Lesser Nighthawk 101 Nightjars
Common Nighthawk 102
White-throated Swift 103 Swifts • Hummingbirds
Black-chinned Hummingbird 104
Anna's Hummingbird 105
Costa's Hummingbird 106
Calliope Hummingbird 107
Rufous Hummingbird 108
Allen's Hummingbird 109
Sora 110 Rails • Gallinules • Coots
Common Gallinule 111
American Coot 112
Sandhill Crane 113 Cranes • Stilts • Oystercatchers
Black-necked Stilt 114
Black Oystercatcher 115
Black-bellied Plover 116 Plovers • Sandpipers
Killdeer 117
Long-billed Curlew 118
Marbled Godwit 119 Plovers • Sandpipers
Ruddy Turnstone 120
Sanderling 121
Western Sandpiper 122
Spotted Sandpiper 123
Willet 124
Common Murre 125 Murres • Auks
Pigeon Guillemot 126
Black-legged Kittiwake 127 Gulls • Terns
Heermann's Gull 128
Mew Gull 129
Ring-billed Gull 130
Western Gull 131
California Gull 132
Herring Gull 133
Glaucous-winged Gull 134
Glaucous Gull 135
Least Tern 136
Caspian Tern 137
Black Tern 138
Common Tern 139
Forster's Tern 140
Royal Tern 141
Elegant Tern 142
Black Skimmer 143 Skimmers
Red-throated Loon 144 Loons
Common Loon 145
Brandt's Cormorant 146 Cormorants • Pelicans
Double-crested Cormorant 147
American White Pelican 148
Brown Pelican 149
Great Blue Heron 150 Herons • Ibises
Great Egret 151
Snowy Egret 152
Cattle Egret 153
Green Heron 154
Black-crowned Night-Heron 155
White-faced Ibis 156
Turkey Vulture 157 Vultures
Osprey 158 Kites • Hawks • Eagles
White-tailed Kite 159
Golden Eagle 160 Kites • Hawks • Eagles
Northern Harrier 161
Sharp-shinned Hawk 162
Cooper's Hawk 163
Bald Eagle 164
Red-shouldered Hawk 165
Swainson's Hawk 166
Red-tailed Hawk 167
Rough-legged Hawk 168
Western Screech-Owl 169 Owls
Great Horned Owl 170
Burrowing Owl 171
Barred Owl 172
Belted Kingfisher 173 Kingfishers
Red-breasted Sapsucker 174 Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker 175
Downy Woodpecker 176
Nuttall's Woodpecker 177
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 178
Hairy Woodpecker 179
White-headed Woodpecker 180
Pileated Woodpecker 181
Northern Flicker 182
American Kestrel 183 Falcons
Peregrine Falcon 184
Western Wood-Pewee 185 Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe 186
Say's Phoebe 187
Vermilion Flycatcher 188
Ash-throated Flycatcher 189
Western Kingbird 190
Warbling Vireo 191 Vireos
Loggerhead Shrike 192 Shrikes
Northern Shrike 193
Canada Jay 194 Jays • Magpies • Crows
Pinyon Jay 195
Steller's Jay 196
California Scrub-Jay 197
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 198
Black-billed Magpie 199
Yellow-billed Magpie 200
Clark's Nutcracker 201 Jays • Magpies • Crows
American Crow 202
Common Raven 203
Mountain Chickadee 204 Chickadees • Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 205
Oak Titmouse 206
Juniper Titmouse 207
Verdin 208 Verdins
Horned Lark 209 Larks
Purple Martin 210 Swallows
Tree Swallow 211
Violet-green Swallow 212
Barn Swallow 213
Cliff Swallow 214
Bushtit 215 Bushtits
Wrentit 216 Wrentits
Golden-crowned Kinglet 217 Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 218
Red-breasted Nuthatch 219 Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch 220
Pygmy Nuthatch 221
Brown Creeper 222 Creepers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 223 Gnatcatchers
Rock Wren 224 Wrens
Canyon Wren 225
House Wren 226
Pacific Wren 227
Bewick's Wren 228
Cactus Wren 229
American Dipper 230 Dippers
European Starling 231 Starlings
Northern Mockingbird 232 Mockingbirds
Western Bluebird 233 Thrushes
Mountain Bluebird 234
Townsend's Solitaire 235
Varied Thrush 236
Hermit Thrush 237
American Robin 238
Cedar Waxwing 239 Waxwings
Phainopepla 240 Silky-Flycatchers
House Sparrow 241 Old World Sparrows
Evening Grosbeak 242 Finches • Crossbills
House Finch 243
Purple Finch 244
Cassin's Finch 245
Red Crossbill 246
Pine Siskin 247
Lesser Goldfinch 248
Lawrence's Goldfinch 249
American Goldfinch 250
Grasshopper Sparrow 251 Sparrows • Juncos • Towhees
Black-throated Sparrow 252
Lark Sparrow 253
Chipping Sparrow 254
Brewer's Sparrow 255
Fox Sparrow 256
Dark-eyed Junco 257
White-crowned Sparrow 258
Golden-crowned Sparrow 259
White-throated Sparrow 260
Savannah Sparrow 261
Song Sparrow 262
Lincoln's Sparrow 263
Abert's Towhee 264
California Towhee 265
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 266
Green-tailed Towhee 267
Spotted Towhee 268
Yellow-breasted Chat 269
Yellow-headed Blackbird 270 Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles
Western Meadowlark 271
Hooded Oriole 272
Bullock's Oriole 273
Red-winged Blackbird 274
Tricolored Blackbird 275
Brown-headed Cowbird 276
Brewer's Blackbird 277
Great-tailed Grackle 278
Orange-crowned Warbler 279 Wood-Warblers
Common Yellowthroat 280
Yellow Warbler 281
Yellow-rumped Warbler 282
Townsend's Warbler 283 Wood-Warblers
Wilson's Warbler 284
Summer Tanager 285 Tangers • Grosbeaks • Buntings
Western Tanager 286
Black-headed Grosbeak 287
Blue Grosbeak 288
Lazuli Bunting 289
Image Credits 290
Index 295
Acknowledgments 299