Guide to North American Hawk Watching - Softcover

Heintzelman, Donald S.

9780271002170: Guide to North American Hawk Watching

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0271002174 ISBN 13: 9780271002170

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990

Until now ornithologists and bird watchers with a particular interest in hawks of North America have had to do without a useful field guide. This book satisfies that need. The most important hawk watching sites in Canada, the United States, and Mexico are now included in one volume. In addition to flight illustrations of all species, pictures of perched and nested hawks are included.

The annual migrations of hawks in spring and autumn are among the most spectacular animal migrations found anywhere in the world. Many of the most important hawk lookouts are located in North America and are used regularly by thousands of bird watchers and other people interested in wildlife.

Of interest to both amateur and professional bird watchers, this book provides an inexpensive, authoritative field guide to hawk watching.

It includes:

1. Details of flight identification of the species seen at the lookouts, including many details not included in the various field guides to birds now available.

2. Flight illustrations of all species.

3. Explanations of the seasonal aspect of hawk migrations and the mechanics of how migrations work.

4. A discussion of essential equipment.

5. Descriptions and directions for visiting the important hawk lookouts in North America.

6. Suggestions for further reading, and a complete index.

The book is handsomely designed for easy "pocket-carrying" in the field.

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From the Back Cover:

Hawk migrations are among the most extraordinary animal spectacles in the world. Each year tens of thousands of raptors follow the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coastlines, inland mountain ridges, and northern and western Great Lakes shorelines en route to their ancestral wintering grounds. As they do, they offer birders, ornithologists, and naturalists opportunities to observe their flight at scores of watch sites.
With this comprehensive guide, veteran hawk watcher Donald S. Heintzelman provides detailed information on 460 watch sites throughout North America and profiles forty-one species of diurnal raptors and vultures, including the cosmopolitan Peregrine Falcon, the critically endangered California Condor, and the elusive Golden Eagle.
Inside you'll find:
* Descriptions and directions to each watch site
* Seasonal migration ratings
* Information on flight style, voice, habitat, nesting, and range
* Special sections on Bald Eagle viewing, hawk identification, field equipment, and the mechanics of hawk flight
Whether you are a biologist, conservationist, or simply looking for a new adventure, let Guide to Hawk Watching in North America lead you to the best raptor-viewing sites on the continent.

About the Author:

Don S. Heintzelman is a professional naturalist and nature writer. This is his twentieth book. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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