All About Birds Northeast: Northeast US and Canada
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All About Birds Northeast: Northeast US and Canada
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Overview
The perfect guide to the birds of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, 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 the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The guide offers fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 198 species most commonly seen in these regions; 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 northeastern USA and eastern Canada edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.
This volume features the following states, provinces, and territories: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Quebec, Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, eastern Ontario, and eastern Nunavut.
- Descriptions of 198 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 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: | 9780691230054 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2022 |
| Series: | Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 280 |
| File size: | 70 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Getting Started 12
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 Swan 75
Trumpeter Swan 76
Wood Duck 77
Blue-winged Teal 78 Geese • swans • Ducks
Northern Shoveler 79
Gadwall 80
American Wigeon 81
Mallard 82
American Black Duck 83
Northern Pintail 84
Canvasback 85
Redhead 86
Greater Scaup 87
Lesser Scaup 88
Common Eider 89
Harlequin Duck 90
Ruddy Duck 91
Wild Turkey 92 Turkey • Grouse
Ruffed Grouse 93
Spruce Grouse 94
Ring-necked Pheasant 95
Pied-billed Grebe 96 Grebes
Red-necked Grebe 97
Rock Pigeon 98 Pigeons • Doves • Cuckoos
Mourning Dove 99
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 100
Black-billed Cuckoo 101
Common Nighthawk 102 Nightjars
Chimney Swift 103 Swifts • Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 104
Rufous Hummingbird 105
Sora 106 Rails • Gallinules • Coots
Common Gallinule 107
American Coot 108
Sandhill Crane 109 Cranes • Oystercatchers
American Oystercatcher 110
Black-bellied Plover 111 Plovers • Sandpipers
Killdeer 112
Marbled Godwit 113
Ruddy Turnstone 114
Sanderling 115
Spotted Sandpiper 116
Willet 117
Common Murre 118 Murres • Auks
Razorbill 119 Murres • Auks
Black Guillemot 120
Black-legged Kittiwake 121 Gulls • Terns
Laughing Gull 122
Ring-billed Gull 123
Herring Gull 124
Glaucous Gull 125
Great Black-backed Gull 126
Least Tern 127
Caspian Tern 128
Black Tern 129
Common Tern 130
Forster's Tern 131
Black Skimmer 132 Skimmers
Red-throated Loon 133 Loons
Common Loon 134
Northern Gannet 135 Gannets
Double-crested Cormorant 136 Cormorants
Great Blue Heron 137 Herons • Ibises
Great Egret 138
Snowy Egret 139
Little Blue Heron 140
Green Heron 141
Black-crowned Night-Heron 142
Glossy Ibis 143
Black Vulture 144 Vultures
Turkey Vulture 145
Osprey 146 Kites • Hawks • Eagles
Golden Eagle 147
Northern Harrier 148
Sharp-shinned Hawk 149
Cooper's Hawk 150
Bald Eagle 151
Red-shouldered Hawk 152
Red-tailed Hawk 153
Rough-legged Hawk 154
Eastern Screech-Owl 155 Owls
Great Horned Owl 156
Snowy Owl 157
Barred Owl 158
Belted Kingfisher 159 Kingfishers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 160 Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker 161
Red-bellied Woodpecker 162
Downy Woodpecker 163
Hairy Woodpecker 164
Pileated Woodpecker 165
Northern Flicker 166
American Kestrel 167 Falcons
Peregrine Falcon 168
Monk Parakeet 169 Parrots
Eastern Wood-Pewee 170 Tyrant Flycatchers
Least Flycatcher 171
Eastern Phoebe 172
Great Crested Flycatcher 173
Eastern Kingbird 174
Yellow-throated Vireo 175 Vireos
Blue-headed Vireo 176
Warbling Vireo 177
Red-eyed Vireo 178
Northern Shrike 179 Shrikes
Canada Jay 180 Jays • Crows
Blue Jay 181
American Crow 182
Fish Crow 183
Common Raven 184
Carolina Chickadee 185 Chickadees • Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee 186
Boreal Chickadee 187
Tufted Titmouse 188
Horned Lark 189 Larks
Purple Martin 190 Swallows
Tree Swallow 191
Barn Swallow 192
Cliff Swallow 193
Golden-crowned Kinglet 194 Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 195
Red-breasted Nuthatch 196 Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch 197
Brown Creeper 198 Creepers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 199 Gnatcatchers
House Wren 200 Wrens
Winter Wren 201 Wrens
Carolina Wren 202
European Starling 203 Starlings
Gray Catbird 204 Catbirds
Brown Thrasher 205 Thrashers • Mockingbirds
Northern Mockingbird 206
Eastern Bluebird 207 Thrushes
Swainson's Thrush 208
Hermit Thrush 209
Wood Thrush 210
American Robin 211
Bohemian Waxwing 212 Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing 213
House Sparrow 214 Old World Sparrows
Evening Grosbeak 215 Finches • Crossbills • Longspurs
Pine Grosbeak 216
House Finch 217
Purple Finch 218
Common Redpoll 219
Hoary Redpoll 220
Red Crossbill 221
Pine Siskin 222
American Goldfinch 223
Lapland Longspur 224
Snow Bunting 225
Grasshopper Sparrow 226 Sparrows • Juncos • Towheels
Chipping Sparrow 227
Field Sparrow 228
Fox Sparrow 229
American Tree Sparrow 230
Dark-eyed Junco 231
White-crowned Sparrow 232
White-throated Sparrow 233
Savannah Sparrow 234
Song Sparrow 235
Lincoln's Sparrow 236
Swamp Sparrow 237
Eastern Towhee 238
Bobolink 239 Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles
Eastern Meadowlark 240
Orchard Oriole 241
Baltimore Oriole 242 Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles
Red-winged Blackbird 243
Brown-headed Cowbird 244
Common Grackle 245
Boat-tailed Grackle 246
Ovenbird 247 Wood-Warblers
Black-and-white Warbler 248
Tennessee Warbler 249
Orange-crowned Warbler 250
Common Yellowthroat 251
Hooded Warbler 252
American Redstart 253
Northern Parula 254
Magnolia Warbler 255
Blackburnian Warbler 256
Yellow Warbler 257
Chestnut-sided Warbler 258
Black-throated Blue Warbler 259
Palm Warbler 260
Pine Warbler 261
Yellow-rumped Warbler 262
Black-throated Green Warbler 263
Wilson's Warbler 264
Scarlet Tanager 265 Cardinals • Grosbeaks • Buntings
Northern Cardinal 266
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 267
Blue Grosbeak 268
Indigo Bunting 269
Image Credits 270
Index 274
Acknowledgments 278